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eBay is expanding its mobile reach in Europe through a deal with Telefonica which will equip the ecommerce giant with most smartphones and feature phones sold by the Telefonica via its O2 brand with eBay’s mobile app or a link to eBay’s mobile page pre-loaded.

The agreement includes most Android, Windows 7, Symbian and Bada devices sold by O2 in the UK over the next two years. Telefonica will actually work with device manufacturers to pre-install the application.

MasterCard and telco giant Telefónica have conjointly formed a joint venture to provide mobile phone-based financial services to 12 Latin American countries.

The new 50/50 JV will be managed independently, according to the official statement. The company will deploy both MasterCard’s and Telefónica’s existing banking relationships to bring services to customers of Telefónica's Movistar brand.

El Salvador represents the smallest but at the same time the most densely populated country in Central America with almost 7.2 mn inhabitants. The country, which lies on the Gulf of Fonseca, borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. The capital city of San Salvador is the largest city of the republic. El Salvador has the third largest economy in the region, behind Costa Rica and Panama, with GDP per capita standing at $4,365. Actually, most of El Salvador's economy has been hampered by natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.

Ukash, the global prepaid cash-issuing estate, has announced that it can now offer consumers 24/7 access to vouchers in 80,000 Telefonica phone booths across Spain, to be redeemed at any of the thousands merchants where Ukash is accepted.

Through a deal with Telepay, consumers can now purchase ‘open-loop’ vouchers at thousands of phone booths and ATMs in Spain and shop online with the simplicity and security of cash. This is in addition to the convenient methods of purchasing Ukash vouchers online and in over 5,000 retail shops across the country.