Beenz.com seeks buyer
News Web currency pioneer Beenz.com is seeking a buyer or additional funding as it tries to keep its UK operations afloat, a spokesman said Thursday. In the United Kingdom, Beenz is already restructuring and reducing corporate redundancies.
[March 30, 2001, 8:50]
E-currency firm joins list of has-Beenz
News Internet surfers have only ten days to use up their Beenz after the firm announced today that its operations will cease on 26 August. The online currency firm said that is closing the Beenz Economy, and that no transactions would be honoured after...
[August 16, 2001, 17:01]
Credit cards pushing e-currency out of the picture
News A year after alternative e-currencies such as Beenz and Flooz burst onto the Web scene, their companies are conceding that a strategy shift was needed after surprisingly nimble credit card companies have overtaken the niche.
[December 13, 2000, 10:59]
New rules tighten up e-money market
News In August 2001 Beenz.com ceased operations, and was dissolved several months later, leaving customers with worthless Beenz currency. Rules introduced on Friday to regulate the digital cash industry should help protect consumers against ill...
[April 26, 2002, 16:56]
UK e-shopping site gives cash-back
News Previous online incentives have used so-called Internet currencies such as Beenz, and have failed because consumers did not see the benefits. Beenz had allowed surfers to collect rewards for buying online, or just for visiting a particular site.
[July 25, 2003, 13:26]
Flooz.com collapse linked to massive credit card fraud
News Flooz.com's collapse comes hot on the heels of the closure of fellow online currency company Beenz.com. American federal investigation officers are thought to be investigating the possibility that credit card thieves managed to defraud Flooz.com...
[August 28, 2001, 14:24]
