(April 13 – 12:30 ET) – Scotiabank, the bank’s internet subsidiary e-Scotia.com and Microsoft Canada have announced a major move to boost e-commerce in Canada with a one stop shop to help small- and mid-sized businesses get online and compete worldwide.
This new e-commerce package, ScotiaWeb™ store, will offer businesses the ability to set up shop online quickly without having to host their own technology or contract multiple web and financial services vendors. It will combine Microsoft’s e-commerce solutions with Scotiabank’s financial services expertise and e-Scotia.com internet security.
This combination will provide business owners with the tools they need to set up shop online at one convenient location. Businesses will simply click on ‘www.scotiawebstore.com’ to access a complete range of affordable, secure, easy to use e-commerce services including:
-tools to test drive and create a personalized web storefront
-a hosting service to house their interactive storefront
-an online settlement system to process credit card purchases
-1-800 merchant support desk
-online marketing support
-advanced Internet security
-IE Staff