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Virtual environment operator Linden Lab has partnered up with 888 Holdings plc’s Gisland/Dragonfish division to provide payment processing for non-US Second Life customers.
A spokesperson for Linden Lab told us, “We’re working together with Gisland on a cashier interface and other tools that will give Residents more payment options and make it easier for Residents to pay in a wider range of native currencies than they can now. Gisland will also help Linden Lab implement appropriate anti-fraud measures as we expand these payment options. In addition, Gisland will assist Residents directly with payment-related issues, including failed transactions.”
That last part is fascinating, as that would be something of a first insofar as Second Life payments processing goes, as is the tantalizing hint of expanded payment options – something that is of considerable interest to users outside North America.
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Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 9:00pm by Tateru Nino
Filed Under: 888-holdings-plc, business-models, dragonfish, gambling, gisland, linden-lab, m-linden, mark-kingdon, mmo-industry, second-life, virtual-worlds
