January 19th, 2010

Mobile Payments Startup Boku Lands $25 Million In Funding; Rebrands Service As Paymo

Mobile payments for micro-transactions on the web are steadily gaining traction. This morning, the space received more validation as several prominent venture capital firms made a significant a investment in recently launched mobile payments startup, Boku. Boku has raised $25 million in Series C funding led by DAG Ventures with previous investors Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, and Khosla→ Read More

June 16th, 2009

BOKU Launches, Makes Some Mobile Purchases For Mobile Payments

Dead simple mobile payments for micro-transactions on the web are slowly gaining traction and a new, well-funded player has entered the growing space. Recently launched mobile payments startup BOKU has acquired competitors Paymo and Mobillcash and raised $13 million in Series A funding from Benchmark Capital, with Khosla Ventures and Index Ventures participating. BOKU did not disclose how much… → Read More

March 9th, 2009

Paymo Strikes Deal With hi5 To Use Mobile Payments For Virtual Goods

Global mobile payments network Paymo and social network hi5 have partnered to let members in 24 countries use their mobile phones to purchase hi5 Coins, hi5’s virtual currency. Countries where Paymo will be made available to hi5 users include the U.S., Canada, France, Hong Kong, Thailand, Russia and Colombia.

Paymo’s mobile payment system doesn’t require users to have a credit card or bank… → Read More