Here’s a new way to buy from Steam sales – just use your phone bill

A funny gif of Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve Corporation – the company that developed the Steam platform.

Steam’s holiday sales have begun in earnest, but don’t you fret about not being able to partake of them because you don’t have a credit card. Carrier billing service Coda Payments – Codapay – has announced the Codashop for Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore, with an initial focus on Steam Wallet codes. Just in time for the Thanksgiving sales!

Right now, Steam Wallet credits can be bought via a credit card, PayPal, or online micropayment system MOL. MOL Points are integrated with the Steam Wallet for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines. However, Codashop aims to do away with the need to repeatedly input passwords or credit card details. Customers will supposedly be able to purchase Steam Wallet codes in less than a minute.

Codashop transactions will leverage on Codapay’s existing partnerships with telcos like Indosat and Esia in Indonesia, Philippines’ Globe Telecoms, and Singtel and M1 in Singapore. Singapore startup Coda Payments already allows customers to make online payments via their mobile phones, without the need for a credit card, and purchases made through Codashop will do the same. Costs will be charged to customers’ post-paid bills or deducted from pre-paid mobile credit.

Coda Payments got a US$2.3 million series A funding round last year from GMO Global Payment Fund, Rakuten Ventures, CyberAgent Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, and Skype co-founder Toivo Annus.

Take note though – Steam sales are the devil in disguise, and with such convenient payment methods, you’d best make sure you don’t burn a hole in your pocket!

See: Steam finally adds the Philippine Peso to supported currencies