That will happen in early 2011 and allow Bling Nation to sign deals with nationwide retailers.

FORBES: Bling Nation Prepares National Rollout Of Mobile Payments, Handset Partnerships

One solution would be to pair with Bling Nation so users could redeem points when they pay at participating restaurants.

FORBES: Bling Nation Prepares National Rollout Of Mobile Payments, Handset Partnerships

Startup Bling Nation is set to bring its mobile payment service nationwide at the beginning of next year and go international soon after that.

FORBES: Bling Nation Prepares National Rollout Of Mobile Payments, Handset Partnerships

Bling Nation is looking to change that with its service, which pairs RFID-enabled stickers with a back-end system that charges purchases to credit cards (via PayPal) and sends text-message receipts to cellphones.

FORBES: Bling Nation Prepares National Rollout Of Mobile Payments, Handset Partnerships

One involved PayPal and Bling Nation, a startup that offered RFID tags that mobile phone users could stick onto their phones for use at 150 or so merchants in the Silicon Valley area.

FORBES: Mobile payment is finally here (maybe)

Since October, Bling Nation retailers have been able to utilize Facebook to learn more about their customers, including how often they visit and how much they spend, provided they have registered as Facebook fans.

FORBES: Bling Nation Prepares National Rollout Of Mobile Payments, Handset Partnerships

If the customer exceeds a predetermined rate of transactions, purchases an expensive item, or if Bling Nation notices a lot of geographic variability over a short period of time, when a consumer taps a BlingTag, she could be asked to supply a PIN.

FORBES: Mobile payment is finally here (maybe)