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Digital River Expands Its Global Online Payments Portfolio with Prepaid Payment Solution, paysafecar

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MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), the revenue growth expert in global cloud commerce, announced it has expanded its online payments portfolio with paysafecard, a solution of paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG. Online merchants using Digital River‘s enterprise commerce platform will be able to accept the prepaid electronic payment method at checkout. Through its global e-commerce solutions, Digital River offers online merchants more than 40 international and local payment options, and over 170 transaction and display currencies. In addition, the company expects to handle more than $20 billion in online transactions in 2013.

paysafecard enables consumers to make secure online purchases without requiring access to a credit card or bank account and can be purchased with cash or credit at one of 450,000 brick-and-mortar retail outlets. A leader in Europe, paysafecard is gaining popularity in the gaming, social media and online communities, and music, film and entertainment industries. It is used in 33 countries across Europe, North America and South America.

“Digital River is committed to continuing to expand our e-payments portfolio with solutions that are global and secure, and that help our customers expand their addressable markets and increase conversions,” said Souheil Badran, senior vice president and general manager for Digital River World Payments. “paysafecard makes online purchasing possible for consumers who either don’t have bank accounts or credit cards or are reluctant to use credit cards online.”

“By adding paysafecard to Digital River‘s e-payments portfolio, we can help them service an untapped demographic of consumers while increasing our exposure among games and software companies – core verticals where Digital River has established market leadership,” said Michael Mueller, CEO, paysafecard. “In 2012, paysafecard processed more than 55 million transactions. In 2013, one of our key goals is to increase that number by strengthening our footprint in the U.S., deepening our coverage in industries where we already have a presence, and expanding into new markets.”

About paysafecard

paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG, founded in 2000 in Austria and Germany, has established itself as Europe‘s leading provider for prepaid payment solutions. The paysafecard product is available in 33 countries worldwide and available at more than 450,000 outlets across Europe and America. In 2012, the company won the Paybefore Award for being the ‘Best Digital Currency’ and the Paybefore Award Europe for being the ‘Most Innovative Prepaid Solution.’ For more information, visit www.paysafecardgroup.com

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Digital River World Payments to Sponsor, Exhibit and Speak at the 2013 Annual E-Commerce Payments an

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Digital River World Payments to Sponsor, Exhibit and Speak at the 2013 Annual E-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), the revenue growth experts in global cloud commerce, announced that it will be sponsoring, speaking and exhibiting at the 2013 Annual E-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference. The conference takes place Mar. 25-28, 2013, at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. Attendees can visit the company in booth 1136, which will showcase its Digital River® World Payments™ solutions. Today, Digital River manages more than $22 billion in global online transactions.

During two panel presentations, Digital River World Payments experts will talk about how to manage e-payments in Brazil. The first session titled, “Ok, You Are in Brazil, Now How Do You Optimize?” will take place on Tuesday, Mar. 26 at 3:00-3:45 p.m. PDT. The second session, “Exploring BRIC,” is slated for Wednesday, Mar. 27 at 2:45-3:45 p.m. PDT.

“More and more of our clients are looking to Brazil and the other BRIC countries as high potential markets for future e-commerce growth,” commented Souheil Badran, Digital River World Payments‘ senior vice president and general manager. “While growth is one of the key drivers in the decision to expand into these geographies, companies also have to make sure they have the right fraud solutions in place. When you sell globally over the Internet, even one weak link in the risk management chain can jeopardize your revenue. This year’s Annual E-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference offers attendees a perfect opportunity to explore fraud prevention as a critical component of a global online payments program.”

The 2013 Annual E-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference is hosted by the Merchant Risk Council (MRC), a globally focused trade association that aims to make online and mobile payments efficient and safe. Badran is a member of the Merchant Risk Council’s Americas Advisory Board.

Conference attendees are encouraged to visit Digital River‘s booth (#1136) to participate in a survey about online payments and fraud. Survey results will be published after the conference. To receive a copy of the report, sign up for the Digital River World Payments newsletter at www.digitalriverpayments.com/newsletter.

Digital River World Payments offers relevant payment options in more than 190 countries and over 170 transaction and display currencies. The solution features a wide range of customizable services for managing the complete payment lifecycle. These services, which work through a single payments connection, include checkout page optimization, A/B testing, real-time fraud detection, solutions to manage PCI exposure and currency risk, as well as …read more
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Digital River Offers Small to Mid-Sized Businesses Webinar on How to Launch a Successful E-Payments

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Digital River Offers Small to Mid-Sized Businesses Webinar on How to Launch a Successful E-Payments Program in North America

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), the revenue growth experts in global cloud commerce, announced it is hosting a complimentary webinar entitled, “Getting Started in Payments Toolkit – The Basics You Need to Drive Online Sales in North America.” The webinar, which is part of Digital River‘s monthly E-Commerce Webinar Series, is scheduled for March 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. CST. Regardless of industry, small to mid-sized businesses are encouraged to register now.

During the webinar, Ryan Stewart, director of product management for Digital River World Payments, will present a step-by-step guide on how to build a successful North American online payments program. Attendees will learn about important strategies for getting started in e-commerce, including:

  • Using hosted solutions to quickly and easily add payments components to an online presence;
  • Ensuring efficiency, security and easy use of relevant payment options and expanding payment acceptance outside North America; and
  • Converting sales on-the-go through mobile payment acceptance.

“Implementing a payments program may seem like an overwhelming task for young online businesses, but it doesn’t have to be,” said Souheil Badran, senior vice president and general manager for Digital River World Payments. “Our goal with this webinar is to make payments information easily accessible to small online businesses. By providing a best practices toolkit, we can help them achieve their growth potential as well as overcome the hurdles to online sales success.”

Register Now or click http://bit.ly/YOWrfD to sign up for the webinar on March 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. CST. Attendees must use a laptop or desktop computer to access the webinar.

Digital River‘s free monthly E-Commerce Webinar Series is geared toward companies searching for new ways to go direct-to-buyer online in order to monetize their products and accelerate sales across multiple channels, devices and geographies. For more information about the series, email sales@digitalriver.com.

About Digital River, Inc.

Digital River, Inc., the revenue growth experts in global cloud commerce, builds and manages online businesses for software and game publishers, consumer electronics manufacturers, distributors, online retailers and affiliates. …read more
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