A micropayment is a financial transaction involving a very small sum of money and usually one that occurs online. PayPal defines a micropayment as a transaction of less than 12 USD while Visa prefers transactions under $20, and though micropayments were originally envisioned to involve much smaller sums of money, practical systems to allow transactions of less than 1 USD have seen little success yet. This book is your ultimate resource for Micropayments. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Micropayments right away, covering: Micropayment, Mobimoneybox, Cleeng, Flattr, Micro-donations, Virtual good, E-commerce payment system, Eway, EWise, First Atlantic Commerce, First Virtual, Google Checkout, IKobo, KlickEx, List of on-line payment service providers, Moneybookers, Netpay, Online Banking ePayments, PaidByCash, Payment gateway, PayPal, PaySafe, Paysafecard, Pranasys, ProPay, Realex Payments, Revolution MoneyExchange, Shift4, Surfpin, Tapjoy, TrialPay, Ukash, WebMoney, WePay, XIPWIRE, Mobile payment, Amazon Payments, BOKU mobile payments, EnStream, Fortumo, Interbank Mobile Payment Service, Interbank Mobile Payment System, IrFM, ISIS (mobile payment system), LUUP, Mobile Payments in India, Mobile Suica, Mopay, Obopay, OpenMarket Inc., Osaifu-Keitai, PayLeap, Secure Mobile Payment Service, Simpay, Vivotech, WIZZIT, Zoompass This book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of Micropayments. It reduces the risk of your technology, time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of Micropayments with the objectivity of experienced professionals.