Centralpoint.nl and PayPal offer mobile payment system

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 15, 2011 -- Centralpoint.nl and PayPal offer mobile payment system

Starting today, online supplier of computer products, Centralpoint Mobiel (m.centralpoint.nl), is offering a system that makes buying and paying for products easy and safe with PayPal Mobile. In the Netherlands, this is one of the first large m-Commerce applications.
Technology Driven.

Brian Speelman, Managing Director of Centralpoint.nl: ‘We have worked with PayPal for years in the area of technology, starting with the desktop website, and now also on the mobile website. A technology-driven company, Centralpoint.nl has been included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 since 2007 – making it one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands. The company always offers its customers the most advanced technological solutions and buying experience on the Web and mobile.

Dennis van Allemeersch, Country manager Benelux of PayPal: ‘The payment world is on the move in 2011. We think that e-tail companies should take immediate advantage of the trends, including the rapid growth in the number of smart phones, the increasing quantity of apps and the large growth of purchases on the (mobile) Web. Increasingly, consumers are looking for ways to make small and larger payments in this mobile environment. Centralpoint understands this. We welcome the fact that they are utilising our payment method for their new mobile sites.

About Centralpoint.nl
As an online supplier of computer products, Centralpoint.nl offers consumers, government and business over 460,000 items from more than 2,500 brand manufacturers. With some 50,000 unique visitors per day, www.centralpoint.nl is among the top six best-visited ICT hardware and software websites. With its unique, automated system, Centralpoint.nl arranges delivery within 24 hours at very competitive prices. Turnover has risen from €1 million in 2002 to more than €50 million in 2010.

Joop van den Ende en Hubert Deitmers who have had a financial interest in Centralpoint.nl since 2008, are actively involved in the growth of the company.

About PayPal
PayPal is a fast, secure, online payment method. It enables bank account holders to transfer money without having to share financial details, while providing the flexibility to pay by any means they choose. With over 90 million accounts in 190 markets and 24 different currencies, PayPal makes e-commerce possible worldwide.

In the Netherlands, one out of every four online buyers has a PayPal account. Consumers can use PayPal to make purchases at 36 percent of Dutch web shops. The company was founded in 1998 and has its place of business in California. A division of eBay since 2002, PayPal has local branches in 18 countries. PayPal Benelux has its registered offices in Amsterdam. More information can be obtained at www.PayPal.nl.

Note for the editors: More information is available from Marcel Joosten, who can be reached at marcel@centralpoint.nl or by telephone at +31 (0)20 347 23 25. Information about Centralpoint.nl can be found at www.centralpoint.nl/overons.

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