You know that we are taking this seriously, remember our conversation during this fantastic dinner we had at CES? I am not sure if SAS 70 or SSAE 16 are relevant for us since we are not in the US and or a US Company, I will pass this to the person who's in-charge of that matter here to check it (He may probably already know about it). In the meantime, we are moving forward and Tibanne has already been audited here in Japan by TEIKOKU DATABANK http://www.tdb.co.jp/english/ and you can see Tibanne as a listed company that went through their audit http://cl.ly/3E0q0y2Q0R1r2N0Y1D3u.
Also, AYOAMA & PARTNERS our account, is also acting as a Financial Auditing company in our case and make sure that we are doing things right according to Japanese Law.
Like I said to you before, things are moving, maybe not as fast as we (you and I) would like to, but we are moving forward!
That's nice you are listed on a website... can I give you my e-mail and you send me the PDF report? When you get a SAS 70 / SSAE 16, you get a lengthy 30-80 page report you can give to your clients to help them know what they need to know about your operation. That's what I want to see!!!!!
I want to read an auditor's report attesting to their independent belief that you guys have the balances to back the funds you have on deposit, and that you have a reasonable set of controls in place to ensure business continuity and that they are substantially being followed. I want to read an auditor's report attesting to the fact that you guys have an appropriate handle and procedures on what to do with funds that are unclaimed or that you are holding on others behalf pending them meeting your AML requirements.
We spoke at lunch in January, we've already gone through another whole audit ourselves in the meantime, getting an audit is as simple as picking up the phone, saying you want a SSAE 16 getting the list of what they'll want to see so you can prepare, and then inviting them out to Japan!
When I see reports in the forums about people having their money kept by Gox with no recourse and a refusal to refund amounts as small as $100 back to their origin, and ever-escalating withdrawal delays... I am not impressed... Go look at my account "casascius" #991 - look at my balance - $0 USD, 0 BTC... I am quite frankly too scared to put any money there, I assume it could implode on a moment's notice just like Bitcoinica... and you and I both know that historically I have kept a balance in Gox that vastly exceeds the fee an American CPA would charge to fly to Japan and produce this report I've been asking for.
Would you like me to be your biggest fan or your critic? Please man up and get your SSAE 16. Call today.