Leap to use Valista for off-deck content

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Leap Wireless International Inc. has tapped Ireland-based mobile software developer Valista Ltd. to power its off-deck wireless content business.
Leap, which sells services under the Cricket brand, said it will use Valista’s payment service to provide transaction management and reduce revenue leakage for purchases of third-party content and services. Other carriers using Valista’s settlement platforms include Vodafone U.K., NTT DoCoMo, France Telecom, 3 and Orange.
“Valista’s solution allows easy integration with content aggregators, real-time billing for premium content, partner settlement tools and business intelligence reporting, as well as online content purchase history for customer care and the user,” said Larry Atwell, Cricket’s director of product development. “Opening up premium off-portal content is a win-win for the entire ecosystem: the customer, the content provider, the aggregator and the carrier.”