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CommDoo News in January 2024
New solutions for rentals, subscriptions and installments

Buying goods and then disposing of them is not a sustainable way of doing business. CommDoo has developed a technical platform for the rental of goods in close cooperation with notebooksbilliger.de.

The solution developed by CommDoo not only includes functions for billing rental models, but also applications for installment payments, subscriptions and memberships. A special landing page can be provided if required. For projects with an annual turnover of 2,500,000 million or more, there is even the option of hosting the entire solution on the retailer's servers, including complete data storage.

 

CommDoo News in October 2023
Industry-specific solutions for tobacco and CBD

Suppliers of luxury goods such as tobacco, CBD or alcohol still find it difficult to find payment methods. CommDoo now offers these providers a selected portfolio and premium payment methods.

Such as: For the largest German supplier of medical cannabis, we have developed a special Paylink solution with payment methods such as Klarna, online bank transfer, purchase on account and credit card. For one of Germany's largest tobacco retailers, we collect recurring monthly orders (subscriptions) from B2B and B2C customers by direct debit via the merchant account. We support credit card billing and secure purchase on account for various CBD providers.

 

CommDoo News in September 2023
Unified Settlements for DATEV

The assignment of payments to open items is one of the biggest challenges in payment transactions due to the confusion of different formats, unless you have a partner like CommDoo who standardizes all these formats.

In addition to our own .csv-based formats, which are extremely easy to process, there are now two highly specialized formats, MT940 and DATEV, which can be individualized and adapted to the requirements of retailer systems as required. Due to their flexibility, both the .csv formats and the MT940 format harmonize with large systems such as SAP or MS Dynamcis as well as with any other ERP or accounting system.

 

CommDoo News in July 2023
Alipay and WeChatPay

Alipay or WeChatPay? Which of the two wallets is better for your business if you want to sell in China? The simple answer is that you need both if you want to be successful.

Alipay and WeChatPay are two apps that are installed on every smartphone in China. However, there are also differences in their use. While WeChatPay is mainly used in everyday life and for smaller transactions, users prefer to pay for larger transactions with Alipay. There is no relevant limit on the amounts for either offer.

 

CommDoo News May 2023
Zinia as new payment method

We at CommDoo are pleased to announce Zinia as a new payment method for our customers. Zinia is a brand of Openbank and Santander Consumer Finance and has already won over approximately 3 million customers and over 63,000 merchants in 16 countries across Europe.

The integration of Zinia as a new payment method allows us to offer our customers state-of-the-art and secure payment options. Zinia offers an all-in-one solution with a wide range of services and products, including the -Buy Now, Pay Later- option, pre-payment option and risk assumption in case of non-payment. By integrating Zinia, you as a merchant can offer your customers an enhanced shopping experience and increase your sales.

 

CommDoo News July 2022
Shopware 6 - Second Generation

The CommDoo Shopware 6 plug-in has been extended with many new services

Our successful Shopware 6 plug-in is successfully used in many stores. In the second generation a lot of new new features such as a webhook, flexible payment status management and multiple references.

 

CommDoo News June 2022
Maturity factoring for digital goods

100% protection for direct debits for digital goods

Unlike mail order, payment guarantees are rare in digital business. There is a lack of resources to evaluate the risks assess the risks. With SEPA Secure (www.sepa-secure.com), CommDoo has developed a solution that solves all problems.

 

CommDoo News April 2022
Mobility Data Space of the EU

Service Partner in the Mobility Data Space of the EU

Together with our partner Truzzt we now provide innovative and individual payment solutions for the Mobility Dataspace of the European Union. https://mobility-dataspace.eu/de/service-partner

 

CommDoo News February 2022
Settlement Files in MT 940 format

A unified settlement format for all payment types - part 3

With the settlement files in MT 940 format, CommDoo has added a third format to its portfolio of harmonized settlement files. format. The first retailer to process their settlement files directly in SAP will be a major German fashion brand.

 

CommDoo News December 2021
External Settlements

Settlement Processing without Payment

In cases where merchants, due to existing contracts, cannot process a payment type directly via the CommDoo Payment Gateway we now unify settlement files for accounting as a stand-alone service.

 

CommDoo News September 2021
B2B Full-Service

All B2B services from a single source

Even though the online trend in B2B is unbroken, there are still too few service providers compared to B2C. Through our partner Ideal Alpha we offer everything from one source: photo studio, store operation, marketing, payment, accounting, etc.

 

CommDoo News June 2021
EVO Pay

New cooperation with EVO Pay

In the future, CommDoo will support EVO Pay in providing individual payment solutions for online merchants. One focus will be complex customer integration with special interface requirements.

 

CommDoo News May 2021
Credit card acquiring in the USA

Attractive new solutions for dealers selling directly in the US.

Nuvei, one of the largest acquirers on the North American market, will cooperate with CommDoo in the future with European merchants who want to sell their products to the North American market.

 

CommDoo News March 2021
Wircard discontinues all services.

Wirecard will discontinue processing for all merchants on March 31, 2021.

A large number of merchants had turned to CommDoo for help in finding a new credit card provider. All of these merchants were successfully referred by CommDoo.

 

CommDoo News November 2020
GoBD certified accounts receivable accounting

CommDoo offers resource-efficient accounts receivable accounting for all purchase order

Immediately after payment, we automatically create and process debtor and OP lists including the posting accounts. Settlements are assigned to the OPs on an ongoing basis. You receive reconciled totals and balances lists for the general ledger on a monthly basis.

 

CommDoo News August 2020
High-Risk Payment

Worldpay and CommDoo enter into cooperation for the digital payment market

The digital high-risk market poses extreme challenges for acquirers. More and more are therefore pulling out. CommDoo has therefore deliberately CommDoo therefore deliberately chose Worldpay, the largest and most experienced European provider in this market.

 

CommDoo News in March 2020
Apple Pay and Google Pay

From now on, merchants can also use the CommDoo Payment Gateway to process payments via Apple Pay and Google Pay.

