EBay"s online processing unit PayPal is rolling out a new service that allows customers in the U.S. and Canada to use mobile phones and other wireless devices to pay for products and services. The new PayPal Mobile service, announced Thursday, will be demonstrated at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas.
The announcement comes as numerous handset makers and operators introduce devices and services for making mobile electronic payments. On Tuesday, for example, Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo launched its DCMX mobile payment service.