GlobalCollect, the world's most knowledgeable payments service provider, today announced a new partnership agreement with hybris software, an SAP company and the world's fastest growing commerce platform provider.
With the agreement, GlobalCollect joins hybris Extend, the online Integration Marketplace and community of best-of-breed solutions for the hybris Commerce Suite. As part of the new partnership, hybris has published on the Extend Marketplace GlobalCollect's special extension to its WebCollect platform that simplifies and accelerates integration with the hybris Commerce Suite.
The GlobalCollect - hybris Extend partnership provides merchants with easy access to a mature and robust payment platform and enables them to accept various payment methods, including all major international credit and debit cards; e-wallets via Skrill, Alipay, and Paypal; popular local payment methods (Bank transfers, SEPA Direct Debit, iDEAL, Konbini, Boleto, Sofortüberweisung and giropay); and mobile payments. Furthermore, GlobalCollect's payments platform includes advanced fraud prevention for enhanced customer security and privacy, coupled with the market leading Elevate data analytics tool.
With the GlobalCollect extension, hybris system integrators are now able to safely, securely and reliably connect with Global Collect's PCI-compliant payment platform. The extension includes both Direct and Hosted payment types (including 3D security).
"With the availability of an integration extension to access GlobalCollect's single-interface payment platform, hybris customers can now expand their e-commerce activity globally by implementing a leading global payment service in a fraction of the time and cost normally required for such integrations," said Patrick Finn, Global Vice President, Strategic Alliances, hybris. "We are pleased to welcome GlobalCollect into our hybris Extend community."
Albert de Vlieger, Senior Partner Manager at GlobalCollect, added: "This extension empowers retailers to increase sales to local consumers across the globe. To support the global ambition of our customers, GlobalCollect's extensive portfolio of payment options is now configurable through the hybris management console. Furthermore, this partnership enables retailers to realize savings immediately, as well as with future maintenance and feature upgrades. Clients of both companies will see further benefits from increased efficiency between the two platforms. The fact that GlobalCollect offers an unrivalled portfolio of local and alternative payment methods and can consult on cultural payment preferences also means that the partnership will evolve further to accommodate future needs."