http://www.surfpin.com/ The lastest news and gossip from Surfpin HQ - where all your micropayment dreams come true... Technology Tech News en Copyright 2007 marketing@surfpin.com http://www.surfpin.com/lib/images/logos/surfpinLogo.gifhttp://www.surfpin.com/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:43:57 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:43:57 RSS DreamFeeder v 2.1.0 Surfpin, today announced contracting Indigo Pearl Ltd, a PR agency network specialising in Entertainment Technology sectors, to progress the company's publicity agenda in line with its recent growth. Surfpin's global footprint as a payment method and as an organisation has been steadily increasing since its creation in 2002. In the past few years, however, this growth rate has accelerated. Contributory factors include; the upsurge in digital trading, greater internet access, and an overall advancement in mobile phone technology, ownership, and use. Surfpin, today announced contracting Indigo Pearl Ltd, a PR agency network specialising in Entertainment Technology sectors, to progress the company's publicity agenda in line with its recent growth. Surfpin's global footprint as a payment method and as an organisation has been steadily increasing since its creation in 2002. In the past few years, however, this growth rate has accelerated. Contributory factors include; the upsurge in digital trading, greater internet access, and an overall advancement in mobile phone technology, ownership, and use. Indigo Pearl's expertise in developing communication strategies tuned to digital entertainment purchases, and in particular, long term experience in mobile technology and videogames sectors, will be utilised to establish a press office suitable for expanding B2B and B2C communications as Surfpin continues to ramp up commercial partnerships. "We are excited to have an agency such as Indigo Pearl representing us", said Sheetal Nehra, CEO of Surfpin. "Their vast experience and marketing know-how in the gaming, technology, and mobile entertainment industry will be essential in helping us effectively communicate our messages and news to the world. They are already associated with some of the biggest brands and properties in these industries and feel we are in good company. We look forward to working with them in close partnership." James Beaven, Company Director for Indigo Pearl, added: "Surfpin is extremely interesting to us on many levels; particularly the natural demographic alignment ‘paying by Surfpin' has with today's digital entertainment consumers. We're delighted to be working with Surfpin, and look forward to developing a long term communication strategy with them." For more information about the Surfpin payment method, please contact: Nicholas Grubb Surfpin Ltd Tel : +44 (0)20 3370 3060 Email : marketing [at] surfpin [dot] com Media enquires should be directed to: James Beaven Indigo Pearl Ltd. Tel: +44 (0)20 8964 4545 Email: james [at] indigopearl [dot] com The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Surfpin is the trademark of Surfpin Limited. All rights reserved. About Surfpin Surfpin is a secure payment method which enables customers without credit cards to purchase digital content and services quickly, safely and securely via their telephone. The Surfpin payment method is currently available to more than two billion people across 30 countries and in 15 different currencies, driving global e-commerce. Surfpin can only be used to pay for and access content suitable for all ages and protects the customer's identity. No personal information is required to make a payment, giving greater peace of mind for parents of younger users. Businesses and consumers can find more information about Surfpin at http://www.surfpin.com http://www.surfpin.com/news.html IndigoPearl Mon, 20 Jul 2009 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953445:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Surfpin Limited, the market leader in small payments by phone (mobile and landline), today announced that the Board of Directors has approved the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the company’s auditors and business advisors. Surfpin Limited, the market leader in small payments by phone (mobile and landline), today announced that the Board of Directors has approved the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the company’s auditors and business advisors. Chief Financial Officer, John Adebayo, commented “The choice of auditors was a difficult decision but after careful review it was clear PricewaterhouseCoopers was the best fit not only for the company’s current needs but also to meet future aspirations”. About Surfpin Surfpin are a world leader in processing small payments by phone. The Surfpin platform provides a comprehensive payment service solution for merchants to charge for digital content and services by charging consumers direct to their phone bill. Surfpin technology manages the process of accepting these payments by integrating with mobile phone operators and carriers worldwide. With Surfpin's ever expanding global network, merchants can now accept payments by phone in the US, Europe, Asia and Australasia. Surfpin are a world leader in processing small payments by phone. For more information please contact: Jing Zhao Surfpin Limited Email: info [at] surfpin [dot] com Tel: +44 (0) 207 808 7500 Media enquires should be directed to: James Beaven Indigo Pearl Limited Email: info [at] indigopearl [dot] com Tel: +44 (0)20 8964 4545 The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Surfpin and the ‘Surfpin’ logos are trademarks of Surfpin Limited. All rights reserved. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#Pricewaterhouse Pricewaterhouse Mon, 21 Jul 2008 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953445:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the entire Scandinavian market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate numbers. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the entire Scandinavian market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate numbers. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. 