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MERCHANT E-SOLUTIONS ADDS BILL ME LATER PAYMENT OPTION
Seamless Integration of Popular Payment Service Empowers Merchants to Increase e-Commerce Sales and Attract New Customers
Redwood City, CA., March 18, 2009– Merchant e-Solutions, Inc. (MeS), a leading global e-commerce payment provider, today announced the integration of Bill Me Later® into its payment gateway, processing platform and web-based reporting system. This added capability offers e-commerce merchants easy access to the Bill Me Later payment option, one of the fastest growing online payment alternatives.
Providing a single-interface solution for processing alternative and traditional payment methods, MeS enables e-commerce merchants to easily take advantage of Bill Me Later’s next-generation payment and marketing solutions
“For Solar Tours, Merchant e-Solutions fulfills a need for a dynamic and responsive e-commerce payment processor with domestic and global payment options, including popular alternative payment methods like Bill Me Later,” said Rafael Checa COO, Solar Tours. “This enables Solar Tours to increase conversions and trust with the large and growing number of customers that prefer using alternative payments.”
Javelin Strategy & Research recently reported that by 2012, an estimated 30 percent of online transactions “will be handled by alternative sources of payment.” MeS’s highly advanced platform for global payment processing integrates all payment authorization, settlement and real-time online reporting into one interface, making it even easier to launch Bill Me Later and reconcile all payment methods.
“Bill Me Later has proven extremely popular with consumers who want to buy online and want either a more convenient purchasing experience or are not comfortable disclosing their credit card information,” said Jim Aviles, COO, Merchant e-Solutions. “By integrating Bill Me Later with our multi-channel payment services, MeS empowers merchants to offer expanded payment options in order to attract new customers and increase average order values.”
MeS’s Internet-based services include payment processing solutions tailored specifically for online merchants, including the MeS Payment Gateway and Virtual Terminal, plus an extensive web-based reporting platform that provides access to over five years of processing history. The PCI compliant payment gateway supports a broad range of payment solutions with a streamlined API that is easy on IT resources.
About Merchant e-Solutions
Merchant e-Solutions, founded in 1999, provides Internet-based payment processing solutions for merchants and banks. Merchant e-Solutions currently processes more than $14 billion dollars in payments for more than 60,000 merchants, supporting 150 global currencies and all major credit, debit and alternative payment solutions. The company specializes in services for e-commerce and card-not-present merchants and provides a comprehensive suite of payment solutions that are PCI compliant and designed to reduce merchant risk exposure. Merchant e-Solutions is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with operations in Spokane, WA, and satellite offices in Minneapolis, MN, and Columbus, GA. For more information, go to http://www.merchante-solutions.com.
Contact:
Kevin Gallagher
General Manager - E-Commerce
Merchant e_Solutions
Phone: 1.678.493.8853
E-Mail: kgallagher@merchante-solutions.com
