PayPal and Maxis announce partnership
PayPal has teamed up with Maxis, one of Malaysia's largest telecommunications providers, to bring mobile payment solutions to the telco's more than 12 million customers. The partnership will include the creation of new Maxis-PayPal accounts that allow users to pay for goods and services over their mobile or online. According to a statement from the companies, the collaboration is a first between a mobile network operator and a global online payments provider. More than 50% of Maxis's customers are active mobile data users.
Today, the user experience online is cumbersome as customers are required to repeatedly fill in payment card and contact details for each transaction...