Last week WorldNet TPS launched a new corporate website. The new site has a modern look and feel, provides detailed information about the services provided by WorldNet and includes a partner’s section and a developer’s lounge. As well as an integrated twitter feed the new site also features a corporate blog. It's not yet clear if this blog will be used as a platform issuing press releases or if it will be used for discussions relating to online payments or a combination of both. Hopefully it is a combination of both :)

The new website contains a labs section that details research and experimental projects that WorldNet are working on. Currently there are four projects listed, two in particular I find interesting.

An iPhone Payments Library that allows developers to build credit and debit card payments into their iPhone applications. WorldNet will be hot on the heels of PayPal who recently released a beta version of their own mobile payments library to US merchants.

The Payments Analytics Application is a data visualisation tool that will allow WorldNet clients to view their payment data in real-time. Google Analytics and Statcounter are two useful tools for gaining an insight in your visitors browsing habits. Information gained from such analytic tools allow website owners to optimise their sites to best meet needs and expectations of their visitors. If the equivalent information could be provided about online payments in real-time then it could be very useful for Irish e-commerce sites.

I will be bookmarking the labs page so I can follow the progression of these projects.

Dave

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WorldNet have announced a special offer as part of the launch of their new website. The 50/50 Offer guarantees the first 50 merchants to sign-up under this offer a 50% saving on their online payment costs for the first year. The offer is clearly targeted at larger merchants, requiring an average payment fees spend of €500 per month to be eligible for the offer. The offer is valid until March 31st and more details can be found on the new WorldNet site.

BillFaster is a new Irish start-up that is offering a free invoicing and cash management online application with the promise that you can get paid faster. The application does not provide a full accounting system, instead it focuses on the key functions essential to small businesses. BillFaster.com have already signed up over 2,000 businesses and they plan to officially launch in the USA and Australia later this year.

PayPal have introduced a beta version (currently US only) of their mobile payments library that is part of their PayPal X global payments platform. The mobile payments library will allow developers to embed PayPal payments within iPhone applications thus allowing customers to make purchases without leaving the application. More details can be found on x.com.

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