14/04/09 -
Ukash and Telepay extend partnership to issue vouchers online.
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Ukash customers can now obtain vouchers from their bank
accounts, as Spanish website becomes first site to offer Ukash
vouchers online.
Leading online payment solution Ukash has signed a deal to
extend its partnership with Spanish partner Telepay by issuing
Ukash online through the consumer site Cuponesprepago.com, which
has become the first site in Spain to offer Ukash vouchers
online.
Users can obtain Ukash vouchers in fixed denominations of
€10, €20, €50, €100, €200 or €500
which they can choose to buy via bank transfer from all Spain's
major banks.
Enabling Ukash to be obtained from bank accounts is an important
next step for Ukash. Recent research revealed that 90% of Ukash
users have bank accounts but prefer to use Ukash online as it
enables customers to pay over the Internet without the need for a
debit/credit card or revealing sensitive financial details. Ukash
is available at more than 275,000 locations across Europe and South
Africa and be used on a variety of lifestyle, shopping, VOIP,
gaming and gambling websites across the world.
Mark Chirnside, chief executive officer Ukash, explained, "We
are delighted that our partnership with Telepay continues to grow.
By making Ukash available through cuponesprepago.com we are
reaching another new group of potential customers and this
represents a real opportunity for further growth within Spain."
Patrick Becker, Managing Director Telepay, added, "The Ukash
offer is very appealing to customers that use cash as their main
payment method and those that limit their online activity due to
concerns over fraud, so we hope that this new deal with
cuponesprepago.com will galvanise consumers and lead to greater
online activity."
In October 2008 Ukash signed a deal with Spanish
telecommunications giant Telefónica to make Ukash vouchers
available from all traditional telephone kiosks across Spain. In
addition, Ukash can be obtained from over 6,000 Correos Post
Office), Telecor and Recarga Express outlets across Spain.
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