mtgox fast pay - looking for investors

Gareth Nelson

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Quote from: REF on June 17, 2011, 09:45:33 AM

Quote from: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 17, 2011, 09:44:03 AM

Quote from: emmanuel322 on June 17, 2011, 04:05:33 AM

How about debit cards / virtual cards as an added bonus on the accounts Huh

I can help you with that shoot up a PM ...I think this is great I am just offering a helping hand.

Thanks! We're currently in early development @ BitInstant.com.
Our new service will be able to provide instant funding of your exchange accounts

i was thinking of something similar but how are you going to stop people from charging back on their CC?

As Yankee says, trade secrets but basically i'm developing some fraud models that will help keep the scammers out as well as using other methods to prevent chargebacks - how those methods models work I can't reveal as it's one of our competitive advantages in this space, some are pretty obvious and common sense, some I feel are quite innovative.

Apologies for being all hush-hush, but it is important to keep things under wraps at first and the wait will be worth it I promise.

Yankee (BitInstant)

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Quote from: REF on June 17, 2011, 09:45:33 AM

Quote from: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 17, 2011, 09:44:03 AM

Quote from: emmanuel322 on June 17, 2011, 04:05:33 AM

How about debit cards / virtual cards as an added bonus on the accounts Huh

I can help you with that shoot up a PM ...I think this is great I am just offering a helping hand.

Thanks! We're currently in early development @ BitInstant.com.
Our new service will be able to provide instant funding of your exchange accounts

i was thinking of something similar but how are you going to stop people from charging back on their CC?

Ah, I can't tell you our trade secrets ;-)

REF

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Quote from: Yankee (BitInstant) on June 17, 2011, 09:44:03 AM

Quote from: emmanuel322 on June 17, 2011, 04:05:33 AM

How about debit cards / virtual cards as an added bonus on the accounts Huh

I can help you with that shoot up a PM ...I think this is great I am just offering a helping hand.

Thanks! We're currently in early development @ BitInstant.com.
Our new service will be able to provide instant funding of your exchange accounts

i was thinking of something similar but how are you going to stop people from charging back on their CC?

Yankee (BitInstant)

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Quote from: emmanuel322 on June 17, 2011, 04:05:33 AM

How about debit cards / virtual cards as an added bonus on the accounts Huh

I can help you with that shoot up a PM ...I think this is great I am just offering a helping hand.

Thanks! We're currently in early development @ BitInstant.com.
Our new service will be able to provide instant funding of your exchange accounts

emmanuel322

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How about debit cards / virtual cards as an added bonus on the accounts Huh

I can help you with that shoot up a PM ...I think this is great I am just offering a helping hand.

Gareth Nelson

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I've now setup a deal with a sole investor as may be read here:
http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=16472.0

Bazil

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If they accepted credit and debit cards that would fix all this. But I do think there should be some kind of site that allows for quick transfers of cash, with a special agreement with the major BTC exchanges. Unless all my money is in BTC it takes days some times weeks to move it from one exchange to another and sometimes converting it to BTC to move it moots the point of moving it in the first place.

nybitcoin

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I would invest in you. However, i would also want to know more business information, expected launches, testing, and what prospective dividends would be. And a model of something would get me to invest in you more likely. I would also request a phone number of yours and some kind of picture identification if im going to invest the full amount of $1k usd or more.

Yankee (BitInstant)

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Quote from: Gareth Nelson on June 13, 2011, 08:00:19 AM

Quote from: Inedible on June 13, 2011, 07:38:04 AM

Quote from: Gareth Nelson on June 13, 2011, 07:03:08 AM

I'm based in the UK.
What i've read up on the matter seems to suggest that I don't need a license unless i'm transmitting money into people's bank accounts.

I'm not sure that this is true. I suspect you might well need a license as you're transmitting money.

It's an interesting idea though as the delay on mtgox is quite large.

I'd be interested in helping with funding too so I'll PM you too.

I'll look over the FSA rules again and seek proper legal advice on whether this may be an issue, but I truly believe it will not be.

Some background:
Previously when I was running a small virtual world hosting provider (think Second Life) I investigated the issue of currency and determined that a license would be required to handle any paying out of my service into a bank account but none is required for currencies that are purely virtual. My service at that time was accepting USD for providing hosting services paid in advance, users would hold a balance with my company and there was a conversion rate of $1USD to 0.25C (C for "credit"). Credits could be traded with other users who could only use them for funding further hosting, giving the currency value by backing it with the ability to host servers.

