Skrill Moneybookers

Skrill requires mandatory account owner verification, which can be done via confirming the credit card, the bank account or the physical address. All three methods can be used together to increase the transfer limits that are active for all customers.

Skrill charges fees for sending the funds, which is usually quite convenient for the sellers and providers of the various paid on-line services. Skrill is less popular in the world than PayPal or WebMoney , but is a convenient electronic payment system to use with the Forex brokers.

It is a secure payment system that is not anonymous and complies with the British anti-fraud laws. Since , Skrill joined the Paysafe Group , [6] [7] along with former competitor Neteller and prepaid payment provider paysafecard.

In February , The Sunday Times ranked Moneybookers as the fastest growing private equity backed firm in the United Kingdom based on profits.

In , the company's customer base reached 25 million, including , merchant accounts, [12] its payment gateway being integrated by a number of global online brands, such as Facebook , Skype and eBay.

In September , Moneybookers announced that they would rebrand their service as Skrill. In February , Skrill completed the acquisition of Austrian-based prepaid payment method paysafecard.

The deal was finalized in the third quarter of according to the parties. In April , Skrill Group announced that it had completed acquisition of Ukash , a UK-based competitor of paysafecard, which was merged during the same year.

In June , Skrill introduced crypto service that allows customers to buy cryptocurrencies their balance in local fiat currency to hold an interest in them via Skrill wallet without being able to withdraw the bought cryptocurrencies to a native wallet or any other cryptocurrency exchange.

In May , A. Milan announced Skrill as its official global payments partner. Skrill is a digital multicurrency wallet provider for handling online payments, making transfers and storing money.

It is available to any internet user over the age of 18 with a registered email address. Supporting over 40 currencies, the service is used to make payments and withdrawals across trading, e-commerce and online gaming platforms.

Customers in certain locations can obtain a Skrill Card linked to their account. The card lets customers use their account balance to pay in stores or online where Skrill is not listed as a payment option.

Customers who meet certain spending thresholds are offered Skrill VIP membership [25] which includes lower fees, higher transaction limits and dedicated support, among others.

Skrill offers a loyalty programme called Knect [26] , enabling customers to earn loyalty points that can be exchanged for cash vouchers.

Nearly all transactions will earn you points. Once you have enough, exchange them for cash rewards, bonuses and more.

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