To: CoffeePot  who wrote (2 ) 11/18/1999 10:32:00 AM From: Hudson     Respond to    of 10  
Pioneer New Payment Alternative to Credit Cards; Teen & Kid Shoppers  Can Now Pay at PacSun.com Site Using iCanBuy Funds   SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) --  Mastercard...Visa...iCanBuy - now kids and teens have their own payment  option when shopping for their favorite clothes and accessories from  Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN). iCanBuy.com, the first online money  management site for teens and kids, announced today the launch of  on-site payment at the wildly popular clothing chain's website,  www.pacsun.com. This is the first time ever that a teen- and  kid-specific payment system will be completely integrated into a  retailer's e-commerce site. Young people can now buy their desired gear  by going directly to pacsun.com, or by entering via the iCanBuy.com  mall.  "We constantly seek new solutions for kids and teens to safely manage  their money online - and this is the next evolution of the iCanBuy.com  money management network," said Paul Herman, CEO of iCanBuy.com.  "Pacific Sunwear is a pioneering leader for partnering with us to  introduce a unique new payment option to their customers."  Found in over 400 malls across America, as well as on the Web, Pacific  Sunwear brings California casual style to the masses with popular  brands such as Billabong, ONeill, Quiksilver, Roxy and Dawls. Now teens  and kids can go straight to the Pacific Sunwear website, fill a  shopping cart and then check out using their iCanBuy account. They  simply click on iCanBuy when presented with payment options and enter  their ID and password in a secure pop-up box. iCanBuy still maintains  the strictest standards for safety and privacy, and all shopping  permissions and approvals are managed by parents on the iCanBuy.com  site.  "Our partnership with iCanBuy.com will make it even easier for kids to  shop for our products online," said Pacific Sunwear Senior Vice  President, Carl Womack. "We are proud to be the first retailer to  feature iCanBuy as a payment option. For PacSun, it is a major  advantage to have customers come directly to our site."  Pacific Sunwear is the first of many leading retail and community sites  that will boast the iCanBuy payment option. In addition to creating new  payment solutions for teens and kids, iCanBuy.com also enables young  people to build a WishList of gift items, to bank and to donate online  - with a unique parental approval system to promote learning and  safety.  About Pacific Sunwear Pacific Sunwear is a leading specialty retailer  of everyday casual apparel, accessories and footwear designed to meet  the needs of active teens and young adults. Publicly traded since 1993,  Pacific Sunwear products are the perfect synergy between national  brands, emerging brands and the company's own in-house designed brands.  The company currently operates 378 Pacific Sunwear stores, 19 Pacific  Sunwear outlet stores and 36 d.e.m.o. stores, for a total of 433 stores  in 47 states. Pacific Sunwear operates an online store on its Web site  at www.pacsun.com.  About iCanBuy.com iCanBuy(TM) was founded in May, 1998, to create the  first online tool for teens and kids to manage their money wisely in a  safe and parent-approved environment. iCanBuy.com enables young people  to shop at top Internet retailers, build a WishList of gift items, bank  and donate online - with a unique parental approval system to promote  learning and safety. iCanBuy.com ensures the highest degree of privacy  and security for underage users with the TRUSTe "Kids Under 13"  certification, the Better Business Bureau's "BBBOnline Privacy Seal"  and the VeriSign digital certificate.  iCanBuy has over 40 retail, financial, charity and community partners  including eToys (NASDAQ:ETYS); AlloyOnline(TM) (NASDAQ: ALOY);  Outpost.com (NASDAQ: COOL), Whutever.com by Fingerhut Companies, Inc.,  a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (NYSE:  FD) and Security First Network Bank, a member of the Royal Bank  Financial Group (NYSE: RY). iCanBuy(TM)'s headquarters are located in  the South of Market (SOMA) area of San Francisco.