Buy a $100 Amazon.com Gift Card at eBillme.com and get $15 cash back with a mail-in rebate.

Order today – offer expires January 15, 2011. Some restrictions apply. See details**

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Amazon.com Gift Cards never expire and can be redeemed towards millions of items. Amazon.com’s huge selection includes products in Books, Electronics, Music, MP3 Downloads, Video on Demand, DVD, Apparel & Accessories, Video Games, Software, Sports & Outdoors, Toys, Baby, Computer & PC Hardware, Home & Garden, Jewelry, Beauty, Cell Phones & Service, Home Improvement, Office Products, Camera & Photo, Pet Supplies, and more. Amazon.com is the place to find and discover almost anything you want to buy online at a great price.

eBillme is the secure cash payment option, which allows you to shop online without a credit card, and pay with online banking. Every eBillme order, including gift cards, earns 1% cash back rewards.

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*Amazon.com Gift Cards (“GCs”) sold by eBillme, an authorized reseller of Amazon.com Gift Cards. Amazon, Amazon.com, the Amazon.com logo, and the Amazon Gift Cards logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. GCs may be used only for purchases of eligible goods on Amazon.com or its affiliated website Endless.com. GCs cannot be redeemed for purchases of gift cards. Except as required by law, GCs cannot be reloaded, resold, transferred for value, redeemed for cash, or applied to any other account. See http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=3122091for complete terms and conditions. GCs are issued and © 2010 by ACI Gift Cards, Inc., a Washington corporation.

**Time Limited Mail-in Rebate Offer: Amazon.com is not a sponsor of this promotion. If you have previously received any eBillme instant rebate / coupon or mail-in rebate, you cannot participate in this offer. Not to be combined with any other eBillme offers. There is a limit of one (1) rebate per person, household or address. Download the rebate form here. Buy any Amazon.com Gift Card using eBillme before January 15th, 2011 and receive $15 by mail. Customer must fill out the rebate form and mail in. Offer applies only to Amazon.com Gift Card purchases using eBillme between September 15th, 2010 and January 15th, 2011. Your Amazon.com Gift Card must be a minimum of $100 and your bill must be paid in full to participate in the promotion. This offer does not apply to other products sold by Amazon.com or third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site. Rebate must be postmarked within 15 days of purchase date. Order must be paid in full. Order must meet minimum order total requirements. Not applicable to returned products. Not applicable to refunded orders due to out of stock inventory. eBillme is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected or illegible submissions.

Note: There is a limit of one (1) rebate per person, household or address. Cannot be combined with any other eBillme offer, including: eBillme mail-in rebates, instant rebates, or coupon codes. Offer expires January 15, 2011.

According to the eBillme Online Spending Index, 33% of Total respondents said ‘Yes’ when asked ‘Did you use your credit card online less often over the last 90 days in favor of non-credit payment options.’

The word is circulating that there are better ways to shop online. More and more consumers are demanding options that will keep them debt free, and won’t charge them exorbitant amounts of interest.

Find out about new ways to pay cash online, and save money right here…and feel free to share your tips on how you shop and save below!

“This recent financing represents a significant milestone for eBillme and comes at a time of exciting company growth,” says Marwan Forzley, President and CEO of eBillme. “We will use this funding to further our merchant acquisitions and our expansion into new markets and consumer segments. Canaan Partners is highly regarded in the investment industry and we are excited to work with them to drive even greater growth for our company.”

eBillme transactions occur securely, bank to bank, with no personal or financial information required or transmitted over the Internet. Because shoppers pay directly from their online bank account, they don’t release any financial information online. This helps consumers manage their spending and debt, while better safeguarding themselves from identity theft and fraud risks. eBillme’s buyer protection program takes security a step further. Provided at no cost to shoppers and retailers, the buyer protection features have the same or a better level of buyer protection than premium credit cards. Protection features include a return guarantee, price guarantee, in-transit protection, and fraud protection. Consumers can shop with confidence knowing their eBillme transaction is guaranteed and protected.

“eBillme’s technology addresses a growing demand for truly secure, online payment methods that aren’t credit based,” said Maha Ibrahim of Canaan Partners.

“eBillme allows consumers to shop online with confidence that each transaction is protected, and it gives merchants an opportunity to capture new sales. As the alternative payments industry continues to grow, we are excited to help eBillme continue their market leadership and expand their payment offering across multiple channels.”

The eBillme Online Spending Index, conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research, and to be released quarterly by eBillme, polled 1,600 consumers to measure projected online spending for the quarter and the influencing factors including the economy, available payment options, security, and financial control. This quarter, the Index also polled consumers about their online spending for back-to-school shopping.
According to the Online Spending Index, the economy and credit crunch are having an impact on consumer buying this quarter, especially when it comes to female shoppers.

• 48% of consumers are delaying purchases due to uncertainty in the economy
• 32% of consumers are willing to spend more if they could purchase online with cash revealing a general shift towards cash preferences
• Female consumers indicated a 5% decrease in credit card sentiment further indicating a shift towards cash

“Consumer spending online is an indicator for consumer preferences, attitudes, and offline trends in society,” says Marwan Forzley, President and CEO of eBillme. “The Index results show a significant shift in consumer behavior, especially among female consumers. We have noticed that as compared to men, a higher percentage of women are concerned with fraud, identity theft and the economy. In fact, 38% of women said that they would purchase more online if they could control their finances and pay using cash.”

This quarter’s Index also surveyed respondents about their projected back-to-school spending. 18% of consumers plan to shop for back-to-school purchases online with females and 18-24 year olds representing the majority.

“We thought it was most important to bring this critical information to the retail industry and give online retailers a projection of consumer spending for the upcoming quarter and an opportunity to gain critical insight on customer behavior,” says Forzley. “We look forward to releasing this data quarterly to provide a snapshot of consumer online shopping activity and track the various trends that will be uncovered.”

eBillme and Javelin Strategy and Research will be presenting a Webinar to discuss the research findings and consumer trends from the data. The Webinar will be presented on September 24th at 1PM EST. To register, please visit http://tinyurl.com/66kau6.

About the Index

The Index is based on data collected from an online consumer deployed in August 2008, with a sample size of 1608 respondents. The survey targeted US adults (age 18 +) and was based on representative proportions of gender, ethnicity and income as compared to the overall US online population. Overall margin of sampling error is ±4.4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

The next Index will be released in November, 2008. Data from the index will be posted on the eBillme website.

UPDATE: see 2011 Online Spending projections.