The prerequisite for this is an acceptance agreement with one of the CommDoo partner banks, which must payment types already in your portfolio. We can fully accept the conclusion of such an acceptance agreement. manage for you.

 

CommDoo News in February 2020
Main sponsor of the official cathedral film

CommDoo has supported the official documentation of the Cologne Cathedral in 3D as main sponsor.

In close cooperation with the Metropolitan Chapter of the High Cathedral Church of Cologne and the Zentral-Dombau-Verein the company MobyMovies has realized an elaborate 2D/3D documentation about the Cologne Cathedral. The film shows various aspects of Cologne Cathedral from the laying of the foundation stone to the present day.

The film can be ordered via the website https://mobyart.de/. A trailer can be viewed here.

 

CommDoo News in October 2019
Santander new CommDoo partner

The Santander invoice purchase and the Santander instalment purchase can be used by CommDoo dealers as new payment methods.

Santander Bank, the largest bank in the euro area and one of the largest banks in the world, is now also among the the partner in the CommDoo network. The payment methods are not only supported by the original backend and frontend interfaces of the CommDoo can be made available. In addition, CommDoo will be Develop a new Universal API to make it easier than ever for merchants to purchase on account.

 

CommDoo News in August 2019
New website launched

Finally, the time has come. After 4 months of development a beta version of our new website went online for the first time on 15.08.

On more than 25 pages, interested parties are given a profound insight into the diverse possibilities that the CommDoo platform offers. In addition to the case studies described, the following are of particular interest to traders the different gateways with which the most diverse products can be billed.

 

CommDoo News in April 2019
Premium Risk Checks for Austria and Switzerland

Dealers who carry out invoice purchases on their own can now also use intelligent scoring routines in Austria and Switzerland.

As one of the few Payment Service Providers CommDoo has its own risk management platform with over 100 modules developed. With this system, it is possible to make payment by invoice or credit card for payment methods at risk of default such as of the direct debit (SEPA) reduce the default risk to a minimum. The merchant therefore does not need an external Partner for the purchase on account.

 

CommDoo News in January 2019
Please note: Phishing e-mails on our behalf

At the moment, phishing emails with a defective link are sent randomly in our name! Please do not open under any circumstances the link and delete the E-mail immediately! How do the payers get to your e-mail address? The scammers apparently have somewhere a big list of e-mail addresses -tapped-. Where exactly, we can't say. What is important is that the e-mail addresses do not come from us.

 

CommDoo News in May 2018
Development of a prepaid system for telephone services

On behalf of a major international provider in the area of Life Consulting/Astrology CommDoo has developed an innovative prepaid system for telephonic services. The project partner is the Cologne telephone carrier IN-telegence. On the provider's website, end customers can choose between 5 different payment options and make phone calls. End customers have two different methods at their disposal. On the one hand, they can actively call a consultant and, on the other hand, they can call an Initiate the consultant's call. over 10 different CommDoo electronic interfaces. ensure real-time monitoring of credit balances and monitoring on the part of the provider.

 

CommDoo News in March 2018
Automatic Rebill Intelligence for SEPA Debits

Regardless of whether a Commdoo dealer is using our intelligent payment window or our Direct API for direct debits, it can call a wide variety of functions. The most important select Purchase (direct booking), Authorize (create a booking file for later deletion) as well as Rebill (tokengest;tze repeat booking). In particular for digital services without registration, merchants leave the data collection to the CommDoo frontend and do not keep any your own intelligence. Thus the customers run again and again into the first booking process and are forced, to re-enter all data required for booking and risk assessment. For the Conversion a killer. CommDoo now provides an algorithm for these dealers, can be automatically recognized with the customer, evaluated and simply re-booked.

 

CommDoo News in January 2018
Multiple variable usable layouts for SEPA direct debits and credit cards

Often it is the little things that determine the conversion. Thus A/B tests with different This has shown merchants that the order in which data is queried on the payment window is already clear, can have a significant influence on the acceptance rate. This effect can be achieved both with the credit card and the SEPA direct debit. A special feature is the direct debit, that only the query of the bank data (only IBAN; IBAN + BIC; account number + BLZ) contains a multiplicity of offers alternatives that are accepted differently by the users. With the help of a special layout parameters, our dealers will be able to handle a wide variety of different Use layouts in parallel and evaluate them with our help. At the end of the day, a well-founded The decision for the layout or layouts that offer the highest conversion will be made.

 

CommDoo News in November 2017
connection of the Computop gateway

CommDoo as a specialist for individualised payment solutions enables CommDoo to customers can use a variety of different gateways to access a wide range of different Payment offers. Already today, processing via the gateways of ACI and Ingenico are possible. possible. Computop is now another major provider of international payment services. solutions have been added.

 

CommDoo News in August 2017
Development of a PCI certified payment platform for an internationally active PSP

For the first time CommDoo has created a complete clon of its own developed platform and to a globally operating PSP. The scope of the project included both the selection of the of the data center, the procurement and configuration of the hardware as well as individual adaptations in the area of payment software, which allows seamless integration of existing merchants of the PSP into the CommDoo system. The project was successfully completed with a PCI certification completed.

 

CommDoo News in May 2017
smart routing for international credit card transactions

Smart Routing means that credit card transactions are distributed among different credit card acquirers. will be. For this purpose, rules are defined that regulate the distribution of the transactions z. e.g. depending on the country, the fees, the transaction volume or the rejection rate. Smart-routing always makes sense when a business model is to be implemented internationally. a higher risk exists or the fees charged by different providers are not in line with the for different countries to differ significantly from each other.

 

CommDoo News in February 2017
New cooperation with Even-on-Sunday and e-velopment

In connection with the connection of a further fashion provider to the CommDoo gateway, there is a cooperation with the Even-on-Sunday specialist for fashion marketing and the Hamburg-based company e-velopment, the operator of the innovative eCommerce and Omnichannel trading platform 360e. Transactions are processed via credit card, Paypal and Amazon Payments. In addition to payment processing, CommDoo was also responsible for preparing the data for the accounting department. on your behalf.

 

CommDoo News in August 2016
In the IDEA SBA online shop of SpecTec, customers will pay via CommDoo

in future With SpecTec, a large partner for the administration of maritime fleets will in the future be able to offer its online shop and benefit from the many functions of the CommDoo platform. Due to the increasing importance of the online area, SpecTec will in the future even more than before rely on a versatile and flexible all-in-one solution from hosting to payment system. In addition to the provision and hosting of the web shop (WooCommerce), the scope of services of CommDoo includes the creation of invoices as well as the automated data exchange with the SpecTec used ERP system. Both one-time payments and complex subscription models are offered.

 

CommDoo News in June 2016
Extension for the Drupal Shop System

For Drupal users, it is now easy and convenient to use the services of CommDoo GmbH as an Payment Service Provider. The extension can be easily converted into the successful Open source shop system and the configuration of payment methods is absolutely unproblematic. As with all other shop extensions, this module was completely developed by our own programmers. was created. This ensures that individual dealer requirements can be met quickly and easily. can be implemented.

 

CommDoo News in April 2016
In the Takko online shop customers will pay via CommDoo

in future With Takko, another major textile discounter will have its online shop billed via CommDoo and benefit from the many functions of the CommDoo platform. Due to the increasing importance of the online sector, Takko Holding is starting into the e-commerce age. and will in future be dependent on a versatile and flexible payment system. The scope of services of CommDoo includes, in addition to billing via credit card and instant bank transfer also the purchase on account of Klarna. For logistics and accounts receivable management, CommDoos partner Hermes Fulfilment for many years.

 

CommDoo News in March 2016
All variants for purchase on account via an interface

The right thing for everyone - Different variants for purchase on account CommDoo offers its dealers not only one, but three different options for the most important payment method in online commerce: purchase on account.
Variant 1 offers traders purchase on account with intelligent risk management via the CommDoo own risk gateway. The total costs incl. a possible failure are usually not higher. than PayPal, for example. For the margin, this is usually the most attractive solution.
Variant 2 offers merchants purchase on account with purchase of all due receivables (maturity factoring) and thus protection against defaults.
Variant 3 offers merchants purchase on account with purchase of all receivables. At this point the payment processing via its partner Klarna, the leading European provider of secured invoice purchase on the Internet.
As a special service CommDoo offers its dealers the possibility to test all variants. and then, after evaluating the results, decide on the optimal variant.

 

CommDoo News in February 2016
Final migration to SEPA

As of February 1, 2016, all direct debit transactions in all SEPA countries will be handled exclusively in the SEPA scheme. In time with the expiration of the transition period on 31.01.2016 CommDoo the last traders who still wanted to rely on the classic direct debit procedure, on the SEPA scheme migrated. Using the end customer's IBAN, CommDoo automatically detects whether his bank is participates in the SEPA procedure and which SEPA solution (CORE or CORE1) is supported. Chargebacks are minimized by this and due to a multitude of fraud prevention solutions. CommDoo also offers merchants the option of automated e-mail notifications about upcoming fraud. SEPA direct debits to their customers. With this procedure, merchants have so far very good experiences.

 

CommDoo News in November 2015
CommDoo integrated Amazon Payments

CommDoo is expanding its portfolio with Amazon Checkout on behalf of one of the largest providers of children's fashion in Germany by adding a convenient, fast and secure payment solution. Amazon Checkout makes it possible to avoid having to re-enter your data for repeat calls. Recognition takes place automatically on the basis of the data with which the customer logs into his Amazon account. Each additional click, each additional data entry can lead to cancellations in the payment process. It is therefore a great advantage for an optimal order process if the number of requested data is minimized.

 

CommDoo News in October 2015
Streamingdienst Watch4

With the Video on Demand portal watch4, Commdoo is looking after a new retailer that offers its customers high-quality video content as part of a subscription service. watch4.com is a video on demand portal that can be freely received by the end user. In addition to a large number of national and international series on public television, watch4 also offers cutting-edge content from the sports, travel, cooking, lifestyle, playboy and automotive sectors. The content is accessed via subscription models with a trial month. As payment methods, merchants can choose the options credit card, direct debit and PayPal.

 

CommDoo News in June 2015
commpay.net Extensions

With Colleon AG, Mainz, CommDoo has gained a new partner in the areas of debt collection and factoring. Jörg Hickethier, CEO of Colleon AG, already served clients such as the German Football Association (DFB) with CommDoo in his former position as managing director of Gothia Deutschland GmbH. The common goal is to define a fully automated process chain for affiliated dealers that minimizes bad debt losses. The cooperation with Colleon AG offers affiliated dealers the complete product range of debt collection and subsequent debt realisation from a single source. In addition, both companies offer their dealers factoring services, which are becoming increasingly important as an alternative to the bank's credit line.

 

CommDoo News in April 2015
commpay.net Extensions

CommDoo extends its extensive online manager with many new interactive functions.
Affiliated merchants can now book authorizations (capture), extend authorizations, issue credit notes (refund), repeat bookings (rebill), initiate cancellations, report incoming payments or also issue collection orders. All functions can be used independently of the browser and operating system. No programs need to be installed on the respective end device.

 

CommDoo News in January 2015
Pay high amounts by phone: MultiCall

As one of the world's leading providers of telephone payment services, CommDoo is expanding its portfolio with MultiCall to include a solution for high volumes. Telephone payment methods are always used when customers want to pay small amounts for digital devices (micropayments) without having to provide personal data. As soon as the amounts increase (macropayment), it becomes more difficult because the amount to be billed per call is strictly limited. MultiCall solves this problem by splitting the amount to be billed over several calls and the customer can always see on the CommDoo payment window what amount he has already paid and how many calls are still necessary. Interrupted payment transactions can be resumed again and again even after months.

