March 13, 2001 06:37am
DuoCash Signs Getonline.com to Provide Marketing and Real-time Billing Services
Source: Resource Media
by: Company Press Release
(NEW YORK, NY) -- DuoCash, Inc., the world's first provider of Internet payment services using prepaid calling cards, has signed a marketing and real-time billing agreement with Getonline.com, a joint venture of Entertainment Network, Inc. (ENI) and WebsiteBilling.com, Inc.
Under terms of the deal, WebsiteBilling.com will supply an interface enabling customers to pay for Web purchases instantly using prepaid phone cards instead of a credit card while ENI will market the service to its pool of Webmasters and retail customers.
Getonline.com, based in Hollywood, FL, will help DuoCash accelerate growth of its payment processing and clearing network, which unlocks the $5.2 billion in buying power now stored in phone cards. Getonline.com will be responsible for targeting new Internet merchant accounts, developing new business relationships for DuoCash and issuing a "virtual phone card" directly to consumers.
Getonline.com will mobilize the resources of ENI to introduce the service to the more than two million unique visitors the company serves daily. ENI operates popular Websites such as VoyeurDorm.com and serves as host to more than 600 Webmasters through its CandidHosting.com subsidiary.
Rolando Garcia, President of Getonline.com and the founder of Websitebilling.com, said: "The ability to make purchases of digital content and other products online using prepaid phone cards or virtual phone cards could well revolutionize the retail e-commerce model as it exists today. It offers the benefits consumers and merchants desire the most -- accessibility, privacy, and security."
Victor Nappe, CEO of DuoCash, said: "We are very excited that industry pioneers ENI and WebsiteBilling.com have enthusiastically embraced the idea of enabling consumers to use prepaid phone cards to purchase digital content on the Internet. Their support is a testament both to their vision as leaders in their segments and to the strength of our concept."
About DuoCash, Inc.
DuoCash is the world's first payment processing and clearing network to enable secure Internet purchases with prepaid calling cards. Its powerful system is easy-to-use and completely anonymous. The New York City-based firm has established relationships with leading telecommunications companies and Internet merchants.
About Getonline.com
Internet payment provider Getonline.com was formed in 2001 as a joint venture of WebsiteBilling.com, Inc. and Entertainment Network, Inc. WebsiteBilling.com of Hollywood, Florida, is a leader in credit card processing on the Internet. Tampa-based Entertainment Network, Inc. is a leading supplier of content to consumers for the Internet and also operates Web hosting and development companies.
Contacts:
For Getonline.com
Jackie Markham
Markham/Novell Communications, Ltd.
212-687-1765
jmarkham@markhamnovell.com or jmarkham@aol.com
For DuoCash, Inc.
Bruce Fancher
VP, Marketing
212-798-3321
bruce@duocash.com
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