日前，虚拟商品交易平台PlaySpan宣布，准备推出一项支持虚拟货币和微交易功能的手机付费服务系统UltimatePay Mobile，该系统目前正处于内部测试，将首先投放于Android和运行WebRuntime系统的诺基亚手机平台。

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如果手机游戏与UltimatePay工具绑定，用户就可以方便快捷地为帐户充值，查看消费历史纪录，跟踪自己的资金去向。

PlaySpan公司CEO卡尔·梅塔（Karl Mehta）表示，“通过我们的手机支付工具，开发商的微交易平台就可以为手机用户提供一键式的消费体验，使用户在玩游戏过程中就能执行付费操作。”

换句话说，这种系统相当于一个虚拟银行帐户，与贝宝（PayPal）的功能类似，能与手机游戏无缝兼容。

梅塔另外还补充道，“我们的手机付费系统能与180多个国家的90多种付费渠道，以及全球70个以上的运营商计费系统相互连接。”

据了解，该手机付费系统未来数月还将面向iPhone和黑莓平台开放服务。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

PlaySpan launches in-app payments solution for Android and Nokia

Now is definitely the time to be talking about in-app payment solutions.

Though the latest stats talking up their role in raising revenue are focused on iPhone, it’s Android that has attracted the attention of thirdparty monetisation specialists, given Google’s reluctance to deliver any kind of official solution.

Hence the news that PlaySpan is planning to roll out UltimatePay Mobile – a virtual currency and micropayments system – in beta form, initially on Android, makes perfect sense. Nokia devices running WebRuntime will also be compatible from day one.

Banking on success

Titles running the UltimatePay widget are essentially linked, with users able to top up their account and view their purchase history to keep a track on their funds.

“With our mobile payment widget, developers now have a proven micropayments platform that brings a one-click payments experience to mobile users without them ever having to leave the game,” said PlaySpan CEO Karl Mehta.

It is, for want of a better phrase, a virtual bank account, similar to PayPal in functionality, placed right in the heart of compatible games.

“Our mobile payments provides connectivity to more than 90 payment methods across 180 countries including mobile carrier payments with 70 plus carriers worldwide,” Mehta added.

Support for other mobile formats, including iPhone and BlackBerry, will roll out over the coming months.（source:pocketgamer）