Woozworld Inc., a Web 2.0 virtual world powered by tweens with more than one million user-generated virtual spaces, has partnered with mobile payment platform Zong.

Zong has opened a private beta for developers to start experimenting with its new one-click payment functionality on Android.

Zong raised $15 million in funding to further market leadership by accelerating the growth of its merchant network in the United States.

Mobile payments let retailers close the loop on their marketing initiatives and drive revenue via the mobile Web and applications. But what options are out there?

Zong, a mobile payment service provider, predicts 2010 will be a growth year for its sector.

Zong has launched Zong+, an online mobile payments platform combining carrier billing with credit, debit and prepaid cards.