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Internet micropayments to more than triple within 6 years, study says

Riding on the growth of digital music and other forms of digital content purchased on the web, Internet micropayments will more than triple to $6.7 billion in 2009 from $1.9 billion last year, TowerGroup reports.

Posted 08/12/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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PayPal lowers payment processing rate for digital music merchants

In a move that eases the tight profit margins in retailing digital music, PayPal is offering micro-payment processing fees at a savings of 30% or more over conventional fees.

Posted 12/09/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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How micropayments will create a market for microservices--and vice versa

It’s the old chicken-and-the-egg question: Which comes first--micropayments or online products and services that carry microprices? The answer, according to SRI Consulting Business Intelligence, is: Both.

Posted 02/13/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Internetcash.com Plans More Product Launches

Internetcash.com Inc., which launched prepaid Internet purchasing cards earlier this week, will unveil more products to gain a larger share of online transaction volume. Because their payments to merchants are based on ACH transfers from the company's central deposit account, the discount fee charged to merchants is set at a flat 2.25% of purchase price, and might go lower for big accounts, says CEO Charles Doherty. The company's new product...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT: e-Payments

New options are changing how consumers pay for online purchases

Posted 01/31/2006Internet RetailerPost a comment

How can I pay? Let me count the ways

Retailers are offering consumers multiple ways to pay online—andconsumers are responding by spending more.

Posted 05/05/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment

CyberCash speeds up online checkouts in the search for cyberprofits

If the typical virtual retail store had a physical equivalent, it would not be a pretty sight: Shopping carts abandoned with items left unsold. A labyrinth of checkout counters scattered in all directions. And long lines everywhere in an endless stream of credit checks. It’s not much of a way to run a business. Yet by some estimates, as many as 50% of all electronic commerce transactions are aborted prior to purchase. But by simplifying and...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

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Digital Music Stores Choose ClickandBuy for ePayment Methods

New York, Jan. 3, 2007--ClickandBuy, a leading ePayment and storefront provider for online digital content and services, announced today that three independent online music stores have selected ClickandBuy for its international digital payments platform, which is available in 13 European countries and the U.S. The merchants – Icarus Music Store, Gambit Music Group and BeatRecords - selected ClickandBuy for its hosted digital commerce system and...

Posted 01/04/2007