Boku signs up Sprint

wireless operators, GigaOM reports.

Sprint users will now be able to pay for goods online at merchants such as Electronic Arts, Riot Games, Gaia Online and others using Boku's two-step authentication system.

Boku has also integrated with Deutsche Telekom, in Germany, and is consequently handling direct billing with every major carrier in Germany, France and the UK.

Sprint customers will be able to make purchases online from Boku's merchant network of Web-based gaming companies, social networks and service providers, TechCrunch states.

When a user wants to purchase a virtual item, the user enters a cellphone number on a site, the site sends a text message to the phone, and the user confirms the transaction with a short reply.

Boku's technology allows developers, merchants and entrepreneurs to easily incorporate on-device purchasing into applications, Into Mobile says.