CCBill
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CCBill is an Internet
billing service. Established in 1998, the company provides third-party billing, or turn-key
solutions, for e-Merchants
requiring payments by way of credit card
, debit card
, or e-check, European Debit/Direct Pay, and telephone payment.
CCBill provides billing services for a variety of subscriptions and services. CCBill began offering services to European companies in 2001 through their CCBill EU service.
CCbill was originally a side project of Ron Cadwells' CWIE Cave Creek Wholesale Internet Exchange web hosting company. At the time, most of CIWE's web hosting customers featured adult content. What started off as a side project eventually went on to eclipse CWIE's hosting business as transaction processing fees began to be collected on hundreds of millions of dollars in porn credit card transactions.
Since Ccbill is a privately held company little is known about it's finances however it is estimated that more than a billion dollars per year in credit card charges are processed through Ccbill in the us and abroad.
reports over 100 complaints pertaining to fraudulent billings and failure to process valid refunds. The British technology news website The Register
has also reported on alleged database breaches and insecurities.
Internet
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billing service. Established in 1998, the company provides third-party billing, or turn-key
Value-added reseller
A value-added reseller is a company that adds features or services to an existing product, then resells it as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution...
solutions, for e-Merchants
Electronic commerce
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online...
requiring payments by way of credit card
Credit card
A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services...
, debit card
Debit card
A debit card is a plastic card that provides the cardholder electronic access to his or her bank account/s at a financial institution...
, or e-check, European Debit/Direct Pay, and telephone payment.
CCBill provides billing services for a variety of subscriptions and services. CCBill began offering services to European companies in 2001 through their CCBill EU service.
CCbill was originally a side project of Ron Cadwells' CWIE Cave Creek Wholesale Internet Exchange web hosting company. At the time, most of CIWE's web hosting customers featured adult content. What started off as a side project eventually went on to eclipse CWIE's hosting business as transaction processing fees began to be collected on hundreds of millions of dollars in porn credit card transactions.
Since Ccbill is a privately held company little is known about it's finances however it is estimated that more than a billion dollars per year in credit card charges are processed through Ccbill in the us and abroad.
Complaints
The consumer website Ripoff ReportRipoff Report
Ripoff Report is a privately owned and operated for-profit website founded by Ed Magedson. The Ripoff Report has been online since December 1998 and is operated by Xcentric Ventures, LLC which is based in Arizona...
reports over 100 complaints pertaining to fraudulent billings and failure to process valid refunds. The British technology news website The Register
The Register
The Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
has also reported on alleged database breaches and insecurities.
Perfect 10 lawsuit
In 2006, CCBill was sued in United States District Court in California by men's magazine Perfect 10 for "violat[ing] copyright, trademark, and state unfair competition, false advertising and right of publicity laws by providing services to websites that posted images stolen from Perfect 10.s magazine and website". CCBill won this lawsuit in support of existing DMCA regulations.Awards
- 2011 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
- Billing Company of the Year-IPSP - 2010 Cybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web Awards are internationally recognized awards for LGBT websites associated with the adult entertainment industry. Awards include the most notable adult entertainment personality, porn star and gay adult film. Winners are chosen using online voting by members of the public...
- Best Billing Company - 2009 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
. Billing Company of the Year - 2008 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
. Billing Company of the Year - 2007 Cybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web Awards are internationally recognized awards for LGBT websites associated with the adult entertainment industry. Awards include the most notable adult entertainment personality, porn star and gay adult film. Winners are chosen using online voting by members of the public...
- Best Billing Company - 2006 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
. Billing Company of the Year - 2006 Cybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web Awards are internationally recognized awards for LGBT websites associated with the adult entertainment industry. Awards include the most notable adult entertainment personality, porn star and gay adult film. Winners are chosen using online voting by members of the public...
- Best Billing Company - 2005 Cybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web Awards are internationally recognized awards for LGBT websites associated with the adult entertainment industry. Awards include the most notable adult entertainment personality, porn star and gay adult film. Winners are chosen using online voting by members of the public...
- Best Billing Company - 2004 Cybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web AwardsCybersocket Web Awards are internationally recognized awards for LGBT websites associated with the adult entertainment industry. Awards include the most notable adult entertainment personality, porn star and gay adult film. Winners are chosen using online voting by members of the public...
- Best Billing Company - 2003 XBIZ AwardXBIZ AwardXBIZ Awards are given annually to honor "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult entertainment". Organized by the adult industry trade magazine XBIZ, the awards were first given in 2003...
. Billing Company of the Year