UseMyBank's proprietary software opens new markets for internet merchants while lowering the risk of fraud or chargebacks.

When UseMyBank’s CEO, Joseph Iuso, first came up with the idea of an ECommerce solution focused strictly on the buying habits of Canadians, he wasn’t exactly met with overwhelming enthusiasm from online merchants.

No one seemed to understand that this was an untapped goldmine...it is not that there are no online buyers here - but Canadians are used to making all their daily purchases with direct debit - and online purchase systems are all credit card based says Iuso. No one online was offering the Canadian marketplace the buying method that they were used to and comfortable with - direct debit.

Our growth rate has been phenomenal - January 2005 will be approximately 10 times the volume, both in dollars and in transactions, of January 2004....and our main source of advertising has been viral - merchants coming to us because their customers want to use us. adds Iuso, People like the concept...and our merchants are amazed at the new market they have!

UseMyBank’s proprietary platform acts a bridge between the online merchant and the customer’s own bank’s online bill paying system. The transactions are authorized in real time, similar to a credit card purchase. The chances of a transaction being reversed due to insufficient funds, a common occurrence with the usual online check that most merchants use, is virtually non-existent, as once the authorization has been made by the customer’s bank, the funds are started on their way to the merchant.

As to what’s next for UseMyBank, CEO Iuso says that the company is focusing on providing their service to payment processors that are already involved in ECommerce rather than broadening their existing merchant base.

We know our strength is in expanding our core product, and making sure that the technology is always at the forefront. By letting our partners manage the front office , working directly with the customers and merchants, while we provide the technology, it allows everyone to focus on the areas they do best. For companies that only offer ACH to their ECommerce merchants, this is a great way to significantly add to the bottom line with a new service to "upsell", without adding to overhead.

UseMyBank will be expanding it’s services to include banks in both the United States, and Europe by early 2005.

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About UseMyBank Services Inc. UseMyBank Services Inc. is an innovative payment service provider based in Toronto, Canada, that facilitates instant online debit payments through online banking. Debit is the preferred way to pay at retail establishments and UseMyBank delivers instant debit payment capability to the Internet. The service simplifies and streamlines the client's ability to pay for goods and services over the Internet by leveraging the Buyers existing financial service providers online banking payment system. UseMyBank has operated in Canada since December 2002 with all major banks. The company is currently expanding to add most major US and European banks to offer an international and ultimately worldwide service.

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