ClickandBuy To Offer Person-to-Person Payments, Cash Vouchers and Phone Billing for Digital Content

ClickandBuy, an ASP ePayment service for digital music and other types of content, plans to offer secure person-to-person payments and a cash voucher program for the European market. Lastly, ClickandBuy plans to unveil its phone billing service in the U.S. market.

"Delivery of secure digital content for online music stores is dependent on expansion into new markets and different ways to pay. For example, in Europe, most people do not use a credit card and therefore merchants are leaving money on the table, so to speak. The reason why companies like Apple iTunes selected us in Europe is that we can deliver over 40 payment types, which enables our merchants to instantly increase their income," said Norbert Stangl, CEO of ClickandBuy.

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ClickandBuy Pursues Former Bitpass Merchants

ClickandBuy has announced it will "offer its full and comprehensive suite of services to BitPass merchants. ClickandBuy’s payment platform provides all different types of payments – not only micropayments, but more lucrative payments – payments such as monthly subscriptions, yearly fees and other payment structures, that can help merchants make more money online. See Epayment solution Bitpass discontinues their operations

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Epayment solution Bitpass discontinues their operations

Just got an email from the Bitpass stating that they discontinuing their operations

Here is the email: "Dear Valued Bitpass Merchant,

We want to thank you for your past business, however due to circumstances beyond our control, we are discontinuing our operations.

We have partnered with Digital River to provide operational support during the period prior to shut down. As of today, January 19, 2007, all Bitpass Buyers with US dollar denominated accounts are being notified that they will have seven (7) days to spend any amounts that currently exist in their Bitpass Account."

P.S. Micropayment is a tough business indeed.

Intel Capital to fund ClickandBuy

ClickandBuy, one of Europe's leading digital payments platform and E-Payments systems, has received funding from Intel Capital. ClickandBuy has more than 7 million users and 7,000 merchants using their system for the sale of goods and services online.

In 2007, ClickandBuy plans further expansion in both Asia and Latin America. Details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Online Music Stores Select ClickandBuy for ePayment Methods

Three independent online music stores have selected ClickandBuy for its international digital payments platform. The merchants are Icarus Music Store, Gambit Music Group and BeatRecords.

ClickandBuy’s international digital payments platform is available in 13 European countries and the U.S.

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