Mobile payments company Boku is letting French consumers pay for virtual goods and services via their handsets.

Vodafone UK is giving its customers more options for making mobile payments, realizing the immense potential of mobile financial services.

Boku has announced an in-app mobile billing service for the Android platform, letting users in 60 countries charge goods and services to their carrier bill.

In the wake of a new round of funding and new hires, a Boku Inc. executive discussed the state of the mobile payments industry in an exclusive interview.

Mobile payments company Boku Inc. has raised $25 million in series C capital led by DAG Ventures Inc. with continued participation from Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures and Khosla Ventures.

Mobile payments for virtual goods and services sold via online gaming and social-networking sites will continue to grow in 2010, according to a Boku executive.

Mobile payments provider Boku has reached more than 200 million new customers with several new partnerships, bringing its reach to 56 countries worldwide.

Mobile social network MocoSpace has selected Boku’s mobile payments platform to let consumers pay for virtual goods and premium services via their handsets.

Boku Inc. has entered the mobile payments space with a bang, having raised $13 million in venture funding and acquiring both Paymo and Mobillcash.