Zong (payments provider)
American micropayments provider / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Zong mobile payments?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Zong was a mobile payment company that allowed users to make micropayments on the Internet if they have a postpaid mobile phone.[1] The payments were charged to their mobile phone bills by the mobile operator. The company was acquired by eBay in 2011[2] and disappeared in 2015.[3]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2020) |
Industry | Telecommunications Mobile communications Payments |
---|---|
Founded | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) |
Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
Products | Electronic payments Mobile Payments |
Owner | eBay |
Number of employees | 80 |
Website | zong |
Zong payments were only accepted by online games and social networks, and the service can be used to purchase virtual goods[[4]]. Zong was awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for New Product Innovation in the Mobile Payments category.[5] In May 2015, Zong disappeared from the web without any public declaration. The website now simply redirects to PayPal.