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July 8, 2011

eBay Buys Zong to Bolster PayPal’s Mobile Payments

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eBay announced it's purchased Zong, a company that lets you pay for purchases with your mobile phone number, for $240 million in cash. The acquisition is meant to make PayPal an even greater force in the world of mobile payments.

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