[3] Zong payments were only accepted by online games and social networks, and the service can be used to purchase virtual goods[[4]].

Zong appeared in 2008, as a new mobile payment solution in the USA, an offshoot of Echovox that allowed users to pay for items online directly through their mobile phone bills.

They were useful to people who did not have a credit card and those who wanted to make small purchases online.

The partnership of Zong with mobile operators allowed them to charge customers using short numbers.

On March 12, 2009, Zong announced to stop short messaging services and target its mobile payment system.