Siru Mobile

Siru Mobile is a pay-by-mobile service that charges deposits to the user’s phone bill or prepaid balance, so no card or bank account is required. Deposits are small and instant by design, aimed at fast, low-value top-ups. As a phone-billing method it is deposit-only — withdrawals must use another method — and availability depends on the operator and mobile carrier support.

Siru Mobile is an online payment system that requires no credit card or banking information. Instead, you choose Siru Mobile at the cashier and follow the onscreen instructions to confirm the payment.

Siru Betting Sites

Payments are made by choosing Siru Mobile at the cashier and following the onscreen instructions to confirm; the amount is then added to your next phone bill. It’s nice that you don’t have to pay right away, but remember to keep track of how often you use it. Siru's 30-day caps are €300 in Finland and Austria, 3,000 SEK in Sweden and £500 in the UK.

Siru Mobile Oy is registered at Kampinkuja 2, 00100 Helsinki, Finland, and now serves customers in Finland, Sweden, the UK and Austria. It’s not available at too many betting sites but does seem to be catching on. It’s an incredibly convenient deposit method so it would be nice to see this company succeed.

Still, I’ve found Siru as a payment method for a variety of gambling sites. It is available for a handful of online bookmakers and casinos. I’ll be sure to update this page if Siru makes its way into more online casinos and betting sites.

How to Bet Online Using Siru

Siru mobile betting sites make it fairly simple to deposit quickly. If you see it as an option in your gambling site’s cashier area, click on the Siru Mobile icon and then type in an amount to deposit. Next, enter your mobile phone number. Siru Mobile then shows the onscreen instructions you follow to confirm the payment.

Once you confirm, you’ll be taken back to the cashier and see confirmation that the deposit was a success. You won’t be asked to pay anything up front; the amount you deposited will be added to your next mobile phone bill. You may notice that through this entire process you never once have to confirm your identity or provide them with any banking details.

This is because all transactions made via Siru are tacked to your phone number, and Siru works with mobile operators in its supported countries — although not every operator is covered, and in Sweden it does not work with Telia, Comviq or Chilimobil. It’s convenient but it also means if someone else gets a hold of your phone and uses it to deposit, you’ll be stuck with the charges.

That’s the bad thing about Siru and the risk exists even if you never use the service. Some criminal could theoretically steal your phone and then use it to make deposits. Fortunately, the 30-day spending cap would limit your losses — €300 in Finland and Austria, 3,000 SEK in Sweden, £500 in the UK. This is kind of a far-fetched scenario, though. Just keep an eye on your phone and all should be good.

On the other hand, there are some advantages to using Siru Mobile. First of all, it’s a very convenient deposit method. You don’t need to sign up for an account with anyone or find your credit card and fill out a bunch of information. Just confirm the payment on screen and you’re ready to go.

One other advantage is you never have to share your financial information with the betting site. All transactions are made via Siru, which sends the money to your gambling account. In fact, you don’t even have to share your payment information with Siru because the charges are added to your phone bill automatically.

Quick Reference Guide

• Website: www.sirumobile.com

• Currencies Supported: Euro, Swedish krona and pound sterling

• Supported countries: Finland, Sweden, the UK and Austria

• Deposit limits: €300 per 30 days in Finland and Austria (€50 max per transaction in Austria), 3,000 SEK per 30 days in Sweden, £500 per 30 days in the UK

• Support phone number: +358 45 490 0264 (Finland)

• Email support: support@sirumobile.com