Sage Pay and BT Business secure online
riches
BT Business today launched a new service
with Sage Pay to protect small businesses from online payment
fraud.
The new BT eShop service will include secure online payment
processing tools from Sage Pay, the UK's largest independent
Internet Payment Service Provider, to help businesses quickly
set-up a secure online store and reduce the risk of fraud across
all of their online transactions.
"More than two thirds of businesses admit payment fraud remains
one of the most daunting elements of running an online business,"
said Simon Black, managing director, Sage Pay.
"BT Business has more than one million relationships with small
businesses in the UK. By bringing this expertise together with Sage
Pay's knowledge of internet payment security we can now help
companies take their businesses online more simply and cost
effectively."
BT eShop is a comprehensive package to enable businesses to
quickly start selling products and services from their own web site
without the need for software installation or any technical
knowledge.
It includes functionality to manage all of the back office
functions that a business needs to operate a successful ecommerce
operation e.g. customer orders, warehouse management,
multi-language support, shipping and payment methods with a full
range of marketing tools.
"Having a strong online retail presence is forming a big part of
many businesses armoury for fighting the downturn," said Jerry
Thompson, Director Business Products and Online, BT Business.
"There is a real need for a service that simplifies ecommerce and
removes the administrative complexities of online payment
processing for small businesses in particular. The launch of BT
eShop with Sage Pay does exactly this, helping companies securely
pocket their online riches".
BT eShop is available from just £25 a month (excluding VAT). For
companies looking to expand into multiple markets and generate
sales from integration into shopping auction web sites, email
marketing campaign tools and search engine submission, BT eShop
Elite is available for £45 a month with an extensive list of
additional features.* The BT eShop service is built on the award
winning ecommerce platform from ePages.
Businesses can get free advice on how to build a successful
online presence at the week-long BT Business Experience event being
held from 29 June to 3 July 2009.
The event taking place in central London is specifically created
to show businesses how the very latest technology and business
thinking can help them manage their costs, market their business
more effectively and make them more competitive especially in the
current environment.
For further information please visit www.btbusinessexperience.com.
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Notes
* Prices based on a minimum contract period of 12 mths.
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About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications
solutions and services operating in 170 countries.
Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT
services globally; local, national and international
telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at
work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services
and converged fixed/mobile products and services.
BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global
Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2009, BT Group's revenue was £21,390
million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets
of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in
London and New York.
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
About Sage Pay
Sage Pay is the union of Protx, the fastest growing payment
service provider (PSP) and Sage, one of the UK’s most trusted
business brands. We offer our 22,000+ customers a secure payment
service for the millions of transactions that we undertake on their
behalf each month.
The philosophy that has driven us since our launch in 2001 is
still at the heart of our business – to give our customers more
than they pay for, and to make it really easy for them to do
business.
We make the process of accepting payments simple, fast and safe.
Whether your need for online payment is simple, or completely
tailored, we can help to make accepting payments online, over the
phone or via mail order more profitable.
www.sagepay.com