Skrill has now added a new and improved feature for all of their users. Now you can use Direct Payment (the button is on the far right of the home page when you're logged in) to send money to bank accounts or mobile wallets with a debit or credit card. The money is posted the next day.
It remains to be seen whether this will also be interesting for Germany, simply paying with a mobile phone, because at the moment we have a very dense network of ATMs and bank branches. In addition, Germans still prefer to use cash or classic credit cards and bank transfers to pay.
However, this is not decisive for paying in online gaming, because e-wallets or the classic payment methods such as PayPal, instant transfer, credit cards or giropay are already being used.
I think this option is more for shopping in supermarkets or in online shops. Today, certain things are already paid for via smartphone, such as music, etc. via Google and App Stores and the credit card details that are already associated with them.
The big companies invest a lot of money in payment systems and the latest and future generations of smartphones will certainly already have their own payment systems from Google or Apple pre-installed.
It must be better known, because the issue of security plays a major role for the Germans, so everything new is initially approached cautiously.
Not a problem for a generation that grows up with it, but difficult for a generation that has to get used to it, although this has long been normal day-to-day business in African and Asian countries.
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