With over 20.000 merchants now connected (a figure which has doubled in the space of 2 years), Ogone has the winning recipe in a sector which has escaped the crisis, i.e. technology available in SaaS mode, worldwide financial connections and attentiveness to its customers' needs.
Ogone now has over 20,000 e-merchants. The number of merchants won over by Ogone's payment management platform has increased by 700% in the space of six years, rising successively from 3,000 in 2003 to 7,000 in 2006, and again to 10,000 in 2007, before reaching the symbolic 20,000 mark this month.
A modern, comprehensive platform
The success of the Ogone platform is primarily down to its technology. Available in the form of Web Services accessible in SaaS (Software as a Service) mode, it requires no installation, making it easy to implement and integrate with the company's IT system.
Much more than just a “virtual payment terminal”, the Ogone platform has won over both key accounts and e-merchants with more basic requirements, due to its capacity to automate all payment-related processes, i.e. account creation, activation of a new payment method or a new bank connection in just a few clicks, consolidated payment management from collection to bank reconciliation including refund management, detecting and blocking fraudulent transactions in real time, etc.
Global coverage
In addition, since the launch of its platform in 2000, Ogone has continued to extend its number of bank connections to enable its clients based in a number of countries to manage their Internet payments using a single platform. Today, Ogone's 20,000 clients can cash their transactions in local currencies all over the world.
A profitable strategic choice on a market which is international by its very nature, combined with a team in place (which currently numbers 90 people) with an international culture and expertise, capable of providing its clients with close support across all of the geographic markets concerned.
Advisory approach
Apart from its intrinsic qualities, the Ogone platform also relies on the attentiveness and commitment of in-house teams at every stage of the projects, and on their advice, particularly as regards choice of banking partners or the most appropriate payment methods from the 40 currently on offer (international and local bank cards, private cards, bank transfer, Paypal, credit on line, etc.) to suit the markets concerned and so reach a wider client base.