London-based Seed Capital Ltd has launched its much discussed new
e-wallet service YouTeller in the UK, but surprisingly is showing
some reservations about whether its servers can handle the traffic!
Following various publicity attempts on Internet message boards and
YouTube the new venture has already been extensively discussed by
online gamblers and found wanting in the transparency department,
which may now be addressed following the launch.
In a press release, parent firm Seed Capital Limited commented that
new customers will be able to register a YouTeller.com account only
at a member's invitation.
"Our servers could not handle the traffic if we open our
doors for a public sign up. But it is our first priority to provide
our customers with a stable service and a reliable support",
says Florian Schweitzer, spokesman of the London-based technology
company, adding: "YouTeller.com follows the GMAIL model.
It will be a community-based payment processor".
During March, YouTeller.com will invite 1 000 customers, who have
already signed up during the pre-registering period. Public account
registration is "not planned within the next few months"
he said.
Schweitzer believes that their "Euro 150 per account and
transaction limit" will help them to be "...not interesting
for terrorists or other criminals".
"Our target audience is people who play community-orientated
online games like poker, chess or role-playing games. People who need
instant and worldwide payment processing," said Schweitzer.
The network-orientated registration process has a second advantage:
The security system can track attempted money laundering attempts
easily. Schweitzer emphasizes that they will cooperate with national
and international institutions in cases of money laundering without
prejudicing their customers' privacy.
"We will not give anybody access to our customer's personal
information except when a court or government regulators require us
to disclose information about them. In this case we will disclose
only the information which is required", declared Schweitzer.