Online Payment News Archive
Find out what the media have to say about PayPoint.net's online payments solutions.
September 2008:
- Telegraph.co.uk - Investigate hosted service fully - 27/09/08
'Hosted technology is an effective way for a small company to compete with larger players.'
- FT.com - Sharp edge of card fraud - 07/09/08
'Marcia Illingworth has joined a growing band of victims of credit and debit card fraud. After making an online transaction with a small company, she found her details had been used to charge a pay-as-you-go phone to her debit card, then £600 ($1,058 , €744) in charges.'
August 2008:
- Smallbusiness.co.uk - Fraud not our fault, say SMEs - 12/08/08
'Nearly all of the UK's small online businesses believe that fraud is not their responsibility, a survey of 350 businesses reveals. Some 99 per cent of businesses surveyed by payment processor PayPoint.net believe liability for fraud lies with banks, credit card issuers and payment service providers..'
- Mail on Sunday - Online checkouts scare buyers - 10/08/08
'With more more than ever spent online - internet retail sales soared by nearly 40 per cent to £46.5 billion in the first half of the year - having a secure online presence is increasingly imporatnt for small businesses..'
- New Media Age - Small UK businesses blind to fraud liability - 07/08/08
'Almost all (99%) of UK small online businesses believe that liability for fraud is not their responsibility, according to a survey for PayPoint.net..'
July 2008:
- Bluhalo - Online shopping growth continues - 21/7/08
'E-commerce websites are continuing to increase in popularity among UK consumers for shopping purposes the latest IMRG Capgemini e-retail sales index has shown..'
- Telegraph Business Club - Online shoppers getting security savvy - 18/7/08
'But easy to use sites put shoppers off guard. British consumers are highly vigilant shoppers, a survey published by PayPoint.net reveals...'
- New Media Age - Online shoppers take care to be secure - 17/7/08
'British consumers are becoming much more security savvy, according to a survey conducted by online payment company PayPoint.net. Just 3 % of consumers do more than one security check before clicking to pay now..'
- Money Extra.com - Online shoppers getting security savvy - 17/7/08
'With rising levels of online fraud, internet shoppers are becoming increasingly savvy about checking for some kind of security before paying for their goods..'
- Retail Bulletin - Online shoppers getting security savvy - 16/7/08
'British consumers are highly vigilant shoppers, a survey from PayPoint.net reveals. 98% of consumers do at least one secuirt check on websites, and over 90% look at three or more security features before clicking 'pay'..'
- Metro.co.uk - Be on guard when shopping online - 14/7/08
'Research by online payments company Paypoint.net discovered that more than 90 percent of buyers looked for security features before clicking the 'pay' button..'
- BCS - Online shoppers look for recogiseable brands - 14/7/08
'There was slightly worrying news for small online businesses after a PayPoint.net survey found that 97 percent of users turned to bigger companies, perhaps over issues of security..'
- Reuters - Easy to use websites catch out wary shoppers - 11/7/08
'Although Britons are cautious about shopping online, the vast majority can be lulled into a false sense of security by easy to use websites, according to a survey..'
- Computer Weekly - UK shoppers getting more security savvy - 11/7/08
'The survey found that 98% of shoppers check for some kind of security before paying, and just 3% say they would trust a small online business..'
- Finextra News - Brits wise up to online shopping security - 10/7/08
'British consumers are highly vigilant shoppers, a survey published today by PayPoint.net reveals. A whopping 98% of us do at least one security check and over 90% look at three or more security features..'
- IT Backbones - Online shoppers getting security savvy - 9/7/08
'With internet fraud reaching over 290 million in 2007 (survey APACS), consumers have become increasingly vigilant over website security. According to the PayPoint.net survey the most popular checks are..'
- Computing.co.uk - Web shoppers more aware of security - 8/7/08
'The majority of UK consumers are becoming increasingly aware of security relates issues when shopping online according to research conducted by online payments company PayPoint.net..'
- Net imperative - Easy to use sites 'put shoppers off guard' - 8/7/08
'Despite this finding, the survey, conducted by PayPoint.net indicates that British consumers are highly vigilant online shoppers in general. A whopping 98% of us do at least one security check..'
