PayPal launches PayPal Mobile Checkout

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With its Mobile Checkout announcement this week, PayPal is seeking to reach a broader range of retailers that want to sell goods and services through mobile phones. The new service is also designed to be easy for consumers to use...

The new Mobile Checkout system announced at the eBay developers conference in Boston can be used by any retailer that creates a web site designed for viewing on mobile phones. “It opens up the platform so anyone can come and play in this space,” Williams says. “You don’t need to be a large company approved by us.”

Any of PayPal’s 143 million registered users can pay with Mobile Checkout after they register a four-digit PIN to be used for mobile transactions. When paying with Mobile Checkout, the consumer need only enter their cell phone number and PIN. “With Mobile Checkout we’re offering the experience that buyers get today when checking out on someone’s web site, and taking that experience to the mobile world,” Williams says...

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