Fortumo, a direct carrier billing company, this week announced a partnership with the mobile device manufacturer Mitashi, according to a press release. 

Through the agreement, Mitashi can start collecting payments made by users of its smartphones in 88 countries through carrier billing. Mitashi will also get access to the portfolio of top games and apps of developers who are already using Fortumo's payment products, according to a press release. 
 
"Mitashi ThunderBolt has by far been one of the best selling consoles series in India. At Mitashi, we believe in partnering with the best to offer products that provide unmatched value to our end consumers," said Adnan Chara, vice president of gaming, toys and telecom for Mitashi. "Towards this endeavor of providing more quality content so that through our devices consumer can start enjoying an unparalleled gaming experience right from the word go, in the past we have associated with Disney and Electronic Arts. We have now chosen Fortumo as a content providing partner and look forward to leveraging their coverage in the app and game development industry."
 
"In emerging markets like India, credit card ownership is almost nonexistent. This means most users with online access are not actually able to make payments on their phone," Sanjay Sinha, head of Fortumo India, said in a statement. "We're excited to partner with Mitashi and enable their end-users to take advantage of carrier billing, the most widely available payment method today." 
 
Fortumo provides device manufacturers using carrier billing with developer onboarding and support, creating & maintaining payments APIs and SDKs as well as handling compliance, taxation and payouts to developers, according to the announcement.