Asian merchants now have access to First Ecom.com's state-of-the-art secure solution at no cost. First Ecom.com's turnkey solution also does not require expensive proprietary systems, thereby reducing implementation time, and eliminating hardware, software and system integration costs.
"With First Ecom, we can offer our customers low cost, real-time, multi-currency payment processing," said Tanbir Rahman, managing director of inter-Merchant. "By offering our customers the option of First Ecom's multi-currency Internet settlement processing systems, we add a further competitive edge to inter-Merchant's custom-made storefront applications."
"The combination of inter-Merchant's storefront solutions combined with the abilities of First Ecom.com's multi-currency Internet Payment Gateway reduces costs and time-to-market for merchants embarking on e-commerce," said Gregory Pek, president and CEO of First Ecom.com.
First Ecom.com's real time, multi-currency Internet Payment processing is a value-add to inter-Merchant's professional, hosting, and enterprise edition customers - companies who seek to conduct e-commerce globally. The First Ecom.com universal, open architecture solution can be used by any merchant, in any country, to provide them with the scalability needed to sustain high volumes of secure transaction volumes. First Ecom.com's turnkey solution is available immediately.
About inter-Merchant
inter-Merchant is a member of the Web Connection. inter-Merchant software is the first-ever multi-lingual, business-to-business/business-to-consumer, e-commerce application for the Asian market, specially developed to exploit the full capabilities of Pentium llI. Aimed primarily at Asian companies, offering English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese capabilities, inter-Merchant is the affordable entry point to eCommerce, enabling small and medium sized enterprises to maximize their business potential by harnessing the power of the Internet.
About Web Connection
Established in 1995, the Web Connection, a chinadotcom corporation [NASDAQ: CHINA] subsidiary, offers strategic Internet solutions for major corporations and dot-com startups that recognize the power of the Internet as a business platform and customer relationship management channel. The Web Connection brings together a rare blend of core competencies - digital strategy, technology integration, creative design and online marketing - which represents the core ingredients of a winning e-business solution. Major clients include HSBC, Hong Kong Tourist Association, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, KLM, IBM, General Motors, Samsung and Cisco Systems. The Web Connection has over 400 staff across Asia with offices in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Korea. The Web Connection's web site can be found at www.twc-asia.com.
About First Ecom.com
As a global provider of electronic payment processing, First Ecom.com provides secure, easy-to-implement and low-cost online payment processing services to merchants and banks worldwide. Through strategic partnerships with banks, ISPs, e-commerce product suppliers, system integrators and storefront solution providers, First Ecom.com will process credit card transactions made over the Internet in multiple currencies, either domestically or offshore in a tax-neutral jurisdiction.
For more information, visit http://www.firstecom.com or contact First Ecom.com at +(852) 2801-5181 or by e-mail at merchant@firstecom.com.