Printable versionInternational Checkout Inc. Adds Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Service
07/23/09Santa Monica, California – July 23, 2009 – International Checkout Inc., a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced today that it has enhanced its product offering by adding support for Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency service. With this enhancement, International Checkout customers can now enjoy the convenience of viewing pricing and paying in their home currency, creating a more comfortable shopping experience.
International Checkout provides retailers access to the billions of dollars spent online by international consumers with none of the associated risks or difficulties. With six years of experience and over 160 retail partners, including many of Internet Retailer’s Top 500, International Checkout’s record of success is unparalleled. International Checkout guarantees against fraud, provides shipping to over 200 countries, and offers world class multi-lingual customer service.
Within hours, retailers can tap into the world market with no investment of internal resources. With the click of an “International Checkout” button, the retailer’s shopping cart is seamlessly transferred to a user friendly branded AJAX-driven single page checkout, which includes real time price quotes, settlement in local currencies, and guaranteed duties and taxes. Now with addition of Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Pricing Service, International Checkout’s solution is truly a seamless global commerce solution, allowing customers to select their checkout currency and make more informed and better buying decisions.
Commenting on the solution, Saskia Strick, CEO of International Checkout, said:
“International Checkout is excited by the addition Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Service to our product offering. Our company’s mission is to provide merchants with a quick and effective means to increase sales by expanding their business internationally, while providing customers with access to a network of premier merchants. Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Service is a natural compliment to our solution – now international customers not only can shop at their favorite store no matter where in the world they may be, they can also view pricing and pay in the currency they are most familiar with – their own.”
Philip D. Beck, Chief Executive Officer of Planet Payment, said:
“Planet Payment solutions are designed to provide merchants with tools to sell their products in higher volumes and more effectively. International Checkout’s selection of Planet Payment’s Multi-Currency Pricing Service is an another example of how merchants can use price localization to increase sales, by providing their customers with a truly local shopping experience.”
The first business to take advantage of the enhanced International Checkout service is Dr. Martens, a Portland-based company that sells one of the most recognized and authentic footwear brands; offering boots, shoes and sandals for men, women and children; with a rugged durability and distinctive style.
Kristi Wirebaugh, E-Commerce Manager of Dr. Martens, said:
“Our brand has always enjoyed a strong international following. However, while we realized that we had customers around the world that wanted to purchase from our website, certain practical issues, including fulfilment and fraud, prevented us from selling beyond the United States. International Checkout provides our company with a perfect solution – with minimal investment, we are now a truly global business that is able to serve our customers no matter where in the world they might live. The additional of Multi-Currency is just another improvement to an already powerful service which will allow us to better serve our customers, and help our company complete more sales”.
Inquiries:
Kathy Beteta Phone: (310) 928-1137
Director of Business Development email: Kathy@internationalcheckout.com
International Checkout
About International Checkout:
International Checkout Inc. is an international e-commerce solution which guarantees its merchants against fraud, provides fulfillment worldwide, and features world class multi-lingual customer service. International Checkout Inc. currently provides service to more than 160 merchants, including several of Internet Retailer’s Top 500.
Founded in 2002, International Checkout Inc. is a privately held corporation located in Santa Monica, CA, USA.
About Planet Payment:
• Planet Payment’s Common Shares trade in the UK on AIM under the symbols PPT for unrestricted Common Shares and PPTR for Reg S Common Shares and in the USA on the OTCQX under the symbol PLPM.
• Planet Payment enables processors, acquiring banks and their merchants to accept process and reconcile credit card transactions in multiple currencies, allowing cardholders to view prices and settle transactions in their native currency. The Pay in Your Currency™ service is Planet Payment’s suite of multi-currency processing solutions, which includes a multi-currency pricing e-commerce service and a Dynamic Currency Conversion service. Planet Payment’s BuyVoice™, a mobile payment and commerce solution, allows merchants to accept payments and sell product to customers using any mobile or landline phone. With the iPAY™ gateway, Planet Payment also offers comprehensive Internet processing solutions for credit card and electronic check payments.
• Planet Payment is headquartered in New York and has offices in Atlanta, Beijing, Bermuda, New Castle Delaware, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.
•For additional information on Planet Payment, please contact Joel Mayer, SVP Corporate Development at (516) 670-3200 or via email at jmayer@planetpayment.com.
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