Google Checkout banned on eBay
The list of banned payment systems on the eBay website contains 38 names, including such well-known ones as e-gold , Moneygram, Neteller, Rupay and WebMoney. All these systems are forbidden to use to pay for goods exhibited on eBay . Now the list of "illegal" services is supplemented by another name: Google Checkout.
Google Checkout payment system was officially opened by Google on June 29, 2006, although it was used for internal needs during the year. The system can be used to make payments in any online store. On the seller’s side, the system facilitates the acceptance of credit cards, and on the buyer’s side, it speeds up and makes it more convenient to pay. Stores that install the Google Checkout payment system will be highlighted in a special way in the column with paid search results on Google, which should lead to an increase in sales.
The ban on Google Checkout at eBay looks unusual, because the system is a regular processing center for accepting payments by plastic cards. It is not clear on what grounds you can prohibit the use of such services. Vendors of goods on eBay successfully use similar services for receiving payments Verisign, Cybersource, Authorize.net and others.
In this regard, it is very curious what excuse eBay executives can come up with. But they will probably have to make excuses - first before the journalists, and then before their users. The ban on Google Checkout is already widely discussed in the blogosphere. There are also the first complaints from eBay users. They are even trying to organize a joint action to demand the use of Google Checkout.
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“Many Western payment systems, even such well-known ones as PayPal, adhere to a niche strategy without claiming to be universal,” said Peter Darakhvelidze, director of external relations for WebMoney Transfer . - A direct consequence of this strategy is not to let anyone into "his" niche without disdaining unfair competition. And if the users of the “banned” payment systems listed on eBay have wiped out, without having enough power behind them to win the anti-mine case against eBay / PayPal, then with Google everything can turn out differently.
By the way, Google Checkout itself started as a niche solution - a payment tool for Adsense / Gbase. But, knowing the ambitions of this company, it is quite possible to suggest further expansion. ”
It is quite obvious that the ban on Google Checkout on eBay cannot be compared with the ban on WebMoney, Rupay and similar “pocket” systems that are not yet considered reliable in Western countries. In the case of a ban imposed by the requirements of security. On the other hand, the ban on Google Checkout is a clear attempt to hit a potential competitor of its own payment system PayPal, which brings eBay a significant portion of revenue.
For reference: PayPal now controls 24% of online payments in the United States and serves about 100 million users. For eBay auction this is a very important unit. For example, in the IV quarter. In 2005, it brought 23% of the corporation's total profits, namely, $ 8.1 billion (+ 45% compared to last year).
Google Checkout payment system was officially opened by Google on June 29, 2006, although it was used for internal needs during the year. The system can be used to make payments in any online store. On the seller’s side, the system facilitates the acceptance of credit cards, and on the buyer’s side, it speeds up and makes it more convenient to pay. Stores that install the Google Checkout payment system will be highlighted in a special way in the column with paid search results on Google, which should lead to an increase in sales.
The ban on Google Checkout at eBay looks unusual, because the system is a regular processing center for accepting payments by plastic cards. It is not clear on what grounds you can prohibit the use of such services. Vendors of goods on eBay successfully use similar services for receiving payments Verisign, Cybersource, Authorize.net and others.
In this regard, it is very curious what excuse eBay executives can come up with. But they will probably have to make excuses - first before the journalists, and then before their users. The ban on Google Checkout is already widely discussed in the blogosphere. There are also the first complaints from eBay users. They are even trying to organize a joint action to demand the use of Google Checkout.
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“Many Western payment systems, even such well-known ones as PayPal, adhere to a niche strategy without claiming to be universal,” said Peter Darakhvelidze, director of external relations for WebMoney Transfer . - A direct consequence of this strategy is not to let anyone into "his" niche without disdaining unfair competition. And if the users of the “banned” payment systems listed on eBay have wiped out, without having enough power behind them to win the anti-mine case against eBay / PayPal, then with Google everything can turn out differently.
By the way, Google Checkout itself started as a niche solution - a payment tool for Adsense / Gbase. But, knowing the ambitions of this company, it is quite possible to suggest further expansion. ”
It is quite obvious that the ban on Google Checkout on eBay cannot be compared with the ban on WebMoney, Rupay and similar “pocket” systems that are not yet considered reliable in Western countries. In the case of a ban imposed by the requirements of security. On the other hand, the ban on Google Checkout is a clear attempt to hit a potential competitor of its own payment system PayPal, which brings eBay a significant portion of revenue.
For reference: PayPal now controls 24% of online payments in the United States and serves about 100 million users. For eBay auction this is a very important unit. For example, in the IV quarter. In 2005, it brought 23% of the corporation's total profits, namely, $ 8.1 billion (+ 45% compared to last year).
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/4140/
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