Skype Offers More Payment Options and Local Currencies

Customers wanting to top up their Skype Credit to pay for Skype'sofferings can now take advantage of online payment methods, specialvouchers and scratch cards bought from high street stores. As well asgiving people more payment options, Skype has made it easier forpeople on most continents - including Europe, the Americas, Asia andOceania - to buy and keep track of their Skype Credit in 14 localcurrencies, including Euros, US Dollars, Polish Zloty, Brazilian Real,Canadian Dollar, British Pound, New Taiwanese Dollar, Swedish Krona,Danish Krona, Norvegian Krona, Japanese Yen, Hong Kong Dollar,Australian Dollar and Swiss Francs.

"Skype is about simplicity, convenience and choice, and we want toensure this experience extends into buying from our site," saidMichael Jackson, Head of Paid Services at Skype. "We also want to makesure the full possibilities of the Skype experience are open toeveryone - wherever they are and whether or not they hold a credit ordebit card. It's never been easier for people the world over to buyfrom Skype."

Skype Credit can be used to buy SkypeOut calling minutes, SkypeInnumbers, Skype Voicemail, and personalized ringtones and avatars.

Skype customers can choose to pay for Skype Credit viaGlobalCollect and FIRSTGATE's Click&Buy. GlobalCollect enables localoffline and online bank transfer payments to be made in 50 countriesworldwide. Click&Buy allows online purchases to be made with multiplelocal payment options in countries across Europe and the Americas.

Along with multiple payment options, Skype customers can now enjoya simpler and faster way to buy Skype Credit with PayPal. Oncecustomers pre-approve payments with PayPal on their Skype accounts,they can pay in just two clicks, without entering any additional orcredit card numbers. With PayPal, Skype customers can fund theirpayments using their stored PayPal balances, their bank accounts, orany major credit card. PayPal has more than 100 million accountsacross 55 markets worldwide, and supports seven currencies.

In addition, Skype customers without a debit or credit card cannow purchase Skype Credit with Ukash vouchers bought from high streetretailers in more than 50,000 locations across the UK, Republic ofIreland and Spain, with further countries to be added shortly. SkypeScratch cards are currently available in Sweden and Finland at ClasOhlson and other retail stores, with more countries and retailers tobe added soon.

About Skype

Skype is the world's fastest-growing Internet communicationoffering, allowing people everywhere to make unlimited voice and videocommunication for free. Skype is available in 27 languages and is usedin almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenuethrough its premium offerings such as making and receiving calls toand from landline and mobile phones, as well as voicemail and callforwarding. Skype also has relationships with a growing network ofhardware and software providers. Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY). To learn more visit skype.com. Skype is not a telephonyreplacement service and cannot be used for emergency calling.