Zinio LLC, the leading
digital publisher of magazines and books, has partnered with
GlobalCollect to offer its subscribers a wide selection of e-payment
solutions on www.zinio.com.
Through GlobalCollect’s online payment platform, WebCollect, Zinio’s
customers are now presented with an array of choices to pay for their
online subscriptions and purchases, including major international credit
cards such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and JCB. Additional
options include Direct Debits as well as the national cards Maestro and
Solo (UK).
“Based upon discussions with over 40 magazine publishers, we estimate
that 1/3 of all digital subscribers reside outside of North America and
predict that the number of international digital subscriptions will
continue to grow as readers appreciate the speed of delivery and
convenience provided by digital versions of their favorite magazines,”
explained Steve Paxhia, Director of the Publishing Practice, The Gilbane
Group. This number shows the need to have a global payment system in
place which enables customers to pay in their local currency and
preferred way.
“Enabling a global newsstand, where anyone can have access to their
favorite titles in their native language, in a high fidelity, digital
environment is the cornerstone of our business. Our newsstand could not
be successful unless we were able to offer localized payment options.
With GlobalCollect, we ensure that our customers are getting the highest
level of personal service,” said Rich Maggiotto, CEO of Zinio LLC.
Jan Manten, CEO of GlobalCollect, added: “After many years of
specializing in e-payment solutions worldwide and digital content
representing one of our key verticals, we have accumulated comprehensive
know-how regarding the online payment landscape. Leading magazine and
textbook publishers decided to choose Zinio as their digital publishing
partner to reduce production and distribution costs and to increase
readership – in turn, Zinio has chosen GlobalCollect to facilitate these
online sales to help them grow.”
About Zinio LLC
Zinio is the global leader for digital publishing products and services.
Zinio provides publishers with new circulation and revenue growth
opportunities through its comprehensive offerings from marketing
programs that include customer acquisition, retention and
cross-promotion to seamless production services, a robust e-commerce
engine and extensive digital delivery, circulation and fulfillment
services. Major publishing partners include, Bonnier, Hearst, IDG,
Gruner + Jahr, Hachette Filipacchi, IPC Media, Mariah Media,
McGraw-Hill, The National Magazine Company, Playboy Enterprises,
Primedia, Rogers Publishing and Ziff Davis. Zinio has offices in San
Francisco and New York with several franchisees worldwide.
About GlobalCollect
GlobalCollect is the world’s premier Payment Service Provider of local
e-payment solutions for international Card Non-Present (CNP) businesses
such as internet, mail and telephone orders and specializes in a wide
range of industries such as travel, ticketing, telecommunications,
retail, publishing, portals, online games and digital content. While
most providers limit their payment services to a technical link with
payment acquirers, GlobalCollect is a full-service partner providing a
comprehensive service portfolio from contractual and technical solutions
to local payment processors worldwide, bank account network management,
matching, reporting and finally fund remittance. Through one single
web-enabled technical and administrative interface, our online payment
platform offers the largest range of local e-payment methods and
currencies in over 200 countries, including all major credit and debit
cards, direct debits, bank transfers, real-time bank transfers,
e-Wallets, cash at outlets, prepaid methods, checks and invoices.
