o        Online retail expected to grow by over 36% in the next 18 months compared to just 1% for in-store sales

o        Online retail is on track to double its retail market share, equating to over £30 billion by 2012

o        One in every £10 will be spent online by 2012

Same wide cover now applies to purchases on eBay and non-eBay websites

• 20% drop in the number of people expecting to cut back on spending this year compared to last

• Over 10 million people now shop online every week - up 1.6 million from 2009 - as ‘Broadband Bargains’ continue to dominate shopping habits

Version 2.0 Brings Fast and Secure Mobile Access to Money

PayPal is encouraging its customers to download a software program called Iconix eMail ID* to help confirm the identity of genuine PayPal emails. This will provide extra protection against ‘phishing’.