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Scholarship Award: and the winner is…. Technology and entrepreneurship have always been at the heart of Checkout.com and we continuously strive to support the next generation of innovators. This is why we launched our very first Scholarship Program a few months back, to help budding entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality.

Sebastian VP Sales

Posted 8 August 2016

Developers NEWS

Join Checkout.com’s Channel Partner Program Whether you’re a developer or a business owner, earning commission through our CCP program couldn’t be easier. Simply refer Checkout.com to merchants, and start receiving commission as soon as they begin processing with us.

Cheylene Technical Writer

Posted 28 July 2016

Developers

New Online Documentation Available Primarily aimed at developers, we’ve revamped the layout and content of our documentation to present our various payment solutions and integration options more clearly and succinctly.

Hansen Marketing Intern

Posted 12 July 2016

Working at Checkout.com: A Marketing Intern’s Perspective What I really appreciated during my internship was that while we grew as an office quite quickly, we remained a tight-knit group. Far from your stereotypical corporate environment, Checkout.com is the kind of place where everyone’s opinion is valued.

Jaysen VP Operations

Posted 5 July 2016

The Not-So-Friendly “Friendly Fraud” The words 'friendly' and 'fraud' are not normally associated with one another. However, with the rate of deliberate chargebacks estimated at 86%, friendly fraud is a very real problem for e-commerce merchants. Discover four ways to reduce chargebacks from friendly fraud.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 28 June 2016

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[Infographic] Game of Payments Do you have what it takes to secure a spot on the Iron Throne of E-Commerce? We bring you the following infographic on six tips to conquer the world of online selling!

Jaysen VP Operations

Posted 20 June 2016

[Infographic] 5 Ways to Combat Chargebacks In addition to the time managing disputes, businesses experiencing high chargeback rates can suffer loss of revenues, incur fees and in some cases, termination of their merchant account.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 10 June 2016

Does Your Delivery Business Offer the Right Payment Options? From Amazon Prime to Deliveroo, the age of on-demand delivery is upon us. More than ever before, online shoppers are taking full advantage of the convenience for an ever expanding array of goods.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 27 May 2016

Visit Checkout.com at the Ecommerce Show Middle East! I am pleased to announce that Checkout.com will be exhibiting at this year’s Ecommerce Show Middle East from 31 May to 1 June!

Antoine Sales Manager Europe

Posted 17 May 2016

Top 10 Must-Haves in a Payment Service Provider Payment Service Providers (PSP) have to be as fast, efficient and user friendly as possible. Simplicity is key. For shoppers, making a payment should be the easiest part about using a website or app.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 21 April 2016

Visit Us at eCom Geneva 2016 I am pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at next week’s eCom Geneva event in Switzerland on April 26th and 27th!

Roudy VP Operations

Posted 13 April 2016

How to Use Billing Descriptors to Decrease Chargebacks When consumers open their credit card statement at the end of a billing month, many of them scan the descriptions of the charges to ensure everything they are paying for is something they truly bought.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 24 March 2016

Announcing Annual Startup Scholarship for Entrepreneurs Checkout.com is happy to announce the commencement of an annual scholarship for entrepreneurs studying in the UK with an award of £1,000 to fund their startup!

Inder Senior VP IT & Security

Posted 10 March 2016

PCI Compliance: Keeping Transaction Data Secure For any business accepting payments online, a secure environment for the customer’s sensitive credit card information must be maintained.

Ravish Integration Manager

Posted 18 February 2016

Developers NEWS payments

Feature Focus: Introducing Flexible 3D Secure In this post, we focus on a valuable feature that helps solve a common problem around 3D Secure for merchants - Whether or not to apply 3D Secure to transactions. We call it Flexible 3D Secure.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 8 February 2016

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[Infographic] A Glance at the Chinese E-Commerce Market! In light of Chinese New Year, Checkout.com has compiled a guide on e-commerce and online payments in China. With over 618 million online users who spend collectively $328 billion a year online, China is a market any merchant should consider for those looking to grow their business.

Salma Business Development Intern

Posted 13 November 2015

The Checkout.com Experience When I decided to come to London, I was originally searching for an internship in a bank, as many recent graduates do. However, that was before attending my first interview with the Checkout.com team.

Guillaume Founder

Posted 26 October 2015

Accept Discover and Diners Club Cards with Checkout.com Checkout.com merchants can now accept payments from over 70 million cards running on the Discover Global Network, including Discover and Diners Club International. This new arrangement significantly increases the number of customers able to pay through our online payments solution.

Amber Marketing Director

Posted 9 October 2015

Thank you for Visiting Checkout.com at eCommerce Expo 2015! We had two exciting and busy days at the eCommerce Expo 2015 last week and I would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth. Click "read more" to read the recap of the event and view the two presentations that Checkout.com gave at the expo.

Thierry Business Development Manager

Posted 24 September 2015

Entering Latin America with SafetyPay and Checkout.com We are taking a big and important step into the fast-growing Latin American region with a new partnership. SafetyPay joins the growing list of local and alternative online payment options now available on Checkout.com’s unified payment platform.

Amber, Marketing Director

Posted 23 September 2015

Meet Checkout.com at eCommerce Expo 2015 in London The Checkout.com team will be exhibiting at this year's eCommerce Expo in London on the 30th of September and 1st of October. The Expo offers a great opportunity for any e-commerce businesses to get up-to-date on the latest industry trends.

