EBay has teamed up with nonprofit Make It Right to let consumers bid for auctioned products by scanning a QR code near the displayed item with their mobile device.

A Google panelist speaking on a Mobile Commerce Daily webinar yesterday said that eBay and Sephora come to mind as retailers that took full advantage of mobile commerce during the 2011 holiday season.

This could be a mobile-tastic year for eBay, with the company predicting it will do $8 billion in mobile gross merchandise volume and $7 billion in mobile total payment volume in 2012.

PayPal is testing an NFC mobile payments application at two stores in Sweden while it continues to look at other ways to provide access to its payments services.

Sears has been named 2011 Mobile Retailer of the Year, the highest accolade in mobile commerce and retail. Who else won the prestigious Mobile Commerce Awards?

As the finish line for the 2011 holiday season comes into focus, promotional activity is heating up with big digital brands such as Amazon, Groupon and eBay trying to drive uptake of their services – which all have significant mobile components – via special offers.

Mobile deals will play an important role for PayPal next year as it continues to build a multifaceted retail technology solution to help retailers address the pain points in their businesses.

PayPal saw a 516 percent increase in global mobile payment volume on Black Friday in 2011 compared to 2010.

EBay has partnered with food truck Kara’s Cupcakes for the Happy Holiday Hotspots campaign to deliver sweet treats and let consumers bypass the long Black Friday lines by buying via eBay’s mobile application.

EBay has introduced two new interactive store windows with the aim of making it easy for holiday shoppers to donate toys by scanning a QR code.