MediaKey provides a very flexible billing platform that does not require the merchant to have its own internet merchant account. If you have a merchant account we can integrate with your current payment processor. Here are some of the advantages.

Key Advantages:

• Payment methods include: Credit Cards, Online Checks, 900-numbers and SMS
• Support for multiple currencies
• Pay-per-view billing
• Subscription billing
• Prepaid billing
• Micropayment billing
• Integrates to your current payment processor

Payment Methods

Credit Cards
MediaKey supports multiple credit card types including Visa and Mastercard. Credit Cards is today the main way of making online purchases and account for over half of all purchases.

Online Checks
In addition to Credit Cards, Online Checks is a major payment method of the US. Online Checks is today used for about 30% of all US online purchases.

900-Numbers
With 900-Numbers you can make drop-charges for your content. These 900-Numbers can only be used by consumers with a US phone.

SMS
SMS payments can be made through various european countries.

Billing Models

Here is brief descriptions of the many billing models that MediaKey offers. For a complete description of all billing/business models, please read Billing Models.

Subscription Billing
The subscription model works for Web Publishers who want to establish a longer relationship with their customers by offering collections of content for extended viewing periods.
Read more about subscriptions.

Pay-per-view Billing
The pay per view model is similar to a standard rental store program, which allows a consumer to view a piece of content for a specified time-period.
Read more about pay-per-view.

Prepaid Billing
A consumer can purchase a number of minutes for a surden charge and use them when he wants to.
Read more about prepaid minutes.

Micropayment Billing
When a consumer uses Mediakey.com for the first time an account is opened where a minimum of $10 is deposited. You can monetize your media and let the consumer buy a song or video for as low as 25 cents.
Read more about micropayments.

Your own merchant account

MediaKey has already integrated to a number of external billing processors and we will be able to help you with this too. In this way you can use the billing module of MediaKey but with your own merchant account.