Joint venture Digital Payments chosen by Carphone Warehouse for website and SMS top up
Launched last year the joint venture leverages Voca’s Direct Debit processing expertise to further develop innovative and flexible payments in the UK.
13 March 2006: Digital Payments, the new media payments services provider, has been appointed by The Carphone Warehouse to roll out its pre-pay mobile top-up payments solution for its two Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO’s) – Fresh and Mobile World.
Ian Price, Managing Director, Digital Payments, says “We are delighted with this appointment. The Carphone Warehouse is a highly respected and innovative brand using new payment methods to create additional convenience and benefits for its customers. This service is a real first - Direct Debit payments that can be triggered via mobile messaging.”
After customers have registered online via the Carphone Warehouse website, they will be able to pay by Direct Debit or Credit Card* using either or both the website and SMS to top up their own mobile or those of friends and family on the same network. Digital Payments is working with e-Pay in order to deliver the top-up to the network.
Carphone Warehouse Operations Director, Thomas Scrope says “This new payments option is aimed at increasing customer convenience and satisfaction. Offering top up via SMS and our website is a logical step for Carphone Warehouse and we are pleased to be working with Digital Payments on this completely new facility. Pay As You Go continues to be a very popular choice for our customers and we are continually striving to find new ways to make our services easier to use. The service is available now via our website and launch in the shops is under way.”
Benefits of this new service include:
- Works 24hrs a day, anywhere
- Can be used abroad
- Completely secure
- Backed by Direct Debit Guarantee
- Supports Direct Debit from all UK banks
- Customers can top up family and friends