'The go-live of PayByPhone in Scandinavia is vital to our continued expansion plans across Europe. We have opened up the market in these countries for the first time and expect to see a large increase in sales from these new territories. ' says Nicholas Grubb, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#Sweden Sweden Thurs, 15 Nov 2007 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953445:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Surfpin are pleased to announce that after months of planning and searching for the perfect location, they have completed a move to their new headquarters in Victoria, London. Surfpin are pleased to announce that after months of planning and searching for the prefect location, they have completed a move to their new headquarters in Victoria, London. “We are very happy to have completed the move and are overjoyed with our new offices. It was important to us to display the right persona and company image. We are experiencing rapid growth and our new HQ is a clear indication of that we are looking to the future.” says Nicholas Grubb, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#HQ HQ Mon, 1 Nov 2007 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953444:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the French market with the launch of Surfpin's PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member's area. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the French market with the launch of Surfpin's PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member's area. Consumers SMS a short code and are issued an 8 digit number. The charge then appears on the consumer's usual telephone bill.‘Launching PayBySMS in France has enabled many of our French customers to truly experience the power of mobile payments. In the past we have offered our PayByPhone service on French shores but with PayBySMS they are steaming ahead into the 22nd century.' says Nicholas Grubb, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#France France Thu, 15 Sep 2007 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953443:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Austrian market with the launch of Surfpin’s PayByPhone and PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs up to €10 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member’s area. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Austrian market with the launch of Surfpin’s PayByPhone and PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs up to €10 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member’s area. Consumers call a premium rate line or SMS a short code and are issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the SMS takes only a few seconds. The charge then appears on the consumer’s usual telephone bill. Launching in Austria has opened up a potential 9 million new consumer’s to Surfpin payment mechanisms. It is part of our strategy to enable the whole of Europe to accept Surfpin payments thus increasing the total number of potential consumer’s to 1 trillion globally.’ says Nicholas Grubb, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#Austria Austria Mon, 26 Jun 2007 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953442:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Austrian market with the launch of Surfpin’s PayByPhone and PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs up to €10 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member’s area. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Norwegian market with the launch of Surfpin’s PayByPhone and PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member’s area. Consumers call a premium rate line or SMS a short code and are issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the SMS takes only a few seconds. The charge then appears on the consumer’s usual telephone bill. Launching in Norwegian has opened Surfpin’s payment mechanisms to a whole new county of consumers. It is part of our strategy to enable the whole of Europe to accept Surfpin payments thus increasing the total number of potential consumer’s to 1 trillion globally.’ says Nicholas Grubb, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#Norway Norway Mon, 05 Mar 2007 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953442:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Greman market with the launch of Surfpin’s PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member’s area. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Greman market with the launch of Surfpin’s PaybySMS technology. With a choice of tariffs merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a monthly access of a website member’s area. Consumers text a SMS a short code and are issued an 8 digit number. The charge then appears on the consumer’s usual telephone bill. Launching in Germany has opened Surfpin’s payment mechanisms to a whole new county of consumers. It is part of our strategy to enable the whole of Europe to accept Surfpin payments.’ says Nicholas Grubb, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#GermanySMS GermanySMS Mon, 08 Jan 2007 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953442:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the New Zealand market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs up to NZ $50 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. 'It is only natural that we have launched in New Zealand given our recent launch in Australia. Both countries are English speaking in the Asia region and offer a good base for successful clients to capitalise on. Our clients can now simply integrate once with Surfpin and benefit from excellent global coverage of English speaking territories.' says Jose Ramirez, Marketing Director of Surfpin. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the New Zealand market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs up to NZ $50 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. It is only natural that we have launched in New Zealand given our recent launch in Australia. Both countries are English speaking in the Asia region and offer a good base for successful clients to capitalise on. Our clients can now simply integrate once with Surfpin and benefit from excellent global coverage of English speaking territories.' says Jose Ramirez, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#newzealand newzealand Wed, 18 Oct 2006 manual:1193762637179:3349543631953442:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Australian market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs up to AUS $50 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. 'We are very happy to launch this product as our clients' consumers have been requesting a reliable micropayment method that they can use. We believe this will prove a strong driver for our clients' further growth' says Jose Ramirez, Marketing Director of Surfpin. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Australian market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs up to AUS $50 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. We are very happy to launch this product as our clients' consumers have been requesting a reliable micropayment method that they can use. We believe this will prove a strong driver for our clients' further growth' says Jose Ramirez, Marketing Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#australia australia Tue, 10 Oct 2006 manual:1193762637179:1097820:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Canadian market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate Canadian 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs from $0.50 to $25.00 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the Canadian market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate Canadian 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs from $0.50 to $25.00 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. We are very happy to continue to grow our micropayment solution in the Americas. The launch of this service will again be a strong driver for our clients' further growth' says Jerry Webb, Sales Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#canada canada Tue, 30 Oct 2006 manual:1193762637179:4170533406071545:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the North American market with the launch of Surfpin's US premium rate mobile payment service. With a choice of tariffs from $0.99 to $19.99 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers simply send a text message from their cell to Surfpin and are given short instructions of the service and how to pay. They are then issued an 8 digit pin code to complete payment. The charge appears on the consumer's usual mobile phone bill. Further adding to our US 900 payment option we have finally launched the ability to pay by mobile phone in the US. This gives us exhaustive coverage of the North American Market when it comes to alternative payment methods like the phone. 'We are very excited on launching this product to further grow our clients' USA consumers and revenues. The US market is slowing coming round to the fact that paying by your cell is a viable option. With the opening of our New York office this launch is perfectly timed' says John Adebayo, Operations Director, Surfpin. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the North American market with the launch of Surfpin's US premium rate mobile payment service. With a choice of tariffs from $0.99 to $19.99 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers simply send a text message from their cell to Surfpin and are given short instructions of the service and how to pay. They are then issued an 8 digit pin code to complete payment. The charge appears on the consumer's usual mobile phone bill. Further adding to our US 900 payment option we have finally launched the ability to pay by mobile phone in the US. This gives us exhaustive coverage of the North American Market when it comes to alternative payment methods like the phone. We are very excited on launching this product to further grow our clients' USA consumers and revenues. The US market is slowing coming round to the fact that paying by your cell is a viable option. With the opening of our New York office this launch is perfectly timed' says John Adebayo, Chief Financial Officer, Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#us us Wed, 07 Jun 2006 manual:1193762637179:8407180310726712:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss To reflect our leading position in online micropayments, Surfpin has acquired micropayments.com for an undisclosed fee. 'This acquisition just relays our thoughts and strategy of being a major player in this space. We will continue to purchase strategic domain names that reflect this strength in the future.' say Jose Ramirez, Marketing Director, Surfpin. Surfpin provides a comprehensive micropayments solution for merchants to charge for digital content and services. Using Surfpin, consumers can now instantly and securely purchase these via their mobile phone. Our technology manages the process of accepting micropayments by integrating with mobile phone operators worldwide. With Surfpin's ever expanding global network, merchants can now accept micropayments in Europe, Asia and the United States. To reflect our leading position in online micropayments, Surfpin has acquired micropayments.com for an undisclosed fee. This acquisition just relays our thoughts and strategy of being a major player in this space. We will continue to purchase strategic domain names that reflect this strength in the future.' say Jose Ramirez, Marketing Director, Surfpin. Surfpin provides a comprehensive micropayments solution for merchants to charge for digital content and services. Using Surfpin, consumers can now instantly and securely purchase these via their mobile phone. Our technology manages the process of accepting micropayments by integrating with mobile phone operators worldwide. With Surfpin's ever expanding global network, merchants can now accept micropayments in Europe, Asia and the United States. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#micropayments micropayments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 manual:1193762637179:5958388484834855:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the German market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate numbers. With a choice of tariffs from €0.50 to €30.00 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. 'As the largest economy in Europe it was extremely important for Surfpin to extend its services to offer micropayments in Germany. As usual all existing clients will benefit from this German solution without any further integration. We continue to strive forward to increase our clients' revenues' says Jerry Webb, Sales Director of Surfpin. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the German market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate numbers. With a choice of tariffs from €0.50 to €30.00 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. As the largest economy in Europe it was extremely important for Surfpin to extend its services to offer micropayments in Germany. As usual all existing clients will benefit from this German solution without any further integration. We continue to strive forward to increase our clients' revenues' says Jerry Webb, Sales Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#germany germany Tue, 31 May 2005 manual:1193762637195:8870259204382448:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Merchants can now offer their digital products to the American market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate US 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs from $2.99 to $34.99 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. 'We are very happy to launch this product as our clients' USA consumers have been requesting a reliable micropayment method that they can use. We believe this will prove a strong driver for our clients' further growth' says Jerry Webb, Sales Director of Surfpin. Merchants can now offer their digital products to the American market with the launch of Surfpin's premium rate US 900 numbers. With a choice of tariffs from $2.99 to $34.99 merchants can specify rates for a one-off purchase of digital content or even a month access of a website member's area. Consumers call a premium rate line and are given a short instruction of the service. They are then issued an 8 digit number. The call lasts less than 1 minute and the charge appears on the consumer's usual phone bill. We are very happy to launch this product as our clients' USA consumers have been requesting a reliable micropayment method that they can use. We believe this will prove a strong driver for our clients' further growth' says Jerry Webb, Sales Director of Surfpin. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#us900 us900 Tue, 23 Mar 2004 manual:1193762637195:32635251348642836:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Online customers now have an extra option when it comes to accessing digital content via Surfpin's micropayment system. They can purchase multiple PINs via Nochex and use them as and when required. The low value PINs are used as tokens in exchange for access to digital content and downloads etc. The Nochex email money system allows users to purchase PINs on their Debit Cards. It is proven, fast and secure and the PINs are emailed directly to the user for immediate use. Jerry Webb, Sales Director at Surfpin comments: 'The Nochex system adds a further dimension to our service and offers an extra alternative to consumers holding Debit Cards from UK banks. The Nochex option can be added to any of our payment windows and will certainly help to drive UK revenues. Online customers now have an extra option when it comes to accessing digital content via Surfpin's micropayment system. They can purchase multiple PINs via Nochex and use them as and when required. The low value PINs are used as tokens in exchange for access to digital content and downloads etc. The Nochex email money system allows users to purchase PINs on their Debit Cards. It is proven, fast and secure and the PINs are emailed directly to the user for immediate use. Jerry Webb, Sales Director at Surfpin comments: The Nochex system adds a further dimension to our service and offers an extra alternative to consumers holding Debit Cards from UK banks. The Nochex option can be added to any of our payment windows and will certainly help to drive UK revenues. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#nochex nochex Tue, 18 Nov 2003 manual:1193762637195:7185283054546173:http://www.surfpin.com/newrss.rss Surfpin has added the ability to select Paypal as an option when buying online with its micropayment service. PayPal offers payment with protection via Credit Cards and Debit Cards and takes the form of an online account which can be used to send and receive payments in US Dollars, UK Pounds, Euros, Japanese Yen and Canadian Dollars. This trusted system is already well known to the thousands of people that use the bigger auction sites everyday. Now account holders can use it to buy PIN's, which are used in turn to purchase the digital content of our client websites. 'The will give online merchants fresh opportunity to move safely into international markets and reap the benefits of doing so.' adds Jerry Webb, Surfpin's Sales Director. Surfpin has added the ability to select Paypal as an option when buying online with its micropayment service. PayPal offers payment with protection via Credit Cards and Debit Cards and takes the form of an online account which can be used to send and receive payments in US Dollars, UK Pounds, Euros, Japanese Yen and Canadian Dollars. This trusted system is already well known to the thousands of people that use the bigger auction sites everyday. Now account holders can use it to buy PIN's, which are used in turn to purchase the digital content of our client websites. This will give online merchants fresh opportunity to move safely into international markets and reap the benefits of doing so.' adds Jerry Webb, Surfpin's Sales Director. http://www.surfpin.com/news.html#paypal paypal Fri, 13 Dec 2002 manual:1193762279361:8501210697195654:file:///C /Documents%20and%20Settings/nick/Application%20Data/Adobe/Dreamweaver%209/Configuration/Shared/RSSDreamFeeder/editing/editfeed1.xml