 

CommDoo News in October 2014
Easy Rebill

Customers who pay by direct debit or credit card may in future refrain from re-entering their data for repeat bookings. Recognition takes place automatically, as many customers know it from Amazon, for example.
Conversion is one of the most important key figures for any webshop. Every additional click, every additional data entry can lead to aborts. For an optimal ordering process, it is therefore a great advantage if no more data needs to be queried. Instead, existing customers are shown the already known data and only one confirmation is requested.

 

CommDoo News in August 2014
Browser-Fingerprinting / Device-ID

CommDoo now offers its merchants in combination with Arvato Infoscore the possibility to access a browser fingerprint to prevent fraud. Almost every provider in the mail order business or in the field of digital goods has recorded losses due to significant activities. For example, different accounts with different identities are often created. Most of these fraud attempts can be detected reliably and securely with over 100 different CommDoo checking routines. However, the higher the criminal energy, the more valuable the option of identifying fraud attempts on the basis of the end device used becomes. A browser fingerprint is a digital fingerprint of a customer's system configuration. This is converted into a unique device ID, which can be blocked and limited as part of checking routines. CommDoo customers can book this service both as part of a risk package and as a stand-alone service.

 

CommDoo News in March 2014
CommDoo creates module for effortless interface migration

CommDoo extends its extensive payment platform with a module that allows merchants to continue using their existing interface integrations when switching to CommDoo. It happens again and again that payment service providers discontinue their services or the support of individual interfaces. For the connected merchants, this usually means that you have to integrate a completely new interface. This is where the new CommDoo module comes in, as it allows the merchant to program without and to process all transactions with the existing interface call via the CommDoo platform in the future.

 

CommDoo News in February 2014
Isopay: White label payment system for consulting services

With our new Isopay payment system, CommDoo offers a special service for providers of telephone consulting services.
At Isopay, the customer's phone number serves as a virtual prepaid card that can be recharged using up to 10 different payment methods. This makes it possible to dispense with 0900 numbers and offer advisory services over 0800 or geographical numbers. The credit balances are managed by the provider himself or by CommDoo - depending on which platform the calls are routed via. You can view a demo installation here. If you are interested, we will be happy to provide you with references or the names of partners for whom you can already use finished modules with an integrated Isopay interface.

 

CommDoo News in December 2013
Cooperation with Arvato Infoscore enhanced

CommDoo will continue to rely on data from Arvato Financial Solutions, one of the leading providers of scoring and fraud prevention services. In recent years, Arvato, in cooperation with CommDoo, has been able to expand its portfolio with device tracking services. As a result, CommDoo and Arvato have intensified their cooperation, resulting in CommDoo having optimized access to Arvato's data. By combining the proven CommDoo fraud prevention with this data, our customers continue to receive optimal protection against fraud.

 

CommDoo News in September 2013
light installation at the Spiegelslustturm in Marburg

The city of Marburg has a special application that is controlled by a 0900 number in the CommDoo network. A light installation by the Marburg artist Helmi Ohlhagen is installed at the Spiegelslustturm in Marburg. It shows a stylized heart and is activated by calling the chargeable telephone number 09005-771207. The city's net income from the fees (99 cents per minute) will benefit 100 percent non-profit institutions. Further information can be found here: http://www.marburg.de/771207.

 

CommDoo News in August 2013
CommDoo integrates Klarna into its platform

With Klarna, the Europe-wide leading provider of secure invoice purchase on the Internet, CommDoo expands its portfolio with another large partner.
One of the biggest challenges in online payment continues to be to carry out the purchase on account yourself and to continually optimise the risk management instruments used. Not every webshop wants to or can accept this challenge. This is where Klarna's services make life easier for many, as Klarna takes over the entire payment process for the retailer and also offers a payment guarantee in many European countries. CommDoo integration enables connected webshops to use individual interfaces for downstream communication with Klarna (e.g. Capture, Cancel, Refund, EPA). It is therefore primarily aimed at customers who operate a self-programmed shop or have special requirements for process integration in the areas of logistics and accounting.

 

CommDoo News in May 2013
In the Mustang online shop, customers will pay via CommDoo

in the future. In the future, Mustang will be another major textile company that will bill its online shop via CommDoo and benefit from the many functions of the CommDoo platform. Due to the increasing importance of the online sector, Mustang will in future be even more dependent than before on a versatile and flexible payment system. In addition to billing via credit card, PayPal, instant transfer and invoice, CommDoo's range of services also includes automated data exchange with the ERP system used by Mustang and other partners involved, e.g. in debt collection. A particular focus is on fraud protection. Intelligent algorithms in the CommDoo platform control the use of internal checks and external queries.

 

CommDoo News in April 2013
CommDoo launches new transaction manager for Händler

CommDoo GmbH dealers can now not only view statistics and track transactions in their online manager, but also place extensive orders.
With the conversion to the transaction system 3.0, CommDoo now distinguishes between more than 10 transaction types. From the reservation of a payment to various booking types to the notification of an incoming payment and the dunning run, the merchant always has a detailed overview of the various stages of a payment order. For each of these transaction types, there are different actions that can be executed in the Online Manager. Examples are rebills, credits, cancellations, cancellations, reminders, collection orders or the notification of incoming payments.

 

CommDoo News in February 2013
SinnLeffers uses Payment Technology from CommDoo

The fashion chain SinnLeffers will in future not only reach its customers in its 22 stores in Germany, but also via a new online shop. For this purpose SinnLeffers, in cooperation with Hermes Fulfillment and a specialized service provider, has had its own shop programmed. The purchase is invoiced by invoice, credit card, PayPal and direct debit. In addition to billing services, CommDoo is also integrated into risk management and processes transaction and billing data in a form that enables fully automated transfer to an SAP system.

