moneybookers.com - Mobile payments arrive in the UK

You now can use moneybookers.com to transfer money via your mobile phone. moneybookers.com is therefore the first payment-provider, which ventures on this difficult but very advanced market segment.

The cohesion between the Internet and mobile phones is now rapidly developing, which has prompted moneybookers.com to add a new dimension to their existing service. moneybookers.com is now the first payment-provider to launch a mobile payment service in the UK. In cooperation with Mundwerk AG, moneybookers.com has set up this service via the telephone-number 0871 871 3280.

Daniel Klein, Managing Director of moneybookers.com comments: "We just expanded our exponential growing payment-solution 'email pay by allowing our customers now to pay with their mobile. This way moneybookers.com is unlinked to your current location. You can send money within seconds to any mobile-number!"

moneybookers.com has gained reputation for transfers via email. You just open an online-account at www.moneybookers.com -- similar to a mini bank account -- credit it with your credit card, bank transfer or cheque and send money in real time to any email address. The majority of moneybookers.com s 120,000 customers use their accounts for auctions and online shopping.

Already in February 2003 moneybookers.com were proud to announce that they are the first provider to be licenced according to the new EU directive for issuing electronic money within Europe. Until now, no other competitor has succeeded in getting this licence.

About moneybookers.com:
moneybookers.com was launched in April 2002 as a person-to-person and person-to-merchant web payment system where users can pay for goods and services online and send money worldwide to anyone with an email address. In February 2003, moneybookers.com became the first regulated e-money issuer in the world. The Company is already one of the leading online payment providers servicing the European small/micro payment market.

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