New service from Fortumo.com for carrier billing of purchases in Windows Phone and Windows applications

Good news for Windows Phone and Windows developers!

The Fortumo company, known to many Android developers and implementing carrier billing for mobile applications, has now opened its service for Windows Phone and Windows developers in Russia .

Using this service in your application will give your users the opportunity to make purchases within the application without using a bank card , directly from the mobile operator’s account.
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For the developer, this is an opportunity to win an additional audience of people who, for whatever reason, do not want to use cards for mobile payments.

In connection with the launch of its service, Fortumo launched a special promotion , which allows you to receive an additional $ 5,000 to advertise your application on the AdDuplex network (if your application earns from $ 2,000 per month).

The main advantages of using the service

• Mobile operator billing - does not require a credit card or registration. Available for more than 4 billion users worldwide.
• Self-tuning service, activation within a few minutes and easy integration.
• Best coverage. With Fortumo, you can accept payments from a user without credit cards on 6 continents out of 7 (for now, without Antarctica).
• No connection fee, no monthly fee, no minimum turnover. Simple sharing of income from each transaction. Service gets its commission only if you get income!

How to start using the developer

1. Register on Fortumo.com
2. Fill out the profile and specify the bank account details for withdrawal.
3. Set up mobile payments:

• Shopping in-app (in-app purchase) .
• Cross-platform mobile payments .
  
  
• Advanced APIs for complex payment acceptance scenarios .

2. Wait for the user to make purchases. If everything goes well, Fortumo completes the transaction and informs the developer of the successful payment. At the end of the month, the money earned will be transferred to the specified account to the developer.

How does the service for the user

1. The user makes a purchase. After confirmation of payment, the money will be withdrawn from the phone account.



2. Fortumo processes the payment. The transaction is checked for fraud and redirected to the appropriate mobile operator.
3. If payment is completed successfully, the user receives the paid goods. The operator checks the subscriber's balance and informs Fortumo about the successful payment.

Conclusion

Operator billing is a popular way of making purchases on mobile devices all over the world and now for Windows Phone and Windows applications there is a simple tool to implement and use it.

Leading gaming makers such as Game Insight , Creative Mobile , Boyaa , Herocraft and Floor84 Studios are already using Fortumo for billing in-app purchases!

useful links

Fortumo.com website
$ 5,000 special offer for AdDuplex ads
Fortumo SDK for Windows Phone and Windows
Become a Windows Phone Application Developer
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