PrestaShop Integrates Moneybookers in its e-Commerce Open-Source Software
By Prestashop, PRNETuesday, September 14, 2010
PARIS, September 15, 2010 - PrestaShop announced today that it has integrated Moneybookers, one of
Europe's largest online payment systems, into the final 1.3 version of its
e-commerce Open-Source software. This version of PrestaShop has been
downloaded more than 20,000 times since the first week of its publication.
Moneybookers, a new feature for PrestaShop users
Launched in July 2007, the e-commerce Open-Source software PrestaShop now
has over 200 features. Used by more than 40,000 merchants worldwide, it has
gathered a community of more than 100, 000 members who have already
translated PrestaShop into over 45 languages. PrestaShop is one of the most
used e-commerce Open-source softwares in the world, and is the market leader
in several countries.
Moneybookers is a leading European provider of online payment solutions
which enables merchants to make local payments in over 200 countries using
100 different payment options. Through a single interface Moneybookers
enables easy and instant access to new markets, making it one of the most
powerful and proven tools for increasing customer conversion rates, offering
its customers what they need: a single, secure and fast payment.
Nikolai Riesenkampff, Moneybookers co-CEO said: "We are very pleased
about this new partnership between Moneybookers and PrestaShop, one of the
leading e-commerce Open-Source softwares in Europe. Our global network of
payment options is an opportunity for PrestaShop merchants and will greatly
contribute to the internationalization and expansion of their online
business."
The Moneybookers module, developed by the PrestaShop team, allows
merchants to receive payments in real time in 42 different currencies through
a fully integrated international banking network with PCI standards and
safeguards. In addition Moneybookers gives merchants the opportunity to
target its 14 million and more account holders for marketing purposes, and
other benefits such as highly competitive charges and rigorous internal risk
management as standard.
"The integration of the Moneybookers module by PrestaShop will allow
merchants using our e-commerce solution to offer their customers an
additional means of payment, opening up a range of different currencies, and
increasing their conversion rates," said Bruno Leveque, PrestaShop
Co-Founder.
A partnership dedicated to users
The integration of Moneybookers will also give the internationalization
of PrestaShop a further boost as the payments system complements its standard
functionality in terms of international payment means.
Through this partnership, merchants using PrestaShop will be able to
receive optimized rates on Moneybookers' services. In addition, Moneybookers
offers a marketing consultation service with its professional team, inclusion
in the Moneybookers Shopping Directory and in monthly newsletters sent to its
wide customer base.
About PrestaShop
Founded by two passionate Internet and software tools for e-commerce
professionals, Igor Schlumberger and Bruno Leveque, PrestaShop offers a
customizable Open-Source solution for all merchants who wish to develop an
e-commerce website.
Freely downloadable, PrestaShop allows you to open an online store in
just a few clicks, easily customizable via PrestaStore, the official
marketplace proposing more than 700 extensions (modules, themes, logos…).
In December 2009, ecommerce-guide.com placed PrestaShop at the 7th rank in a
global Open-Source e-commerce software ranking, making PrestaShop the
e-commerce solution that experienced the largest increase ever recorded in
one year in this classification. PrestaShop has also been nominated among 20
most innovative startups in the Open-Source field during the Open World Forum
2009 in Paris.
www.prestashop.com
About Moneybookers
Moneybookers is one of the largest online payments systems. Its worldwide
payment network offers businesses access to over 100 payment options in over
200 countries with just one integration. Already more than 60,000 merchants
use Moneybookers' payments service, including global partners such as eBay,
Skype and Thomas Cook.
Moneybookers was founded in 2001 in London and is regulated by the
Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom. For more information,
see: www.moneybookers.com.
Contacts Moneybookers Julian Artope - Head of Marketing & PR Julian.artope@moneybookers.com PrestaShop Sabrina Maréchal - Responsable communication sabrina.marechal@prestashop.com, +33-(1)-40-18-30-04
Contacts: Moneybookers, Julian Artope - Head of Marketing & PR, Julian.artope at moneybookers.com; PrestaShop, Sabrina Maréchal - Responsable communication
sabrina.marechal at prestashop.com, +33-(1)-40-18-30-04
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