 

CommDoo News in January 2013
Value-added phone numbers are still important elements of billing and communication

CommDoo is the only payment provider in Germany to not only operate a platform for electronic payment systems (ePayments) but also its own platform for value-added numbers. Even though it has become more difficult for many providers due to new legal regulations as of summer 2012, value-added numbers remain an important component of corporate communications and billing portfolios for digital devices. Examples of the use of value-added numbers in CommDoo billing projects are, for example, the official Bundesliga football manager on bundesliga.de or car ratings at Eurotax-Schwacke.

 

CommDoo News in December 2012
B2B advertising agency.com trusts in CommDoo

mediation platform One of the largest B2B platforms in Germany uses the services of CommDoo GmbH for payment processing.
On www.werbeagentur.de companies can advertise marketing projects and receive offers from advertising agencies. The service is subject to a fee for agencies. The service is billed via a membership fee. The choice between the individual payment methods is made on a CommDoo payment window specially programmed for werbeagentur.de. In addition to credit cards, permitted payment methods include giropay, direct debit and Sofortütransfer.

 

CommDoo News in November 2012
CommDoo integrated BarPay

CommDoo is one of the first payment service providers to offer its partners the innovative BarPay payment method.
With BarPay, goods and services ordered online as well as open invoice items (e.g. telephone or electricity bills) can be paid in cash using a barcode at over 18,000 local petrol stations, shops and kiosks. All deposits are guaranteed by Wirecard Bank AG. The anonymity of the purchase is preserved.
BarPay is suitable for both physical and digital devices.
Further information on BarPay is available at www.barpay.de.

 

CommDoo News in September 2012
CommDoo realizes international project with pay.on AG

The US Möbel brand Bombay uses the payment gateway of CommDoo GmbH.
Together with pay.on AG and the US credit card provider Chase Paymenttech, CommDoo will in future be responsible for the smooth processing of all credit card transactions of the established Möbelh;ndler Bombay. As a further payment method, PayPal is processed via the CommDoo Payment Gateway.
Other project partners include Hermes NexTec, the Hermes Group company specializing in webshop solutions for e-commerce, and Hermes Fulfilment, which is responsible for backend processes such as warehousing, payment and receivables management and customer service. Further information about Bombay can be found at www.bombaycompany.com.

 

CommDoo News in July 2012
CommDoo cooperates with First Debit

CommDoo expands its portfolio with the services of First Debit GmbH.

In addition to its focus on debtor management and debt collection, First Debit has a wealth of experience in risk management. In combination with the leading risk management technology of CommDoo GmbH, this results in a great deal of added value for customers who trust in CommDoo's risk management.

 

CommDoo News in May 2012
Multidimensional Limit System

CommDoo adds a multi-dimensional limit system to its risk management and thereby strengthens its leading position in fraud prevention. CommDoo's new multi-dimensional limit system allows partners to set different limits for different customer groups for risky payment methods. The limits define the maximum number of transactions and/or the maximum turnover within a defined period and are automatically adapted to the individual customer with each successfully completed transaction. The reference size of the limits can be individual parameters such as customer number, name or bank details as well as any combination of parameters such as last name and Straße. As a result, an ideal combination of limits can be provided for each product and service.

 

CommDoo News in April 2012
New modules for ePages, Gambio and Veyton

Customers of CommDoo GmbH can now also use ready-made payment modules for the shop systems ePages, Gambio and Veyton. As with all other payment modules, these modules were created entirely by our own programmers. This ensures that the individual requirements of the merchants can be implemented quickly and easily at all times.

 

CommDoo News in February 2012
CommDoo programs paid online test for the non-profit Hörtech gGmbH

As one of the few payment providers in Germany, CommDoo operates its own telephone servers for billing micropayment services. Currently almost 20 different types of services run on these servers.
With the paid telephone test for HörTech gGmbH, a further service has now been added. The intelligibility of different announcements with simultaneous reproduction of background noise provides important information about the condition of the Hörverm>gene (www.hoertest-per-telefon.de). Further information on HörTech gGmbH can be found at www.hoertech.de

 

CommDoo News in January 2012
CommDoo launches innovative prepaid payment system with Easy-Payment interface

CommDoo reacts to the requirements of many small providers and develops a payment system that can be integrated in less than 15 minutes. From now on, providers of digital devices can integrate the CommDoo payment system within a few minutes. The call is made via a simple link, the Easy-Payment interface. All tariffs are stored in the CommDoo system and can be selected by the customer on the CommDoo payment window. Of course, the payment window - like all CommDoo payment windows - can be perfectly adapted to the provider's requirements. There are no restrictions on the payment methods available.

 

CommDoo News in December 2011
CommDoo charges new online portal of Generali Versicherung

Under www.reiseschutz2go.de Generali Versicherung now offers interested parties the possibility of taking out travel insurance online. Generali is thus one of the first insurance companies to establish this distribution channel. Generali relies on the PCI certified technology of CommDoo GmbH, the leading provider of individual payment solutions on the Internet. Billing is carried out via a specially developed CommDoo payment window which has been 100% adapted in look and feel to the specifications of Generali Versicherung. Customers can pay by credit card, instant bank transfer and PayPal.

 

CommDoo News in November 2011
CommDoo ütakes over a large number of Deutsche Telekom customers

As of October 31, 2011, Deutsche Telekom has discontinued its service on 0900 as announced.
Deutsche Telekom referred customers who had obtained information from Deutsche Telekom about a new billing partner in the 0900 area to CommDoo. CommDoo also sees this step as recognition for years of excellent cooperation in the area of telephone billing. For example, Deutsche Telekom's PayByCall service was handled via CommDoo's technical platform.
The spectrum of new customers who have placed their trust in CommDoo ranges from industrial companies to consumer protection institutions.

