More Than Half of U.S. Online Households Pay at Least One Bill Online
CheckFree has announced results of a recent survey concluding that 56 percent of US online households are paying at least one bill online, up from 52 percent last year. Currently, 87 percent of users who pay their bills from a single "consolidated" website, such as a bank, brokerage, credit union or Internet portal, say they receive the service for free.
"Today's Internet user has several options when choosing to pay bills online. Consumers can pay individual bills at a 'biller direct' website, such as a utility, telecommunications or credit card company, or pay any bill from a single 'consolidated' website like their bank," says Matt Lewis, executive vice president and general manager of CheckFree's Electronic Commerce Division."Paying bills online is in the mainstream, and for the first time online banking and bill pay has moved into the top three factors considered by consumers when choosing a bank."
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