Netherlands-based payment services provider GlobalCollect has launched The Global Retail Insights Network (GRIN), an integrated coalition of companies aimed at enabling e-commerce retailers to expand internationally.

Other participating companies currently include global payment service provider E4X, US fraud-fighting technology developer Kount, software manufacturer Pitney Bowes, research company Edgar Dunn & Company and Translations.com

GlobalCollect's payment platform processes consumer transactions in more than 170 different countries using local currencies and supports more than 150 different payment methods. GlobalCollect provides e-payment services for international customer not-present channels such as internet, mail and telephone orders and serves a range of industries such as travel, ticketing, telecommunications, retail, publishing, portals, online gaming and digital content.