 

CommDoo News in September 2011
CommDoo and Pay.On establish partnership

CommDoo is now connected to the PAY.ON Gateway PayPipeTM and integrated into the PaySourcingTM platform. CommDoo is thus connected to one of the world's largest networks of payment providers and online payment methods. In cooperation with PAY.ON, CommDoo can offer its customers a variety of new global payment services. CommDoo, for example, is now connected to Chinapay, the third largest online payment provider in the Chinese market.

 

CommDoo News in July 2011
Telecom and CommDoo deepen their partnership

CommDoo will provide selected Telekom customers with special services from the 0900 range with immediate effect.
Many companies used 0900 numbers for information services and hotlines, especially in technical areas. In addition to simple routing functions, there is often a need for intelligent applications. On request, CommDoo will map such functions on the CommDoo voice platform for existing and new customers of Deutsche Telekom with immediate effect.
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CommDoo News in June 2011
New CommDoo voice platform with many functions launched

Customers who bill their telephone services via CommDoo can now benefit from many new functions.
Amongst the key features are

  • Communication services
  • Service number management
  • agent management
  • voice application
  • Browser-controlled administration and agent login
  • Critical statistics
  • Live-Center
  • Billing system
The complete functional description can be downloaded here. Download

 

CommDoo News in May 2011
In the DFB Fanshop you can now pay via CommDoo

In addition to the official Bundesliga manager on www.bundesliga.de CommDoo now also accounts the newly launched DFB Fanshop on www.dfb-fanshop.de.
The project was implemented under the management of the general contractor Ernst Schmitz Logistik. Other CommDoo partners involved are Gothia (debt collection), Global Group (shop system), Deltavista (risk management) and eFullfilment (logistics systems). The payment methods used are credit card (Verified by Visa, Mastercard Secure Code, AMEX) and direct debit. Further payment methods are planned.

 

CommDoo News in April 2011
Hermes and Tom Tailor calculate üvia CommDoo ab

Customers who shop online at Tom Tailor will now pay via the CommDoo.
gateway. Under the project management of Hermes Fullfilment in Hamburg, a new set-up in the areas of risk management and payment has been implemented for Tom Tailor over the past six months. In addition to Hermes Fullfilment and CommDoo, the companies Domnowski (risk management), Wiethe Interaktiv (shop system) and the Otto Group (logistics systems) were also involved in the project. The payment methods used are credit card (Verified by Visa, Mastercard Secure Code), debit card (CarteBleu), PayPal, giropay and iDeal. Further payment methods, such as EPS, are planned.

 

CommDoo News in March 2011
All major credit and debit cards via an acceptance agreement

In addition to Amex, VISA and Mastercard, you can now also bill other credit and debit cards via your credit card acceptance contract with CommDoo.
On the credit card side are JCB, Discover and Diners Club. JCB (Japan Credit Bureau) is mainly used in Asia and the USA. Diners Club and Discover reach over 50 million cardholders worldwide. Here, too, the focus is on the USA.
As more and more debit card offers are taken over by VISA and Mastercard, some of these cards can also be used without any problems via your acceptance contract. For this Maestro International (to Mastercard, among other things very strong in Austria), Maestro UK (to Mastercard, Great Britain), the CarteBleu (to VISA, France), the Dankort (to VISA, Denmark) as well as Switch (to Maestro/Mastercard, UK) and Solo (to Maestro/Mastercard, UK); While the Switch brand has now disappeared from the market, Solo's brand and logo continue to exist despite the acquisition by Maestro/Mastercard.
All credit and debit cards can be used both via our XML interfaces and via our payment window and the finished shop integrations.

Cooperation with Buckaroo covers all payment methods in the Netherlands

All offers from Buckaroo, a provider specialising in the Netherlands, can now be used via the CommDoo interfaces. Buckaroo is one of the leading providers of payment services in the Netherlands, specialising in online payments. Currently more than 2,500 webshops use Buckaroo's services. By offering a wide range of payment methods and special functionalities, Buckaroo offers a solution for almost every web shop, regardless of size. In addition to payment methods that CommDoo already offers in a standardized form - such as credit cards and direct debits - CommDoo customers can also use the following Dutch payment methods in particular via Buckaroo:

  • Prepayment with payment assignment: The transaction is carried out via an account of Buckaroo.
  • Invoice with payment guarantee: Buckaroo assumes the payment guarantee for all payments on account that successfully pass through a risk check.

 

CommDoo News in February 2011
iDeal fixed part of all standard interfaces

The most widely used ePayment in the Netherlands is now an integral part of all payment interfaces of CommDoo GmbH.
Ideal is a standardized payment method for secure online transfers between two bank accounts. Until February 2011, only retailers with a Rabobank account were able to use this service on request. Now all other participating banks are also activated with CommDoo. In detail these are: ABN AMRO, ASN Bank, Friesland Bank, ING, Rabobank, RegioBank, SNS Bank, Triodos Bank and Van Lanschot.
This means that all relevant electronic payment methods in the Netherlands can now be used via CommDoo. In addition to iDeal, these include in particular credit cards, direct debits and PayPal. As usual, CommDoo GmbH prepares all necessary contracts with the providers of the payment systems for you to sign.

CommDoo News in November 2010
Innovative One-Page Checkout Solution for Webshops

As an additional feature for webshops, CommDoo GmbH, the leading provider of individualised payment solutions, is now offering a new one-page checkout solution. CommDoo is thus responding to the requirements of its customers who expect a reduction in the order process to have a positive effect on the conversion rate.
With the new solution, all available payments of CommDoo GmbH can be integrated into the order page via an iFrame perfectly adapted to the CI of the customer. It goes without saying that this solution also meets all requirements of the PCI standard for credit card transactions.

 

CommDoo News in October 2010
mPass üavailable via the CommDoo Gateway

CommDoo is one of the first PSPs to offer its customers the mPass payment system from 1.10.2010. In October 2008, mPass was launched as a joint mobile Internet payment system by Vodafone and O2. Since then, more than 70 million mobile customers with bank accounts in Germany have been able to benefit from this convenient and secure payment method; mPass is therefore not only aimed at contract customers of Vodafone and O2, but also at every customer of a German mobile provider.

