mPoria has just partnered with PayPal to allow consumers to pay using PayPal at their ‘GoMobile’ Storefront application. ePoria markets a very successful turnkey package what allows any retail operation to set up an m-commerce store. Now that store will accept PayPal. This is a marriage make in digital heaven.

MobiBucks is a new mobile way to pay. Easy, free sign up makes this one a hit.

Unfortunately, Rachel Ehrenfeld, founder of the Terror Finance Blog, is already calling the pilot program “terrorist dream”.

All that is required for the cell phone owner is the next generation SIM card, which is available to all from the mobile operator and its free. Users will be able to send money to other mobile phone users on the Safaricom network and on other competing networks. There are few restrictions on receiving funds, users of the new system can only receive funds from other Safaricom users.

Since MasterCard already has the very successful ‘PayPass’ NFC (Near Field Communication) program operating today, their jump into m-commerce is going along fast and smooth. They are, at this time, entering consumer trials in NYC. Visa is now heavily investing in the future to secure themselves a segment of this brand new ‘enormous’ US consumer market.