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Skrill (formerly Moneybookers) is an e-commerce business that allows payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet, with a focus on low-cost international money transfers. It is owned and operated by Skrill Limited, a UK-based company registered as a Money Service Business with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and licensed to operate within the European Union.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Skrill Holdings Limited: Private Company Information )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Skrill - TotallyGaming.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Skrill (Moneybookers) - Crunchbase )〕 == History == The ''moneybookers.com'' domain was first registered on 17 June 2001. On 27 July 2001, a company named Moneybookers Limited was incorporated in the United Kingdom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Company information for SKRILL LIMITED (04260907) incorporated 27-07-2001 )〕 The moneybookers.com website along with the online payment system was launched on 1 April 2002. Almost 2 million new users registered with Moneybookers in the initial 1.5 years of operation. In March 2007, Moneybookers was bought by Investcorp Technology Partners for €105 million and as of 9 March 2009, it was put up for sale by its owners for an estimated £365 million. In 2008, Moneybookers claimed to operate in 200 countries of the world and handle over 6 million accounts. In February 2010, The ''Sunday Times'' ranked Moneybookers as the fastest growing private equity backed firm in the United Kingdom based on profits.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Buyout Track 100 )〕 In 2011, the company's customer base reached 25 million, including 120,000 merchant accounts,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Skrill's customer base has reached 25 mln in 2011 )〕 its payment gateway being integrated by a number of global online brands such as Facebook, Skype and eBay. In August 2013, CVC Capital Partners acquired Skrill for €600 million. As of 2014, Skrill has been approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) as the only sanctioned digital wallet for New Jersey internet gambling. In March 2015, Optimal Payments, the parent company of the Skrill's rival Neteller, announced its official proposal for acquisition of Skrill Group for €1.1 billion. The deal is to be finalized in the third quarter of 2015 according to the parties.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Neteller Acquires Skrill )〕 In April 2015, Skrill Group announced that it had completed acquisition of Ukash, its UK-based competitor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skrill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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