Online shopping is becoming ever more attractive, not least for minor goods. The recently published E-Commerce Report 2010 by Deutsche Card Services shows that the average value of online purchases has dropped back to the level registered five years ago. [more]

Deutsche Card Services and Media-Saturn have signed a framework agreement on the processing of e-commerce payments. [more]

Deutsche Card Services is the first acquiring platform in Europe to receive the PCI Security Certificate seven times in a row. [more]

The east-west difference in German online retailing has vanished. This is one of the results of the recently published “E-Retail Report 2009” by Deutsche Card Services, a study of current purchasing and payment behaviour. [more]

The risk of non-payment in e-retailing is lower for women than for men. This is one of the conclusions of the recently published “E-Retail Report 2009” by Deutsche Card Services. For one thing, the chargeback ratio is lower for women. [more]

Deutsche Card Services has recently been named as the best Card Acquiring Service Provider for international merchants by The European Card Acquiring Forum (ECAF). This international award was presented by an independent jury of experts at the leading European acquiring conference in Berlin last week. [more]

Women tend to look for bargains on the internet more often than men. In return, men spend more per purchase than women. [more]

According to an analysis by Deutsche Card Services, women played a predominant role in European online retailing. [more]

The non-payment risk in European e-commerce has fallen to the lowest level in seven years. The chargeback ratio – the share of credit card payments charged back after an objection by the cardholder – is down to just 0.26%, from 0.34% in the year before. [more]

Modern payment methods are gaining ground in European e-commerce. [more]