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Glenbrook to Provide a Detailed Look at Alternative Payment Options for Retailers

Alicia Buonanno
eBillme
alicia@gregoryfca.com
www.eBillme.com

WILMINGTON, Del.—April 29, 2008—Alternative payment options are projected to reach 30% of online retail transactions by the year 2012. As consumers look to find more choice at the checkout, alternative payment options have become an appealing solution for retailers to attract customers and reduce costs. Today Glenbrook Partners, a payments strategy consulting firm, has announced that they will present an industry Webinar, hosted by eBillme, the payment option that leverages online banking for eCommerce checkout. The Webinar, which will be presented by Russ Jones of Glenbrook on May 14, 2008, will provide a third party assessment of the merchant integration process for the industry’s leading alternative payment options – Bill Me Later, eBillme, Google Checkout, and PayPal.

The Glenbrook study takes a detailed look at four key aspects that should be considered by merchants when integrating a new payment alternative – the customer experience, technical integration, changes to order handling, and the payment options’ impact on operations taking into consideration factors of risk, settlement, reconciliation and fraud management.

“Merchants are increasingly evaluating and implementing new forms of alternative payments,” says Russ Jones of Glenbrook Partners. “We wanted to take a deep dive into the merchant adoption challenge and offer the retail community a clear understanding of the factors that should be considered when integrating each of these payment options. This Webinar is a must-attend event for all merchants considering the addition of alternative payment options to their checkout.”

“We are thrilled to be able to bring this exciting learning opportunity to the retail community,” says Marwan Forzley, President and CEO of eBillme. “Glenbrook took an in-depth look at alternative payments and we hope that this will be an opportunity for merchants to understand the available options and choose the options that have the biggest impact on their business.”

The Webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1PM EST. It is open to the media, online retailers, and the entire retail industry. To register, please visit www.ebillme.com/ref/ref2.php?link=gbk.

ABOUT eBillme
eBillme™ is the only online payment solution that extends the convenience of online banking to the merchant’s checkout, reducing the security risks of shopping online for both consumers and retailers. No financial data is exposed over the Internet to the retailer, and the payment transaction is securely transferred from the customer’s bank to the retailer’s bank. Consumers can shop online, by catalog or through call centers, and pay for their purchases at their bank, credit union, or bill pay portal, with the security and convenience of online banking. eBillme allows retailers to access the over 84 million Americans who use online banking. For more information, please visit us at www.eBillme.com.

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