Mitashi, a mobile device manufacturer (OEM) announced a partnership with mobile payments company Fortumo to collect payments made by users of its smart phones in 88 countries through carrier billing.
With this partnership Mitashi will get access to the portfolio of top games and apps of developers who are already using Fortumo’s payment solutions, said a statement by company.
Mitashi claimed that now its consumers would have access to games like Frontline Commando: D-Day, Overkill Mafia, Blood Zombies, Brainsquare, Super Tank 3D & Thumbi amongst host of other casual games preloaded on Mitashi Smart Phones and android based gaming consoles.
According to the company, direct carrier billing with Fortumo enables users make payments over a data connection by confirming payments with one click on their phone. Since the mobile operator has all the information necessary to process the payment, this removes the need to send any text messages during the payment process.
Company also informed that in addition to Mitashi, Fortumo provides carrier billing to a number of other Asian platform owners, including device manufacturers like ZTE, Alcatel Onetouch, Oppo, Gionee and third-party Android app stores such as Turkcell AppMarketTelenor AppsChangyou’s Mobogenie.