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Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to facilitate online transactions via mobile communications. In one aspect, a system includes an interchange and a data storage facility to associate an account identifier with a telephone number. The interchange includes a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of different controllers of mobile communications. The converters are to communicate with the controllers in different formats and to communicate with the common format processor in a common format. The common format processor is to instruct a first controller of the controllers, via a first converter of the converters, to transmit a message to a telephone at the telephone number to confirm a transaction to fund the account identified by the account identifier, to transmit, via the first converter, one or more premium messages to the telephone to collect funds, and to add the funds to the account.

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