by anton | Mar 27, 2015 |
Direct Operator Billing is a service you can provide to your customers so they can pay you directly from their mobile phone. Why is it becoming a trend? What is in it for your business? It is Green If you are concerned about the earth (which we all should be) you will love this paperless way of conducting transactions. No cutting down trees or destroying the environment to print bills, invoices, statements, envelopes, post stamps etc. Money before goods Non-paying customers can seriously hurt your business. Online businesses in particular often struggle to get their money from customers – the moment the customer receives their delivery, they suddenly vanish. Other times cheques bounce or things just simply go wrong. With Intergrat’s Direct Operator Billing, you will receive confirmation if the customer will be able to pay you before you approve his/ her order. You save First of all, your business will save on costs because everything is paperless. But because the payment process is so transparent, you should also receive fewer refund requests or complaints. It is convenient for the customer The moment consumers have to jump through hoops to pay you, they start thinking twice about their purchases. Often times they decide that it’s not really worth all the hassle and they abandon their virtual shopping cart. Impulse consumers can also really boost your company’s bottom line. Make it easy for them to purchase your products on the spot by giving them Direct Operator Billing. Naturally, the easier you make it for consumers to shop, the more likely they are to return and make repeat purchases. Depending on...
by anton | Nov 19, 2014 |
Are you ready for the crazy Festive Season shopping to begin? Before you say yes, have a look at the payment options you are offering your customers. Is Mobile Billing one of them? If not, you will miss out on a potential gold mine. As you know, there are different kinds of Mobile Billing. For example: direct operator billing, premium SMS, event billing, OBS billing etc. It doesn’t matter which one you prefer, they all have one big thing in common: they make it as easy as pie for customers to pay for your products and services. And the easier it is to pay you, the more consumers will buy and the more times they will return. Sounds good? You bet. In-store Imagine a customer is standing in the line with a trolley full of goods. She unloads everything at the till point and suddenly she realizes (as it happens to everyone at one time or another) that she left her wallet at home. With all her credit cards and cash. Oh no! She will only have one choice – leave the shop and rush home to get her wallet. But, she feels so embarrassed about her mistake that she decides not to return to the shop, and you just lost a purchase of two thousand rand. If you offered Mobile Billing as a payment option, you could have avoided losing the customer. Because if she had to then, was take out her phone and pay you then and there. From home A lot of people hate to go shopping. Especially buying those last minute gifts – the malls...
by anton | Aug 18, 2014 |
Direct Operator Billing (DOB) isn’t only suited for retail or online stores. Even dating sites have now begun to realize that this payment method is a match made in heaven. How did this happen? Virtual payments allow for privacy and anonymity – much like the features users would want from a dating site as well. There is no need to reveal sensitive info like your credit card information if you can pay for membership fees with your phone. If you are accessing the dating site via your handheld device, it makes even more sense to pay your bill from there. After all, most people own a phone, but not everyone owns a credit card. And not all users are willing to go through the trouble of obtaining a credit card just to use it for a dating site. Giving subscribers an array of payment options will always prove favourable to a service provider. Plus, it allows you to tap into a broader market, which means more revenue for the business owner. Direct Operator Billing is also hassle-free. It is speedy and convenient with no forms to fill out. Users can pay (for example) by sending an SMS or clicking on a link and the transaction is completed in a flash. A quick purchase solution for small transaction! Did you know? It is expected that DOB payments will push mobile transactions to about 4 billion dollars globally in 2014. The Mobile Commerce market is expected to grow by 300% in five years. That is from 11.6 billion dollars in 2014 to 467.3 billion in 2019. This is due to the...