LOS ANGELES — The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) has named DialXS, AgeChecked and Cybersocket as its featured sponsors for July 2024.
ASACP is a nonprofit organization that has worked for nearly 28 years to promote online child safety. It relies on the support of numerous companies, organizations and individuals committed to protecting children from online harm.
“The association’s sponsors’ pivotal role in shaping the future of online child protection, particularly in guiding efforts toward age verification to preserve the innocence of youth, is truly commendable and deeply appreciated," said ASACP executive director Tim Henning. “ASACP’s tools, made possible by the support of our sponsors, are not just beneficial, they are invaluable.”
These are the ASACP descriptions for its July sponsors:
DialXS
An ASACP Title Sponsor since 2019 and the association’s Exclusive Travel Sponsor, DialXS is a premier leader in payment processing solutions that proudly presents a comprehensive suite of trusted local payment methods tailored for European markets, complementing conventional credit card transactions. This strategic billing approach consistently enhances conversion rates, particularly in regions where credit card transactions are not preferred.
DialXS excels in facilitating recurring payments through SEPA Direct Debit on IBAN accounts within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), extending its reach beyond EU borders. Moreover, its platform offers various alternative payment methods (APMs) alongside credit card transactions to cater to varied customer preferences.
DialXS CEO Chris Visser notes that customers prefer secure payment methods in numerous European markets when engaging with merchants online.
“This strategy significantly boosts conversion rates, especially in regions like The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Poland,” Visser explains, emphasizing the importance of providing customers with their preferred local payment options across targeted countries to optimize conversion rates. “Additionally, many of our payment solutions are designed to mitigate the risk of chargebacks, ensuring a secure and reliable transaction experience for merchants and customers.”
Visser is quick to highlight DialXS’ unwavering commitment to online child protection. The industry leader expresses pride in his company’s continued support of ASACP and its involvement in international trade events promoting child safety online.
AgeChecked
An ASACP Corporate Sponsor since 2017, AgeChecked has become a valued advisor to the association. The company provides online age verification solutions across various sectors that distribute age-restricted goods and services. AgeChecked’s focus in the media sector is on providing seamless and light-touch verifications that do not impede the customer journey.
“The primary goals of AgeChecked and ASACP are strongly aligned, as both of our organizations work to promote online child protection,” explains AgeChecked CEO Alastair Graham. “ASACP has a fantastic track record of protecting children over the past quarter-century, and so we are happy to support this hard-working group and its vital mission worldwide.”
Cybersocket
An ASACP In-Kind Media Sponsor since 2003, Cybersocket promotes gay adult websites to a large and varied audience while providing news, resources, and provocative, original content for the LGBTQ community. For the past two decades as an industry leader, Cybersocket has hosted the annual Cybersocket Web Awards honoring the finest gay online services and has provided a powerful example of how to keep children out of and away from adult-oriented material, partly by using the RTA meta label as a doorkeeper.
“Our sponsors’ contributions are not just about supporting the association but also about shaping the industry and, most importantly, ensuring children’s online safety, which is a responsibility we all share,” Henning added. “ASACP’s sponsors are contributing towards building a better world for consenting adults and society’s most vulnerable members. This is an honorable mission that the association will continue to embrace and spread to all industry stakeholders.”
