SECNEWS - JULY 2006

Welcome to the July issue of SECNews, within this issue we cover:

• A special deal from American Express exclusively for SECPay merchants

• Results of a survey by the IMRG on the internet and consumer spending

• Show how you can tap into the cash market including a great offer for SECPay Merchants

• Case Study of the work SECPay are doing for the British Olympic Association

• SECPay's achievement in PCI DSS

• Top Information Security Credentials awarded to SECPay's Chief Information Security Officer

• How you can pay your SECPay account using Direct Debit

We hope you find the information contained in this newsletter useful, if you have any comments or questions regarding any articles, please send them to marketing@secpay.com

 

American Express Cardmembers increasing due to new launches

American Express have launched five new cards in the UK in the past year, reaching out to new premium consumers through new partnerships. For example, American Express RED launched in conjunction with U2's Bono appeals to both a younger and more socially conscious audience, whilst the Nectar credit card attracts the highest spenders from the Nectar loyalty programme. SECPay have seen a sizeable growth in American Express transaction volumes and as a result we have negotiated a special deal for existing SECPay merchants that don't currently accept American Express.... click here for details .

 

Consumer Spending

During the past six months, IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) has undertaken a major study of the way the internet is affecting consumer spending. To augment its IMRG Index data, which collects hard sales data each month from a large pool of e-retailers whose sales represent a quarter of the UK market by value, IMRG consulted widely with leading Government and commercial agencies, and commissioned eDigitalResearch to conduct a series of surveys, including a consumer survey that collected 3,900 responses. To find out what their key findings are click here

 

Tapping into the Cash Market

UK retailers lose almost £8 billion per year, according to research undertaken by Ukash, by failing to accept cash payments online. By teaming up with Ukash, SECPay's merchants will now be able to effectively reach out to the UK's cash consumers online. SECPay have negotiated a special offer for our merchants with Ukash, whereby the set-up fee for new merchants will be waived by Ukash and all new merchants will receive no monthly service charges for the first three months. click here to find out more

 

SECPay are proud to be the payment gateway of choice for the British Olympic Association

As the International Olympic Committee announced that London would host the games in 2012, the whole country was euphoric at the prospect of having the world's most prestigious sporting event in the capital city. For the staff at the British Olympic Association (BOA) in London, the news came after years of effort to secure an Olympic Games in Britain read more about The British Olympic Association

 

SECPay Successfully complete PCI DSS accreditation

SECPay has successfully completed accreditation for 2006/2007 under the PCI DSS, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which consist of a standardised, industry-wide set of requirements and processes, endorsed by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, and JCB. PCI DSS applies to every acquiring bank, every merchant that accepts payment cards and, by implication, every service provider, such as SECPay, that works on your behalf. Click here to read more

 

SECPay's Chief Information Security Officer Earns Top Information Security Credentials

Find out more details here

 

SECPay accepts DD

Effective from 1st August 2006, we are pleased to announce that we are introducing invoice payment using Direct Debit. A Direct Debit Instruction form has been sent to all merchants with the July invoice. If you have not received a Direct Debit Instruction form, please contact admin@secpay.com , detailing your secpayid, requesting a copy Direct Debit instruction. Once the Direct Debit instruction has been processed, a letter confirming the Bank account details will be sent to the billing contact on the account. The initial payment to be taken will be for the August invoice but also any prior outstanding invoices on the account.

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