About Skrill (Moneybookers)

Online payment and money transfer service Moneybookers was founded in London, UK in 2001. Consequently offices headquartered in London. It is an e-commerce business that allows people to implement money transfers and payments through the Internet.

Moneybookers has over 14.8 million account holders covering 200 countries and territories. . Online payment system offers fully integrated banking network to their consumers all over the world, it also provides about 100 payment options with 41 currencies.

At the end of 2011 Moneybookers has changed its name, Skrill is the new name for e-currency payment system. "Skrill Moneybookers" will be used for some period of time to let clients get used to it, but the word Moneybookers will disappear from the title soon. By summer 2012, will be modified with a complete adoption of Skrill.

The goal of these changes is not just re-branding but offering users fantastically enhanced payment facilities.

As our life moves more and more online, Moneybookers offers a real-time payments platform that is convenient, economical and secure what is very important, even crucial.

Due to combination of solutions for consumer and business needs, Moneybookers has become one of the leading e-currency companies operating one of the largest e-wallet platforms on the Internet.

Such actions as transfers by customers to bank accounts, transactions from customers to merchants, and payments received by customers can be executed using an e-mail address only. Yes, you are right with Moneybookers people can send and receive payments over the Internet having an email address as all that is needed for it. Skrill (Moneybookers) account is an electronic money stored on an online stored-value account. Funds in your account are redeemable at any time.

It is possible to use more than one e-mail address with your Skrill (Moneybookers) account, but you are strictly not allowed to hold more than one Skrill (Moneybookers) account. User can add up to five e-mail addresses in the profile of your account but for security reasons no more than 5. Please mention that each e-mail addresses in your profile must be verified.

There are two types of Moneybookers accounts:

• Personal account
  It is a Skrill (Moneybookers) account registered in the name of a person. In this account all payments and account management are in the registered person's name.


• Company account
  It is a Skrill (Moneybookers) account registered in the name of a company. In the company account all payments and account management are in the registered company's name. There must be registered a representative from this company. Transfer of funds such as deposits and withdrawals can be made from/to a bank account. Please mention that bank account must be held under the company's' name or the representative's name.

According to the fee policy and terms and conditions company and personal accounts do not have any difference. It is not allowed to transfer funds from company bank account to a personal Skrill (Moneybookers) account. It is possible to transfer funds from Personal Account to Company account and vice versa.

It will be a standard instant email pay from one Skrill (Moneybookers) account to another Skrill (Moneybookers) account. Each newly registered Skrill (Moneybookers), regardless whether it is a personal or a business account, is subject to an outgoing transaction limit of 1 000 EUR. Service fees are taken from the Sender, it is 1%, usually no more than 0,50 EUR.

User can fund your own personal Skrill (Moneybookers) account by instructing a bank transfer, this can be only done from a bank account in user's personal name (the actual account holder).

If user has a business Skrill (Moneybookers) account account , user will be able to fund own business account by instructing a bank transfer from a bank account in user's personal name (the actual account holder) or the company name under which the account is registered.

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