New Ways to Pay Online
A guide to the new generation of online payments systems
| COMPANY |
WHAT IT DOES |
MERCHANT/CONTENT PARTNERS |
|
CyberGold |
Earn & Spend incentive program; click on ads, earn money and spend in network |
Animation Factory, Axis 3D, GoodNoise, Nolo Press, ZDNet, CDWorld |
|
eCharge |
Pay in advance with online bank account, or charge to phone, cable or utility bills |
Unannounced; service is expected to launch in Q4 |
|
Ipin |
Charges digital content to ISP bill |
eMusic, AT&T Music, Virgin Radio, BBC |
|
Millicent |
Digital wallets with Millicent "scrip" inside. |
Asahi.com, Oxford University Press, Military Miniatures Magazine |
|
One Click Charge |
Prepaid account with credit card for digital content purchases |
Zack's Investment Research, Institutional Investor, MaMaMedia |
|
Qpass |
Payments are aggregated monthly and charged to a credit card |
Wall Street Journal Interactive, Morningstar, PR Newswire, TheStandard.com |
|
Trivnet |
Charges digital content to ISP bill |
Tucows, Jerusalem Post |
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