Now, in the case of "Fast MTGox" (working title for this new idea) I will not even be holding deposits but simply accepting money for a virtual currency (the mtgox USD - this is not "real" USD as mtgox is not a bank). I therefore believe the law to be on my side.

Of course I may be incorrect in my interpretation of the law, in which case i'd be grateful to anyone who points out my error.

PM some more info, I could work with you

Gareth Nelson

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Quote from: Inedible on June 13, 2011, 07:38:04 AM

Quote from: Gareth Nelson on June 13, 2011, 07:03:08 AM

I'm based in the UK.
What i've read up on the matter seems to suggest that I don't need a license unless i'm transmitting money into people's bank accounts.

I'm not sure that this is true. I suspect you might well need a license as you're transmitting money.

It's an interesting idea though as the delay on mtgox is quite large.

I'd be interested in helping with funding too so I'll PM you too.

I'll look over the FSA rules again and seek proper legal advice on whether this may be an issue, but I truly believe it will not be.

Some background:
Previously when I was running a small virtual world hosting provider (think Second Life) I investigated the issue of currency and determined that a license would be required to handle any paying out of my service into a bank account but none is required for currencies that are purely virtual. My service at that time was accepting USD for providing hosting services paid in advance, users would hold a balance with my company and there was a conversion rate of $1USD to 0.25C (C for "credit"). Credits could be traded with other users who could only use them for funding further hosting, giving the currency value by backing it with the ability to host servers.

Now, in the case of "Fast MTGox" (working title for this new idea) I will not even be holding deposits but simply accepting money for a virtual currency (the mtgox USD - this is not "real" USD as mtgox is not a bank). I therefore believe the law to be on my side.

Of course I may be incorrect in my interpretation of the law, in which case i'd be grateful to anyone who points out my error.

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Quote from: Gareth Nelson on June 13, 2011, 07:03:08 AM

I'm based in the UK.
What i've read up on the matter seems to suggest that I don't need a license unless i'm transmitting money into people's bank accounts.

I'm not sure that this is true. I suspect you might well need a license as you're transmitting money.

It's an interesting idea though as the delay on mtgox is quite large.

I'd be interested in helping with funding too so I'll PM you too.

Gareth Nelson

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Quote from: datz on June 13, 2011, 02:55:41 AM

That sounds sweet. Could it be integrated into merchant shopping cards to allow instant conversion to cash through a trading house? I believe a service like that is in demand.

This could be possible, but I believe it's wise to start small and then to scale out. I'm thinking of a first launch with liberty reserve as it would be quite simple to fund mtgox from the same LR account and the target market (mtgox userbase) tends to already be familiar with liberty reserve.

As for CV, i've responded to your PM.

Gareth Nelson

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Quote from: just_someguy on June 13, 2011, 05:55:26 AM

Be careful and check with a good lawyer first.

You would probably be considered a money transmitter if you do this.

Being a money transmitter requires a large bond in most states.

I'm based in the UK.
What i've read up on the matter seems to suggest that I don't need a license unless i'm transmitting money into people's bank accounts.

just_someguy

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Be careful and check with a good lawyer first.

You would probably be considered a money transmitter if you do this.

Being a money transmitter requires a large bond in most states.

datz

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"to survive, we must live and fly"

i'll throw down if I can see a CV, have a lot of ideas for integrated functionality. do you have an operating agreement?

datz

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"to survive, we must live and fly"

That sounds sweet. Could it be integrated into merchant shopping cards to allow instant conversion to cash through a trading house? I believe a service like that is in demand.

killer2021

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Just ask friends and family for the investment or go to the bank to get a loan. You can also use services like prosper.com to get funding.

Personally I'd rather see a new bitcoin exchange that has free buy/sell trades and maybe like 1% fee to withdraw money.

Gareth Nelson

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Good to see some level of interest in faster mtgox payments

I'm writing the code for this site right now, but it really does need investors to work.

klamathonsite

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Or take credit cards or even Western Union Where I can send money (CASH) direct to them and have my account credited with 2 hours or less.
or make Dwolla a instant payment once they get a confirmation money has be transferred I started transferring $200 to Dwolla Thursday from my bank and Jease im still waiting to get to dwolla funds so i can wait maybe another 12 hours from there to Mt.Gox. this sucks with regular stock i can use credit card and debit card buy them direct. If we had a direct reseller and seller a broker! I would be buying right freaking now.

Gareth Nelson

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Right now the fastest way is probably to send bitcoin and sell it for a high price, but that is what i'm trying to change with the site i'm setting up.

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