T-Pay discontinues further services

After the T-Pay PayByCall service was discontinued on January 1, 2010, the T-Pay Telekom Rechnung and T-Pay Call and Pay services followed on July 1, 2010. Only T-Pay Online Überweisung (from 01.10.2010 Telekom Online-Überweisung) and T-Pay MicroMoney (from 01.10.2010 MicroMoney) will continue to be operated. CommDoo will continue to offer these services on its platform. CommDoo customers who currently use these services do not have to make any changes.

 

CommDoo News in September 2010
New risk check for telephone based payment methods

With immediate effect CommDoo GmbH offers a completely new risk check for premium rate phone numbers in Germany. The service is aimed at all providers of digital services, such as browser games, who do not want to do without anonymous billing via premium rate numbers. The algorithm developed by CommDoo GmbH takes various criteria into account, such as limits, blacklists, user behavior and creditworthiness indicators. Together with the customer, a check threshold is defined at which the chargeable check is used. Depending on the service, CommDoo GmbH's solution can reduce execution by up to 10%.

 

CommDoo News in August 2010
advocard uses CommDoo Frontend

In cooperation with Domnowski Payments, CommDoo GmbH, the leading provider of customer-specific payment solutions, has taken over the billing for advocard's new Internet product. Effective immediately, advocard offers its customers a completely new type of protection for vehicle sales at www.advocard-sofortschutz.de Billing takes place via a specially developed CommDoo payment window, the design of which adapts 100% to the advocard website. In addition to credit cards and direct debits, customers also have the option of paying by PayPal and immediate bank transfer. Innovative ways were also taken for the exchange of data between the systems of advocard and the PCI certified systems of CommDoo. Individual requirements of the advocard with regard to security and communication channel were decisive here.

 

CommDoo News in July 2010
CommDoo manages T-Pay PayByCall Service of Telekom more

CommDoo GmbH, one of the most important providers of telephone-based payment services, will in future continue to market Deutsche Telekom AG's proven T-Pay PayByCall platform under its own name. This is the result of discussions between CommDoo GmbH and representatives of Deutsche Telekom AG since the beginning of the year. For many years, Deutsche Telekom offered its customers a service called T-Pay PayByCall, which was almost entirely based on CommDoo GmbH's technologies and was also operated in CommDoo GmbH's data centers. As part of the complete discontinuation of the T-Pay payment platform, Deutsche Telekom AG also discontinued the marketing of the T-Pay PayByCall service with effect from June 30, 2010. Customers who wish to continue using this technology can do so with immediate effect via CommDoo GmbH. The secure telephone numbers of Deutsche Telekom AG will continue to be used.

 

CommDoo News in June 2010
New collection interface implemented

CommDoo GmbH offers its customers a new top feature with which open outsides can be realized even more effectively. With immediate effect it offers a new web service for its partners, with which they can easily and quickly pass on the data of affected invoices to highly professional and experienced debt collection service providers via the CommDoo gateway. The transfer of data is automated via a single interface to make the process as convenient as possible. The new standard interface can be integrated quickly and easily with just a few clicks, and the corresponding configurations can be easily carried out. Interested partners can thus make payment even more consistent and effective for their customers and further minimize the risk of non-payment. CommDoo GmbH has thus once again improved its attractive complete program for online payments.

 

CommDoo News in May 2010
Now also shop module for Magento

CommDoo GmbH now offers a shop module for Magento. Having already successfully implemented the shop modules for xt:Commerce, OXID eSales and most recently osCommerce in its portfolio, it will now also be very easy and convenient for Magento users to use the services of CommDoo GmbH as a payment service provider. The shop module developed by CommDoo GmbH allows its interfaces to be integrated into the successful open source shop system without any special effort. All settings for the online shop are preconfigured, so that Shophändler only have to make a few settings in order to be able to present their customers with a clear and comfortable web shop after a few clicks.

Magento is an open source e-commerce platform that first released its program at the beginning of 2008. Magento is produced by Varien. It offers the possibility of managing several shops with their own catalogues and customer bases on domains. Magento won the 2008 Best New Open Source Project Award at the SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards. Due to its continuous development, Magento is particularly attractive for online merchants and the integration of this important component for the continued successful growth of CommDoo GmbH.

 

CommDoo News in April 2010
Now also in cooperation with Atriga

CommDoo GmbH completes its offer: With immediate effect it offers its customers a new interface through which all services of atriga GmbH can be used. The transfer of data is automated in order to make the process as simple and convenient as possible for CommDoo's partners. Atriga has been successfully active on the market for years, the most diverse customer groups and now also the partners of CommDoo GmbH profit from their experience. In this way, they can motivate customers to make payments even more consistently and effectively, thus further minimizing the risk of non-payment.

atriga GmbH, a specialist in innovative receivables management, offers innovative online services for credit checks, investigations and debt collection, which are already used internationally by thousands of companies and entrepreneurs. This makes it a perfect complement to the services of CommDoo GmbH, because together they can offer their partners a comprehensive and secure service for their payment.

 

CommDoo News in March 2010
New cooperation with Gothia

The internationally successful debt collection company Gothia has been working successfully in the field of receivables management for years. From now on, CommDoo GmbH's customers can also benefit from this many years of experience. Recently, users of our payment service have been able to transfer their data directly to Gothia. This allows them to automatically use all the services offered by Gothia via a single interface. These are divided into the areas of debt purchase, debt collection and credit assessment. This will make it even easier and more convenient for CommDoo GmbH customers to track payment delays consistently and efficiently.

The financial services provider Gothia has been active since 1976 and offers a wide range of services to meet its customers' expectations for a better cash flow and the avoidance of loan losses. Thus their offer complements perfectly the services of CommDoo GmbH in order to offer their partners a comprehensive service around payment services and a far-reaching protection against payment defaults.

