London/Wien, 20th August 2007 - paysafecard welcomes the vigilance of the Children's Charities' Coalition for Internet Safety and politicians in highlighting legitimate concerns over the misuse of pre-paid credit cards.
We wholeheartedly condemn the mis-selling and misuse of these products and have taken extra precautions to ensure that under 18's cannot access inappropriate material using our e-voucher service.
paysafecard already has strict rules in place regarding what kind of webshops can use our payment service, but we are committed to doing everything possible to support the fight against misuse.
paysafecard does not offer its online payment solution for adult contents in the UK. Neither teenagers nor adults can get hold of erotic internet contents by using paysafecard. CEO Michael Müller states: "We feel that any risk of misuse, however small, is too great considering that the Underage-Community is and always has been a large group of customers. The safety of our customers must come first."
About paysafecard
For more than seven years, paysafecard is Europe's favourite safe and easy-to-use alternative payment method for e-commerce. The award winning paysafecard-solution is designed for users who don't have a credit or debit card or who don't want to use their credit card for online purchases and other micro payments in the internet. Users simply authorize a payment by entering a PIN code, similar to the system used with prepaid phone cards. Thousands of e-business are benefiting from new customers by offering safe and private payment solutions. paysafecards are available in £10, £25, £50 and £75 vouchers at more than 20.000 PayPointTM-Locations in the UK and 100.000 throughout Europe. For more information, please visit www.paysafecard.co.uk