April 14, 2010
- SOCIAL APPLI PAYMENT SERVICE Inc.
April 14, 2010
Press Release
Social Appli Payment Service, Inc.
GMO Payment Gateway Subsidiary, Social Appli Payment Service to Accept WebMoney Payments
Tokyo – April 14, 2010 -- GMO Payment Gateway strategic subsidiary and provider of card-not-present credit card payment processing services for social applications, Social Appli Payment Service, Inc. today announces that the company’s SaaS model Social App Payment Processing Service in July will be added as a new payment method to WebMoney, the emoney service by WebMoney Corporation.
SAPS is the provider of Social App Payment Processing Service a service that was launched to promote growth in the social application market.
Background
Social applications are games, tools, and other applications operated in a social networking service (SNS) environment that leverage the user communication and exchange aspects of the community space. Social apps are estimated to have generated over 1 trillion yen in Europe, and in Japan, where they only began to emerge in the past year, user numbers are already growing rapidly and the market is expanding. As the market grows, paid social apps have begun to emerge and gain popularity and we recognized the need for a specialized convenient and secure payment processing service.
SAPS, social apps payment processing specialist and subsidiary of payment processing industry leader, GMO Payment Gateway has confirmed that in July this year it will add the well known emoney WebMoney as a new payment method for its Social App Payment Processing Service.
App developers who choose to implement the Social App Payment Processing Service will now be able to begin accepting credit card payments in approximately two weeks, and have a simple option for implementing WebMoney processing. We will be offering the most competitive WebMoney usage fees and screening standards to ensure a positive experience for both user app developer and app user, and to contribute to the further growth of the social application industry.
SAPS aims to provide the Social Apps Payment Processing service to 100 companies within a year and together with WebMoney Corp. aim to expand the use of WebMoney in the social app market place.
The Social Apps Payment Processing Service payment infrastructure is based on the GMO-PG all-in payment solution PG Multi Payment SaaS service and offers the features and scalability of a service used by over 20, 000 ecommerce businesses.
Social Apps Payment Processing Service, Inc.
SAPS launched the Social Apps Payment Processing Service in January 2010, a service that includes the required security for payment processing and allows users to accept payments methods including credit card, PayPal, and emoney. The service enables app developers to easily begin accepting credit card payments without having to negotiate terms, undergo screening and design and integrate systems for each credit card company.
WebMoney
WebMoney is safe, convenient, and easy to use electronic money issued, sold and processed by WebMoney Corporation. Offering anonymity and security it is recognized by Internet users as a simple service that anyone can use and widely preferred among content delivery and shopping sites.
Social Appli Payment Service, Inc. (http://www.saps.jp Japanese only)
Social Appli Payment Service, Inc provides payment processing services for credit card and other payment methods for social applications and other non-face-to-face businesses. As a leader in the social apps payment processing market we are helping social application businesses to grow by providing a payment processing service that enables a fast time-to-market application providers.
Web Money Corporation (http://www.webmoney.jp Japanese only)
WebMoney is a distributor of emoney that aims to provide a more pleasant Internet experience by making it easy, safe and convenient to make ecommerce purchases or download games, music, movies and other digital content. In 2009 the company launched the new C2C services “Petite Kanpa” for individuals soliciting donations from their personal websites or blogs, and “Sokufuri” allowing emoney to be accepted as cash. WebMoney services have enabled emoney to be used in transactions between individuals.
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About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group, headquartered in Japan, is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services worldwide. The group holds top domestic market share in domain registration, web hosting, and payment processing and provides a host of other Internet services including global online security services, ecommerce solutions, and Internet advertising to both businesses and individuals. At the centre of the group is GMO Internet, Inc. a company listed on the prestigious first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 9449).
Social Appli Payment Service, Inc.
Company Name | Social Appli Payment Service, Inc. |
Address | Shibuya HUMAX Building, 1-14-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo JAPAN |
CEO | Ryu Muramatsu |
Business Description | - Credit card payment processing and related services specializing in services for Social Application businesses |
Capital | 3 million yen |
GMO Payment Gateway Inc.
Company Name | GMO Payment Gateway Inc. http://www.gmo-pg.com/ (TSE First Section Code: 3769) |
Address | Shibuya HUMAX Building, 1-14-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo JAPAN |
CEO | Issei Ainoura |
Business Description | - Credit card payment processing and related services |
Capital | \655 million |
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name | GMO Internet Inc. http://www.gmo.jp/en (TSE First Section Code: 9449) |
Address | Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
CEO | Masatoshi Kumagai |
Business Description | - Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce -Internet Media |
Capital | 1.27 billion yen |