Monitoring Period has Ended
The internet payment processing company, Neovia Financial breathed a huge sigh
of relief this week as the US Department of Justice has fully cleared the
Neteller division of the company from any further prosecution. Neteller’s case
with the US DoJ made headlines two years ago when the company was fined 136
million for involvement in processing transactions for the US online casino
gambling industry. That proved a huge setback for the primarily US-facing
e-wallet but the company has spent the past two years rebuilding and
establishing a strong presence in the UK and European markets.
In addition to the hefty fine for processing transactions between online casinos
and US gamblers Neteller agreed to a probation of sorts for two years. The
Deferred Prosecution Agreement held for two years and Neteller had to abide by
certain conditions throughout those two years in order to face no further
negative action and prosecution from the US DoJ. The news this week indicates
that Neteller has passed through all of the DoJ hoops and was cleared of whole
situation this week.
That means that Neteller and Neovia in particular can fully move past this
situation and expand the business. There was always just a hint of a threat
looming over the company while the DoJ still had some authority to prosecute
Neteller. That has passed though and the Isle of Man based online casino and
internet e-cash processor and well and finally move on and put the US situation
in the past; well, put the situation in the past for as long as it takes the US
government to pass new legislation legalizing internet gambling, then Neteller
make new moves into the US market. |