 

CommDoo News in February 2010
The new shop module of CommDoo for osCommerce

After having already included the shop modules for xt:Commerce and OXID eSales in its offer, CommDoo GmbH has now taken another big step in the integration of open source shop systems. With immediate effect it also offers a module for osCommerce. This makes it very easy to integrate its interfaces into the successful open source shop system. CommDoo GmbH offers a complete module in which all settings for the online shop are preconfigured. If required, retailers can simply download it and integrate the CommDoo GmbH interfaces with just a few clicks.

osCommerce is an open source e-commerce solution that is constantly being developed by the open source community. It can be installed "out-of-the-box", enabling shop owners to set up and manage their own online shop with minimal effort and no additional costs. With the fast and simple integration of CommDoo GmbH's interfaces, Händlers can now offer their customers an uncomplicated and comprehensive service for paying on the Internet.

 

CommDoo News in January 2010
As of now CommDoo offers payment with paysafecard

CommDoo GmbH has again won a large, globally active partner for its Internet payments: With immediate effect, it offers its customers the popular paysafecard payment option. Over the past ten years, paysafecard has established itself as Europe's most popular, secure and easy-to-use alternative prepaid e-commerce method and is available in 25 countries worldwide. The intelligent payment method is intended for consumers who do not have a credit or debit card or who do not want to use their credit card for online purchases and other small payments on the Internet. The payment is released simply by entering a 16-digit PIN code, similar to prepaid phone cards. Thousands of online merchants benefit from new customers when they offer this secure and easy payment method. paysafecard is available as an e-voucher with € 10, € 25, € 50 and € 100 in over 280,000 points of sale in Europe and America.

 

CommDoo News in December 2009
Now also shop module for OXID

In addition to the shop module for xt:Commerce, CommDoo GmbH now also offers a shop module for OXID. This makes it very easy to integrate their services into the successful open source shop system. OXID eSales is one of the leading manufacturers of e-commerce solutions and has developed OXID eShop, a modular and scalable online shopping software. CommDoo GmbH now offers a complete module in which all settings for the online shop are preconfigured. Interested retailers can conveniently download it and integrate the CommDoo GmbH interfaces with just a few clicks to easily configure their webshop.

OXID eSales AG has been pursuing a commercial open source strategy for several years now, in which the partnership with the online community creates products at the height of time whose quality is outstanding. With the quick and easy integration of CommDoo GmbH's services into OXID's offering, retailers can comfortably benefit from the advantages of both partners and offer their customers an uncomplicated and comprehensive online payment service.

 

CommDoo News in November 2009
CommDoo develops new shop module for xt:Commerce

CommDoo GmbH now offers a shop module for easy integration of its services into the open source shop system of xt:Commerce. It thus expands the circle of potential customers, because an online shop offers a good opportunity for small and medium-sized companies to generate additional sales. For this purpose, companies like to resort to open source shop systems in order to minimize costs. CommDoo GmbH now offers a complete module in which all settings for the online shop are preconfigured. Retailers can simply download it and integrate the CommDoo GmbH interfaces with just a few clicks.

The products of xt:Commerce are highly professional and therefore very successful. The magazine webselling judges: "If you want to set up and operate a user-friendly, easy-to-manage online shop, xt:Commerce is the best solution for you". Thanks to the new shop module, CommDoo GmbH is now able to make interesting and attractive offers to users of these products.

 

CommDoo News in September 2009
CommDoo is a certified partner of PayPal

CommDoo GmbH, a full service provider for the complete e-payment sector, is now a new certified partner of PayPal. This means that users of CommDoo GmbH's leading online solutions can now enjoy a new top sales promotion feature. After PayPal and CommDoo GmbH have already worked together intensively in recent months as part of a strategic partnership, a certified integration for the successful PayPal online payment service is now also available.

As one of the leading providers of online payment solutions, PayPal is the reliable partner for fast and secure payments. With PayPal, customers receive payments online just as easily as at the checkout. PayPal is activated within minutes and in Germany alone, over 10 million PayPal account holders can immediately use all common payment methods. You can demonstrably increase your turnover by up to 13% and benefit from comprehensive risk management.
Only a few partners have been officially certified by PayPal so far.

 

CommDoo News in May 2009
Expansion of partnership with Domnowski

CommDoo GmbH is now cooperating even more closely with its proven partner, Domnowski Inkasso GmbH. The two partners have been working together very successfully for years and offer their customers an all-round carefree package for secure payment services on the Internet with PayProtect and comprehensive debt collection services. Domnowski Inkasso GmbH and CommDoo GmbH are expanding their partnership in order to further improve their range of services and strengthen their market position through new innovations. In future, they will jointly offer additional state-of-the-art services.

These new services will enable CommDoo to broaden its strategic base and thus secure its further growth. "Our cooperation has proved very successful and we are delighted that we have been able to intensify this cooperation even further," said CommDoo Managing Director Dr. Thilo Kastrup.

 

CommDoo News in April 2009
CommDoo integrates sofortüberweisung.de

More and more online shops are offering instant bank transfer or planning to do so. The figures show that Sofortüberweisung has achieved a breakthrough on the German online market. CommDoo GmbH also wants to take advantage of this situation and is now offering its partners the option of immediate payment transfer as an additional option for their customers. With the expansion of payment methods, CommDoo GmbH is enabling its partners and webmasters to further boost their business. And also on the customer side the demand for new payment options is great, as studies show. Sofortüberweisung is a simple, fast and secure direct transfer procedure with TÜV certificate and TÜV-tested transaction security, developed and offered by Payment Network AG. The customer only needs a bank account activated for online banking. Payment is made automatically within seconds and directly from the bank account of the customer.

"We are delighted to be able to offer CommDoo GmbH's customers a further, innovative method of payment in the form of immediate bank transfer and thus make an important contribution to the sales development of our existing and new customers," said Dr. Thilo Kastrup, Managing Director of CommDoo GmbH.