By Any Other Name
Would a rose by any other name, smell as sweet? I reckon no, and that is
precisely the situation with Neteller this week. Neteller announced just last
month that the company was looking to get shareholder approval for changing the
company’s name from Neteller to NEOVIA Financial plc – the name change is likely
seen as a way to remove Neteller from the Stigma of last year’s negotiations and
huge settlement with the US government for Neteller’s involvement in the US
online casino gambling industry. Neteller was one of a handful of companies to
remain in the US despite a ban on offshore online casinos and related companies
– that decision nearly bankrupted the company and caused a good deal of negative
reputation to hover around Neteller.
In the past year though since the settlement with the US over the online casino
gambling debacle, Neteller has not only successfully recovered from huge fines
and monetary losses, but the company is really beginning to grow a lucrative
niche in the European and international markets based on strategic partnerships
established over the past year. By switching the company’s name to NEOVIA
Financial any remnants of the old reputation will be eradicated and the company
will have something of a fresh start with European and international online
casinos.
Neteller’s CEO and President, Ron Martin, just announced that the shareholders
have approved the name change and that once fully confirmation has officially
taken place, the company will release another announcement to that affect. More
than likely Neteller will begin doing business under the new name by the
beginning of the new year. |