ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moneta announced today that leading Internet gift merchants, GiftTree.com (www.gifttree.com), Mori Luggage & Gifts (www.moriluggage.com); Stacks and Stacks (www.stacksandstacks.com); Seattle Luxe (www.seattleluxe.com) and Trade As One (www.tradeasone.com/moneta) have added Moneta’s bank account payment option to their checkout options. Exclusive discount offers are available to customers paying with Moneta on several gift and specialty retailers sites, just in time for the holiday shopping season.



“We chose Moneta payments to provide our customers with a secure, bank account payment option to fund their gift purchases,” said Scott Hippe, GiftTree’s Chief Technology Officer. “Moneta’s distribution, with leading financial institutions such as SunTrust Bank, gives consumers an added assurance of security and protection of their financial information on our merchant site. The checkout process is extremely fast and simple, which enhances the overall purchase experience for GiftTree.com customers.”



Using Moneta, U.S. bank customers can pay securely for online purchases from their bank account without sharing their financial information with the online merchant. At checkout on a merchant’s website, consumers select Moneta as their payment option and then enter a self-defined username and password in a single-step transaction.



Moneta works independently of online banking using different login information, protecting the consumer’s online banking credentials. Many other bank account payment options require the consumer to leave the merchant site to complete a transaction or to key-in the routing and bank account number at a website; this adds inconvenience, causes abandonments of transactions, and may raise security and privacy concerns among consumers.



Consumers shopping with GiftTree.com, Mori Luggage & Gifts, Stacks and Stacks, Seattle Luxe and Trade As One are eligible for exclusive discounts when they make purchases using the Moneta payment option. To receive the discounts, consumers must enroll a bank account with Moneta’s online wallet and make purchases by December 31, 2009.



GiftTree.com, an Internet Retailer Top 500 for the last two years, offers one of the world’s finest selections of handcrafted gift and wine baskets for special occasions and corporate gift giving, as well as flowers, balloons and fruit baskets. GiftTree purchases with Moneta payments are eligible for 10% off select merchandise.



Mori Luggage & Gifts (www.moriluggage.com) is a leading retailer of luggage, leather goods and personal or corporate gifts, having received recognition from TravelWare magazine for their broad product line including Tumi, Hartmann, Victorinox, Briggs & Riley, and Jansport. For Moneta customers, Mori offers 15% off any order of $75 or more, plus free shipping on orders over $100.



Stacks and Stacks, #312 in Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Internet merchants, (www.stacksandstacks.com) offers over 22,000 houseware, office, garden, home décor and organization products. Customers paying with Moneta can receive $20 off orders of $100 or more, with free shipping on 17,000 items.



Seattle Luxe (www.seattleluxe.com) is a retailer of luxury décor and home furnishings, including decorative mailboxes, address plates, door mats and garden accessories as well as a wide assortment of fireplaces and other home accessories. During the holiday season, Seattle Luxe is offering discounts of $20 off orders of $100 and up; or $50 on orders over $300 for Moneta customers.



TradeAsOne.com (www.tradeasone.com/moneta), an Internet retailer of Fair Trade gifts, enables consumers to fight global poverty by purchasing products from artisans in the developing world. For Moneta customers, Trade As One is providing free shipping on orders of $50 or more, for their wide selection of handcrafted jewelry, handbags, housewares and children’s gifts.

About Moneta Corporation



Moneta Corporation is a leading payments company offering secure, convenient methods for consumers to pay online merchants directly from their checking, savings or money market accounts. Moneta partners with online merchants and banks to accept and process payments, while providing additional branding opportunities and revenue streams. Moneta’s rapidly growing partner network enables online retailers and travel providers to attract valuable customers with a preference for paying directly from their well-established bank accounts. Moneta is a privately-held company headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. For more information, visit www.monetacorp.com.