The market of electronic currencies and payment systems, as you know, does not stand still. New companies are constantly appearing here, ready to improve the conditions of service and provide more favorable rates for their users. Every year in this area, indeed, new representatives emerge who are forced to fight with market old-timers for each client. However, the latter also do not intend to retreat so simply. The old and reputable payment systems still retain a fairly significant part of the market. A vivid example of this is the Skrill payment system. We will talk about it in this article.
general information
So, to begin with, we present to your attention a service that provides fast money transfers around the world. This is a Skrill service (Moneybookers in the past). When you see a multicurrency online store or a major service that provides paid services, you can notice on its website an icon of the specified payment system - purple letters on a white background. Some resources may have preserved the old logo - a gray circle with arcs symbolizing the effect of movement. Recall earlier (between the day of launch and until 2011) this payment system was called Moneybookers.
History
So that you understand roughly how the system went “from scratch” and before the giant of e-commerce that we see today, you should learn a little more about its history. And it began back in 2001. Then Daniel Klein and Benjamin Culmann were able to launch a service capable of providing money transfers between customers. The solution was developed in the UK, and its main goal was to provide cheap international transfers of funds. Of course, today, in addition to low tariffs and convenient interaction, a high degree of flexibility in relation to the client can be included in the treasury of the positive qualities of this system. Let's just say that if it’s more convenient for you to pay using payment cards with the Skrill logo, you can do this by easily and simply converting this currency to any other. As you might guess, all transactions take place online, so users get some degree of anonymity.
Geography of activity
When describing a company, one could also mention where it operates. In addition to the British market, its representative offices can also be found in other European countries. But in general, the goal of the service is to provide first-class services to residents of the entire European Union.
However, willingly the financial instruments that the Skrill payment system offers are also used by residents of the CIS countries. Therefore, we can safely say that the company operates around the world. After all, customers from all over the world keep their accounts right here. What is most interesting is that they do not have any problems with the exchange of funds and cooperation with other systems.
Services
What does the Skrill payment system offer? First of all, these are international transfers. If you do not want to use the more expensive real-time services, you can create an account here, and problems with high tariffs or additional difficulties with money transfers will disappear by themselves.
In addition to the ability to send, there are also tools for receiving payments. In fact, with them, the service can be called a full-fledged electronic wallet, which has a universal character. The latter quality is applicable for the reason that anyone can get an account here in one of the 40 presented currencies. Accordingly, further calculations and conversion will be carried out at the current rate within the system, which is very convenient.
In addition to receiving and storing money in the service, of course, you can withdraw it from the system and convert it to any payment system that is convenient for you. For example, one of the main advantages is the cooperation of Skrill (Moneybookers) with the MasterCard payment system. Thanks to him, each user can withdraw money to a bank card, from where they can be withdrawn and transferred to cash using ATMs.
Finally, with the help of this system everyone can get a reliable and convenient means of payment for settlements in any service. Now I am referring to a special Skrill card, designed for payments in millions of stores and services around the world.
Directions
Also on the official website of the payment system, we were able to find information on in which areas the funds stored on the user's account can be spent. There are no restrictions on what to pay here. A client can replenish his account in an online casino, in poker rooms, make some sports bets and at the same time buy a thing in any online store. Such universality provides the described platform with a constant growth of users and their loyalty.
Speaking about replenishing an account in a casino, one can also mention the list of bonus offers available on the company's website. In it you can familiarize yourself with various promotions that are held by various casinos. Thus, the Skrill payment system provides an opportunity for its customers to see promotions in the first place, allowing them to receive some interesting bonus. Here are dozens of different poker rooms, roulette sites and other gambling projects.
registration
In order to take advantage of the system, in any case, you must create your own account. This is a free and maximally simplified procedure, after which you have full access to the project. You can register using the corresponding button in the upper right corner of the window.
By clicking on it, you will see a list of fields available for filling by each client. There is not all the data that will be redundant, upon entering which you want to abandon the registration procedure altogether. The site contains the most reduced number of fields. These are: mail and password, first and last name, date of birth, address and currency in which you would like to keep your Skrill account. By filling out this information, you can start using your wallet in a matter of minutes. You do not have to perform any additional actions (other than confirmation of registration).
Online wallet
The system interface itself is very easy to understand. Here is the history of your financial activities, all electronic payments, the current account balance, there are also tools for transferring funds to other users. The main advantage of this system, despite its British origin, is localization. Depending on which country you are in, the site displays an interface in your own language. This is very convenient, since there is no need to use extraneous means for translation. Inside the system there is also a menu with which you can issue your payment cards.
User reviews
Despite the origin of the service, there are many reviews left by users from CIS countries on domestic sites. As is usually the case with any payment system, reviews here are both sharply negative and positive. They are all written by people who have already made electronic payments through Skrill. Those who leave positive comments recommend using this platform and find it quite convenient. Negative commentators claim the system is stealing money. Obviously, the latter simply did not contact the support service of the company, because for each of the transactions here they are ready to give a full report. In the end, such a well-known and authoritative payment system cannot simply take and “pick up” someone's 200 dollars.
Also, among the negative, one can often find complaints about high tariffs and unjustified commission of the service, although their opponents who leave positive feedback indicate that Skrill withdraws money at fairly affordable rates, which can not be said about some other services.
Total
The platform for receiving, storing, withdrawing and exchanging money, which we characterize in this article, has a rich history of activity, numbering about 15 years. During this time, the project became international, gained a lot of clients from different countries and expanded the list of its services. Today it is a reliable financial partner for tens of thousands of users who trust Skrill with their money. And we can say with absolute certainty that, despite high competition, the influence of this electronic currency in the market of fast online payments continues to grow. And with it - and the convenience of ordinary customers who care about their money.