eCOMpal’s Shopping Cart Adds PayPal Certification to Its List of Payment Methods Merchants Can Use to Receive Payments From Their Customers

April 25, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
eCOMpal, a leading online shopping cart vendor, announced today that they have been certified by PayPal to offer Express Checkout and Website Payments Pro. www.ecompal.com/paypal.htm

"This gives our clients more flexibility in accepting payments online without doing any programming" said Nick Hurd, President of eCOMpal.com. He went on to say, "Our clients will be able to offer their customers payment options that further protect their customers’ personal information from identity theft. That will ease the fears of purchasing products online which should improve our clients’ sales. "
Online merchants will be able to simplify their customer's checkout experience, even further, with Paypal Express Checkout and Accept credit cards PayPal Website Payments Pro; even if the customer doesn't have a PayPal account. As with all of eCOMpal’s features, it's easy and simple to incorporate and does not require any additional programming.

Website Payments Pro enables merchants to accept credit cards and PayPal payments directly on their site. Using Express Checkout is a more convenient and secure method of payment processing for customers as they don't have to re-enter information already stored on their PayPal account. The added benefit is that they return to the merchant’s website, after payment, to complete the process. This also enables them to select a different method of payment, through eCOMpal, if they decide not to use PayPal for whatever reason.

Offering PayPal as a method of payment through an eCOMpal shopping cart will, according to PayPal research, increase a merchant’s sales by an average of 14% and encourage new customers. This is because of their established reputation as a third-party online payment service that encourages International trading too. It is supported in 103 markets in 17 currencies which enables seamless transactions between merchants and customers in different countries.

Not only will accepting PayPal payments through an eCOMpal shopping cart offer a more convenient payment process for customers, but it also enables merchants to take advantage of all of PayPal’s features, in addition to those already provided by eCOMpal. This includes free advertising and promotion of merchant sites, increased payment security for merchants and customers, industry-leading security fraud-prevention systems and comprehensive online reports that help you measure sales and manage your business easily.

eCOMpal is extremely easy to set up and allows merchants to be selling online in minutes. It can be tailored to match any site and no programming is required. There is a quick setup guide that takes merchants through, step-by-step. All maintenance on the shopping cart is done using a web browser. This means that everything is "fill in the blanks" and doesn't require any learning of new applications. All customer information is totally secure as eCOMpal uses the same levels of encryption that banks use for online banking to protect their information.

There are many extra features available with eCOMPal and Nick Hurd is confident that merchants will find a solution to meet their individual needs. So confident, in fact, that he makes this offer, and personal promise to all merchants:
"Try it Free for 15 Days. You're going to love it."
Learn more at www.ecompal.com