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"The Federal Government has its " bill to improve the prevention of money laundering transmitted "(PDF file) of the Federal Council. This is a draft until 8 July comment. Apart from reducing Bareinzahlungsgrenze from 15,000 to 1,000 € and the introduction of a money laundering officer for all businesses with more than nine employees, it includes a provision to "electronic money": When exchanging euros into e-money must continue the depositor will be verified. This arrangement eliminates the possibility of prepaid cards as paysafecard deposit money can be paid anonymously, with some fee-based anonymization services on the Internet.

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The optimization of the money laundering prevention is to have a strong impact in early 2012. This is an obligation to report certain financial transactions, expanded considerably. Accountants, lawyers and notaries are required to report suspicious transactions as well, such as car dealers, when the "politically exposed persons" and their families make a deal. For example, buys the wife of a foreign diplomat is a car, the dealer obliged to report it.

Determining whether a buyer is part of the perimeter of the "politically exposed persons" holding, the German Industry and Commerce (DIHK) is unreasonable . "Unlike banks, which have developed here a number of separate databases and internal exchange systems, a small business is simply not able to identify politically exposed persons, in practice," tells the DIHK. Also, foreign customers or contractors are not put under general suspicion in the future. Oblige companies with more than nine employees to appoint a money laundering officer and train all employees in regard to money laundering, for many of them would be a costly affair.

With "e-cash" payment systems such as the EU-developed system of research funds are paysafecard to buy digital goods as intended. This credit can be purchased at a retail outlet, which paid for the Internet if the retailer accepts Paysafe. In future, point of sale such as dealers take over the customer's identification and hold for a possible audit. Unlike the cash deposit to accounts of third parties, which from 1000 € (previously € 15,000) are subject to reporting, there is no minimum for e-money limit. If it would, one could no longer be paid anonymously on the Internet. In addition to the aforementioned fee anonymizers this applies, for example, users who use the paysafecard in the Sony Playstation Network, and therefore the least affected by the recent data losses were.

Paysafecard himself sees the optimization of the Money Laundering Act relative left: The company is actively involved in the legislative process and is preparing to implement any necessary organizational and technical product changes. The draft will not occur before the start in 2012, there was therefore no need for action now. Heise "We are now convinced, even in 2012 to operate the business model Paysafecard active and successful in Germany," spokeswoman Daniela Paysafecard Kazmaier told online. (Detlef Borchers) / ( anw )""