In addition to the 13 partner agreements First Ecom.com signed in January 2000, the company added the following companies in February to help extend its reach across Asia through referrals:
·Modem Media - A major international web development company that is the exclusive builder and marketer of Me-business solutions, a customer-focused approach to Internet business.
·DesigNet - A web developer and systems integrator in the Philippines.
·AHI - A web developer and systems integrator in Taiwan.
·Netopio - A Hong Kong-based web developer and systems integrator.
Partnering with leading web developers and systems integrators allows First Ecom.com to quickly deploy its electronic payment processing solution to banks and their merchants at very low cost.
"First Ecom.com's real time, multi-currency Internet payment processing is a value-add to companies seeking to conduct e-commerce globally," said Gregory Pek, president and CEO. "Our universal, open architecture solution can be used by any bank and any merchant, in any country, to provide them with the scalability needed to sustain high volumes of secure transaction volumes."
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.