Followers of the saga of digicash may be interested to hear the latest in the train of events: InfoSpace (INSP) bough the patents from ecash technologies which had previously bought the patents from digicash after it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
I didn't see any mention of anonymity of financial privacy in the press release. http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cnn-storydisplay.cgi?story=/www/bw/webbox/bw.021902/220500186.htm&textcolor=%23000000&linkcolor=000099&vlinkcolor=purple&pre=0&strip=1&nohrule=1¬imestamp=1&noeditor=0&nocontact=0&nobackground=1&story_textcolor=%23000000&story_linkcolor=000099&header=%2Fwww%2Fbw%2Finsp%2Finsp_storyheader.shtml&footer=%2Fwww%2Fbw%2Finsp%2Finsp_storyfooter.shtml&bgcolor=%23343399 > With acquisition of eCash Technologies' assets, InfoSpace plans to > bring merchants and financial institutions secure e-debit card > processing and online and off-line stored value services such as > pre-paid cards, loyalty programs and gift certificates > > InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP), a provider of wireless and Internet > software and application services, today announced that the Company has > acquired substantially all of the technology and intellectual property of > eCash Technologies, Inc. which include electronic debit and stored value > transaction technologies. > Terms of the deal were not disclosed. > These innovative technologies are built on an intellectual property > portfolio of more than 20 patents issued in the US and overseas. InfoSpace > plans to offer merchants additional payment mechanisms that are expected to > reduce processing costs, while providing exciting opportunities for > merchants to drive new revenue streams and strengthen their relationships > with valued customers. > InfoSpace plans to add electronic debit functionality to its existing > credit card and electronic-check processing services that would give > merchants the ability to accept debit card payments. [...] Adam
