Most consumers probably do not know about a company called mBlox, but there is a good chance that it has served them at least once in their life. MBlox is a text aggregation company that handles a lion's share of text messages worldwide, having touched on nearly 95% of users cellphones across the globe at one point or another. MBlox is also helping to shape the nature of mobile payments in the digital and physical realms. The story of how mBlox envisions mobile payments is best told through the app for Premier League soccer star Rio Ferdinand. The center back for the Manchester United is at the tail end of his career but his earning power has perhaps never been higher. This is the second installation in ReadWriteWeb's series on mobile payments. See the first segment, How Mobile Payments Will Evolve In The Next Several Years. The "#5" (Ferdinand's number) app Read More