Hello All,
Something like the scenario below does exist
in Russia and other Russian speaking countries
with WebMoney Internet currency.
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:02:52 -0400
> Subject: [e-gold-list] Why can't e-gold supplant Western Union?
> From: "Chris Lord-Van Voorst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I can't see this requiring more than a public computer terminal and
> minimal computer literacy on the parts of both the customer and the
> employee of the check cashing place. This could be made even simpler by
> the issuance of individual passcards for e-gold accounts, which could then
> be swiped at the POS.
>
> Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
>
> Regards,
> Chris
WebMoney official site in Russia is --
http://www.webmoney.ru/
Individual scratch-off passcards for webmoney accounts
are sold in several online stores and through representatives.
These accounts contain various values up to 100 US dollars.
The system is supported by banks and online merchants
thus it is not competing with them but rather complements
their common services.
Webmoney are used to buy banner impressions,
to pay for remote consulting or web design services,
to lend or borrow money on investments exchange,
and other purposes.
The number of webmoney users in Russia is quite large also,
and as far as I know the people are not afraid to use this system
because webmoney can be converted to or from real US dollars
without any problems.
They can be converted to or from e-gold also,
there are people who are providing direct exchange service,
I have not tried it myself yet --
http://www.webmoney.ee/
With best wishes,
Dmitry Salnikov,
FreeBSD, Linux, C/C++, Perl, ...
Web software development services,
English / Russian translations,
e-gold accepted.
http://salnikov.addr.com/2-cents.htm
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