Facebook has teamed up with MOL Global to provide users in Asia with an easier way to take advantage of the social-networking site's Credits program.

The strategic partnership will make MOL's Access Portal a Facebook Credit payment provider. Users in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, Australia, and New Zealand will be able to buy prepaid Facebook Credits on MOL.com and at MOL outlets in 7-Eleven stores and cyber cafes.

Cobranded gift cards that can be redeemed for Facebook Credits will also be sold in Malaysia in Singapore, Facebook said.

The deal will facilitate participation in Facebook Credits for users in the region, many of whom rely heavily on prepaid cards rather than credit cards, the companies said.

"Working with MOL means we can offer the benefits of Facebook Credits to millions of people in Asia using a payment system that is already widely used and trusted," Vaughan Smith, director of business and corporate development at Facebook, said in a statement. "We're investing in the long-term future of Facebook Credits and we view this agreement as a major opportunity to broaden the availability of a simple, unified currency that can be used in games and applications across Facebook."

Facebook Credits can be used to purchase more than 150 applications on Facebook. An alpha test of the system started in May 2009, and it moved into the beta phase earlier this year, adding major developers like Crowdstar, Playdom, Playfish, RockYou, 6waves, and Zynga. In February, Facebook added the ability to purchase Credits via PayPal.

Originally posted to AppScout.