PayPal, Amazon Payments, Google Checkout, PayMate, ProPay, Skrill – services of online payment in the American entrepreneurs’ opinion Cover Image

PayPal, Amazon Payments, Google Checkout, PayMate, ProPay, Skrill - serwisy płatności online w opinii amerykańskich przedsiębiorców
PayPal, Amazon Payments, Google Checkout, PayMate, ProPay, Skrill – services of online payment in the American entrepreneurs’ opinion

Author(s): Artur Borcuch
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, Fundacja Promocji i Akredytacji Kierunków Ekonomicznych
Keywords: PayPal; Amazon Payments; Google Checkout; PayMate; ProPay; Skrill; online payment; entrepreneurs; United States

Summary/Abstract: Internet is undergoing constant changes. In the 90s it was the time Web1.0, currently the term Web 2.0 is used. In the course of next few years, we will function in Web 3.0 dimension. The icons of modern Internet are such services as Google, Amazon or eBay. Some of them earn on advertisement, other get income from selling diverse products and services. Due to their great sizes, in order not to share income with other agents they open their own systems of online payment. The aim of the present paper is to evaluate which of the online payment systems: PayPal, Amazon Payments, Google Checkout, PayMate, ProPay, Skrill is the most effective one from the point of view of the entrepreneurs who offer their commodities in the Internet. The author’s hypothesis is following: the popularity of an online service among its users stems from high level of functionality of this service (low charges, fast procedure of problem solving). The study, which this article is based on, was conducted in 2011 by AuctionBytes service and was participated by 1000 entrepreneurs from the United States who offer their services in the Internet.

  • Issue Year: 45/2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 86-91
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish