paysafecard has teamed up with BT to give 70 million mobile users the chance to buy online, by charging the purchase to their mobile phone. BT’s agilemedia team and service provider Dialogue Communications have been working with paysafecard to deliver the service to address this rapidly developing market.
The scheme is launched with all of the UK’s major mobile operators which include Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and 3. Paysafe has said that mobile users will be able to spend at any of its 2,700 integrated websites, without ever having to disclose their financial details.
paysafecard has claimed that until it introduced the prepaid voucher for online payments, consumers across Europe without a credit or debit card were typically excluded from online shopping. Now with this additional functionality, anyone with a mobile phone could pay online.
David Hunter, UK CEO at paysafecard, said: This is a great team effort between, BT agilemedia, Dialogue, paysafecard and the mobile operators. Millions of people could potentially benefit from the ability to pay online without plastic. Many for the first time, which is incredibly exciting.
Mike Steel, head of Business Development (Participation Media) at BT agilemedia, said: This project has been an innovative example of how to use the Payforit scheme for online purchases. The use of frictionless payment methods such as Payforit, provide exciting opportunities for all players in the value chain in the coming months.
paysafecard is a prepaid payment method for e-commerce. It is available in 20 countries throughout Europe. The payment solution is designed for users who don’t have a credit or debit card or who don’t want to disclose their financial details online.
BT agilemedia is a communications and payments specialist division of BT Wholesale, based in Holborn, London.
