E-Money

Wendy Grossman wendyg at cix.compulink.co.uk
Thu, 9 May 2002 13:55 +0100 (BST)


In-Reply-To: <BCE91C98883CD411B6EF00508B6B89480756A7F1@exch-staff.livjm.ac.uk>
I saw it.  And immediately thought how cool it would be if I, Simon 
Davies, the NTK guys, and FIPR all got together and did our own 
e-money...

wg
> This gem of crypto-related news seems to have slipped by unobserved...
> 
> 
> UK leads e-Money revolution
> By IT Analysis
> Posted: 29/04/2002 at 15:41 GMT
> 
> It is not everyday that the United Kingdom is seen to be leading the
> European Union (EU), never mind the rest of the world, but on 
> Saturday April
> 27 2002-E Day--Britain became the first member state to implement the 
> EU
> directive covering the issuing of electronic money. The British, of 
> course,
> responded to this momentous event with traditional disinterest. 
> 
> <snip>
> full story at:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/25070.html
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Bob.
> 
>