Skype Signs Deal to Offer ClickandBuy As Online Payment Option

New York, 02/22/2006 – ClickandBuy, one of the leading ePayment and storefront provider for online and mobile digital content and services, and Skype, the global Internet P2P telephony company, today announced the availability of ClickandBuy as an online payment option for Skype users.

A complete, secure and easy-to-use online platform, ClickandBuy offers a simple and secure payment option for Skype users loading their Skype-Wallet with credits, which then can be used for various services at the Skype Store. ClickandBuy accepts many foreign currencies and converts payments without high transaction and conversion fees and is available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S. and UK.

”We are pleased to help Skype in expanding its secure online payment options. ClickandBuy’s offering of, ACH, eCheck, European Direct Debit, phone billing and cash payment options across the US and all European markets, bundled with the traditional means of credit and debit card payments, will give Skype a more well-rounded solution for online digital payments,” said Fabian G. Siegel, president of ClickandBuy, LLC.

ClickandBuy gives consumers easier access to online digital, mobile and paid content, such as games, music, publications & other online content. It allows merchants to sell globally online without paying high fees, giving consumers the choice to pay for online content
and services through a variety of payment instruments such as phone billing, credit cards, debit cards, eCheck, Direct Debit, or cash using local languages and currencies.
ClickandBuy takes care of end customer invoicing (including local VAT due) in the name of the provider. ClickandBuy enables easy global multi-currency transactions, managing currency exchange risks and providing consumers with easy understandable invoices based on local currency.
”Through ClickandBuy, we will further expand our worldwide customer base. Their European business and growth in the U.S. makes them an attractive payment system for Skype,” said Michael Jackson, head of paid services for Skype.

Available in 27 languages, Skype is used by people in almost every country around the world, and Skyping has become a global phenomenon. The latest version of the software has further simplified the Skype interface, making it even easier for people to see and speak with their family, friends and colleagues


Skype Technologies, SA

Skype, the Global Internet Communications Company™, allows people everywhere to make free, unlimited, superior quality voice calls via its award-winning innovative peer-to-peer software for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Pocket PC platforms. Skype is available in 27 languages and is the fastest growing voice communications offering worldwide. Since its launch in August 2003, Skype has been downloaded more than 180 million times in 225 countries and territories. 58 million people are registered to use Skype's free services, with more than 3 million people using Skype simultaneously at any one time. Skype earns revenue through its premium service offerings, and has a growing network of global affiliates, and a community of developers working with the Skype APIs. Skype Technologies SA is headquartered in Luxembourg and has offices in London and Estonia. www.skype.com Skype is not a telephony replacement service and cannot be used for emergency calling.
Contact and additional information:
ClickandBuy LLC is a joint venture between BSG Clearing solutions of San Antonio, TX and Webpay International AG, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The company helps major companies from all over the world increase their digital content and service revenues and reduce fraud problems. Besides providing services directly to merchants, ClickandBuy has established licensing agreements with telecom companies, including British Telecom, Swisscom and Telmex. Over five million consumers and 4,000 online merchants are successfully using ClickandBuy worldwide. For more information about ClickandBuy, log on to the website at http://www.clickandbuy.com.

Contact and additional information:

Webpay International AG
Headquarters * Andreas Horst * Head of Corporate Communications
Industriestrasse 18 * CH-6300 Zug * Switzerland
Telephone: +41 (41) 72 72 - 110 * Fax: +41 (41) 72 72 – 119
Email: press@webpay.ch * www.webpay.ch

Webpay – US
ClickandBuy LLC. * Stuart Ginsberg * Press officer
55 Broad Street * 16th Floor * New York * NY 10004 * USA
Telephone: +1 212-812-2400 * Fax: +1 212-812-7360
Email: press@us.clickandbuy.com * www.clickandbuy.com/US/en

FIRSTGATE Germany
FIRSTGATE AG * Andreas Horst * Pressesprecher/Spokesman
Im MediaPark 5 * D-50670 Köln/Cologne
Telefon: +49 (0) 2 21 / 4 54 57 94 * Fax: +49 (0) 2 21 / 4 54 57 21
E-Mail: presse@firstgate.de * www.firstgate.de