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Online and mobile payments provider payvia scored an exclusive deal to power political contributions via carrier billing for Obama for America (OFA). As a result, Obama supporters will be able to securely donate using nothing but their mobile phone. Donations are made by text message and charged to the users’ carrier bill.
The payvia group first presented its service to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) this spring, which liked and approved it…
So now if you want to support Obama, you can (also) do that by sending an SMS. We’ve no idea what’s the number, but I’m sure his official website has all the details you need.
payvia partners with merchants and mobile operators to enable consumers to pay for digital goods and services using just their mobile number, adding purchases directly to their carrier bill.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
