Klarna: Buy Things With Just Email and Zip Code (video)

Klarna: Buy Things With Just Email and Zip Code? - What if you could buy products online using only your email and a zip code? Klarna, a mobile payment company, has found success in Europe and is now aiming to lure in American customers. Klarna's North Americas CEO Brian Billingsley interviewed by WSJ.com's Tanya Rivero to discuss. (Published on Feb 17, 2016)

Domain name: klarna.com

Start Selling Online with Klarna's payment gateway - Klarna: "Most checkout carts don't become orders. 66% of laptop shoppers leave without checking out and on smartphones, as many as 82% of shoppers don’t bother with the fuss of checking out. That’s why it pays to have the easiest checkout possible."

Klarna - About Us: "Founded in Stockholm in 2005, Klarna is one of Europe's fastest growing companies, and offers safe and easy-to-use payment solutions to e-stores. At the core of Klarna's services is the concept of after delivery payment, which lets buyers receive ordered goods before any payment is due. At the same time, Klarna assumes the credit and fraud risk so that retailers can rest assured they will receive their money. Klarna Group has more than 1,400 employees and is active on 18 markets. We serve 45 million consumers and work with 65,000 merchants, attracting major international clients such as Spotify, Disney, Samsung, Wish and ASOS. Our goal is to become the world’s favorite way to buy."

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XYZ's Gateway, Supplementary Registration Proxy Service for its gTLDs

Effective 10 Dec 2015 23:59 UTC, the proposed launch of supplementary registration proxy service for gTLDs operated by XYZ.COM LLC is OPEN for Public Comment until 19 Jan 2016 23:59 UTC:

From the ICANN website:

 "Purpose: This public comment period is to gather community input on the proposed amendments to .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .RENT, .THEATRE, .PROTECTION, and .SECURITY Registry Agreements to allow XYZ.COM LLC, the Registry Operator of these six TLDs, to offer a new registry service, which is a proxy service that will provide secondary gateway access toSRS/EPP, RDDS (via Whois – port 43 –, web-based Directory Service, RDAP, or any combination of the three), or both for the purposes of operating these TLDs in local domain name markets.

"These Registry Agreement amendments are intended to implement the proposed new registry service for XYZ, .COLLEGE, .RENT, .THEATRE, .PROTECTION, and .SECURITY TLDs, which was submitted and evaluated through the Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) process.

"Current Status: As required by the Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP), ICANN has undertaken a preliminary determination on whether this RSEP proposal might raise significant competition, security or stability issues. ICANN's preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify any such issues.

"ICANN is seeking public comments on the proposed Registry Agreement amendments that will allow XYZ.COM LLC to implement a Supplementary Registration Proxy service for .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .RENT, .THEATRE, .PROTECTION, and .SECURITY TLDs."

According to ICANN, "XYZ.COM LLC submitted an RSEP request to offer a similar service initially on 26 August 2015 and then on 9 October 2015, respectively, however the Registry Operator withdrew these requests to clarify the description of the service."

For more information: Launch of Supplementary Registration Proxy Service for gTLDs Operated by XYZ.COM LLC - ICANN

See also:
RSEP Webpage: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rsep-2014-02-19-en
RSEP Policy: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registries/rsep/policy-en
XYZ.COM LLC RSEP Request: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rsep-2014159-xyz-et-al-request-02dec15-en.pdf [PDF, 23 KB]

Although not mentioned by ICANN in its public comment notice, the purpose of the proposed service is to meet requirements of Chinese law, for domain name registrants, registrars, and the registry operator (XYZ) in China:

"4. Chinese Gateway. Subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, Registry Operator may offer to Chinese registrars an EPP gateway to be used by ICANN-accredited registrars located in China so that Registry Operator and the Chinese registrars may comply with applicable local Chinese laws." Source (pdf)

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Alibaba's UC Browser: Mobile Internet Gateway to China, India, Indonesia

Source: StatCounter Global Stats - Browser Market Share

UCWeb: UCWeb Inc. (also known as UC Mobile) is a Chinese mobile Internet company that offers products and services including mobile browser and search. Its flagship product, the UC Browser, topped the China, Indonesia and India markets in 2013.

"In June 2014, UCWeb was acquired by Alibaba Group in the largest Chinese Internet merger deal through which UCWeb will form the Alibaba UC mobile business group by assimilating and consolidating part of mobile-related businesses within the Alibaba Group. After the merger, under the leadership of Yu Yongfu, chief executive of UCWeb since 2006, the Alibaba UC mobile business group will oversee the browser, search, location-based service, app store, mobile gaming and mobile reader operations" (Wikipedia)

Domain name: ucweb.com

"Alibaba's (NYSE:BABA) UCWeb has seen significant market share gain over the past year when BABA acquired the asset ... UCWeb leads India's mobile browser market share with 54% and Indonesia's mobile browser share with 49% ... a solid foundation for BABA to expand its e-commerce presence ... UC Browser's popularity is driven by its speed and ease of access to local content and services that is similar to user preference towards Chrome over Internet Explorer in North America. As a one-stop mobile gateway, UC Browser provides users with a convenient access to various mobile and local services, thereby creating a sticky user experience for its 100m daily active users. With a leading position in China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan, UCWeb is positioned to capture significant growth opportunities in emerging markets as mobile internet takes off." Source: Alibaba: Owning The Mobile Internet Gateway - Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) | Seeking Alpha (emphasis added)

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