March 23, 2007 4:32 PM PDT
Report: PayPal to launch mobile payment service
PayPal, the Internet's No.1 online payment service, has plans to launch a new system designed for mobile devices, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The mobile payment service will launch sometime within the year, the WSJ reported on Friday.
The eBay-owned PayPal would allow shoppers to buy from Web storefronts that cater to users of cell phones and Web-enabled handhelds, the paper reported.
Online companies continue to push mobile services and products even while demand has been light. The expectation is that people will want to shop online and surf the Web from increasingly sophisticated cell phones and handhelds.
PayPal launched a service last year that lets people transfer money via text messages.
Greg Sandoval covers media and digital entertainment for CNET News. He is a former reporter for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. E-mail Greg, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sandoCNET. 
