Both Apple and Google May Be Interested in Purchasing BOKU

Both Apple and Google may be interested in purchasing mobile payments startup BOKU, according to a TechCrunch report.

BOKU President and CEO Mark Britto and co-founder Ron Hirson have held multiple meetings with executives at the helm of Apple’s iPhone business in the course of the past 3 weeks. Neither one would comment on the rumors.

Furthermore, BOKU has also engaged in high-level meetings with Google, namely with Director of Engineering Michael Morrissey, who oversees developments for Google Mobile Services for Android (which includes the Android Market app store). BOKU already can be used for in-app purchases for Android apps.


TechCrunch notes that although BOKU discussions with Apple and Google are at an early stage this does suggest that both companies are becoming more serious about mobile payments.

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