Thierry Business Development Manager

Posted 10 September 2015

Expanding Checkout.com in China via Alipay Collaboration I am happy to announce that Alipay, the leading third party online payment solution in China, is now available for merchants on our unified Checkout.com payment platform! With the addition of Alipay, we have made it easy for merchants to access and sell to Chinese customers.

Louis HR Associate

Posted 8 September 2015

Checkout.com Beats the Competition… On the Turf! Several of the Checkout.com crew teamed up this Sunday to face other London-based Tech startups in a five-a-side football tournament. The competition, organised by the sports discovery app Sportmate, brought together 5 teams from some of the most exciting Tech industry players.

Jaysen Risk and Fraud Manager

Posted 3 September 2015

Developers NEWS OPINIONS

5 Ways to Prevent and Reduce Chargebacks Chargebacks can turn into a real burden for e-commerce merchants. In addition to the time spent managing disputes, businesses experiencing high chargeback rates can suffer loss of revenues, incur fees and in some cases, termination of their merchant account.

Guillaume Founder and Head of Products

Posted 28 August 2015

Checkout.com Nominated for eCommerce Awards I am pleased to announce that Checkout.com has been nominated as a finalist in two categories at the eCommerce Awards 2015! The award categories are “Best Innovation in eCommerce Payment” and "Best Product".

Thierry Business Development Manager

Posted 3 August 2015

Entering the Chinese Market with Tenpay! We are happy to announce that Checkout.com merchants will now be able to accept online payments from Tenpay. This is an exciting opportunity as this new partnership opens up a new market with hundreds of millions of customers in China.

Thierry Business Development Manager

Posted 3 August 2015

Adding an Important Payment Method for the Netherlands! We are excited to reveal the addition of an important local online payment method to our European portfolio. Through Checkout.com’s single integration, merchants are now able to accept payments from iDEAL.

Mathieu CEO

Posted 3 August 2015

Expanding Options for Merchants Selling in Europe! The latest addition to our local payments portfolio is the Munich-based online payment method SOFORT Banking. SOFORT, a popular European online banking solution, is already an important player in the European payment landscape covering 99.9% of banks within its supported geographies.

Thierry Business Development Manager

Posted 3 August 2015

Introducing POLi Payments for Australia and New Zealand! We are pleased to announce the addition of POLi as one of our newest partnerships in the Asia Pacific region. With POLi, we are yet again expanding our offering of payments methods within the Checkout solution for our merchants.

Mathieu CEO

Posted 23 July 2015

Lunch & Learn with WeWork and Checkout.com Checkout.com is hosting a Lunch & Learn together with WeWork, a collaborative workspace for entrepreneurs and creators. The aim of the Lunch & Learn is to uncover some of the myths and realities of online payment and to offer advice and answer questions on how to optimise your website.

Mathieu CEO

Posted 14 July 2015

Checkout.com Announced as Payments Awards Finalist! I am excited to announce that Checkout.com has been nominated in the category “Best online payments solution (merchant)” for the Payments Awards 2015. We are proud of the nomination as the entire team has been tirelessly working to get Checkout to where we are today.

Mathieu CEO

Posted 22 June 2015

International Expansion: 5 Lessons for Startups As part of London Technology Week, I was invited by Interop (London Technology Week's flagship event) to share Checkout.com’s views on international expansion and speak about the lessons learned and the challenges faced by startups on this journey.

Riaz Web Technology Director

Posted 19 June 2015

Developers NEWS

London Technology Week’s Fintech Hackathon Winner After 3 busy days of coding, programming and hacking, the Checkout.com Hackathon came to an end on Thursday afternoon on the last day of Interop London, the premier event of London Technology Week. The hackathon was the flagship hackathon of London Technology Week.

Riaz Web Technology Director

Posted 11 June 2015

Developers NEWS

Join London Technology Week’s Flagship Hackathon We're counting down to next week's hackathon at Interop, the headline event of London Technology Week. Join the Fintech revolution at a hackathon sponsored by Checkout.com, put your skills to the test and win great prizes.

Mathieu CEO

Posted 25 May 2015

Accept Maestro Debit Cards in our Payment Gateway I’m excited to announce that Maestro, the multi-national debit card service owned by MasterCard, is now accepted by Checkout.com. This expands the online payment options available within our payment gateway to include one of the most popular debit card options in the world.

Emilie HR Manager

Posted 19 May 2015

Checkout.com at Imperial College London We're proud to be invited by UWAVE, Start-up SUN Network and Imperial Entrepreneurs to take part in the “Start-ups, Internships and Networking” event at Imperial College London on March 5th, 2015 and share with the talent and entrepreneurs of tomorrow our success story and vision of Online Payments.

Guillaume Founder and Head of Products

Posted 27 January 2015

Accept JCB Cards in the Checkout.com Payment Gateway I’m pleased to announce that we've added the Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) credit card network. This expands the online payment options available within Checkout.com's payment gateway to include one of the top card schemes in the world and notably provides access to millions of Japanese customers.

Mathieu CEO

Posted 31 December 2014

NEWS OPINIONS

Thank you 2014, Hello 2015 As the Checkout.com Team satisfactorily closes this intense year 2014, takes a night out and a two days break to get ready for 2015, I just wanted to share a few thoughts. Thank you 2014!

Alex Senior Designer

Posted 27 November 2014

A new Corporate Identity and Branding for Checkout.com We've updated our corporate identity and adopt a branding reflecting better our values and beliefs. After already a few years trading, mostly in Asia, we wanted to upgrade our corporate identity and adopt a branding reflecting better our values and beliefs.

Emilie HR Manager

Posted 20 November 2014