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Love the bit about - actively blocking both US IP addresses and Phone numbers from the wallet because of regulatory fears.

Guess, the desire to launch and the PR value from being the first to launch supercedes the need to get regulatory approval first. 

Agree with David Carr. I think its a nice gesture and makes a statement of sorts but how helpful it actually is on the ground due to the infrastructure is at best questionable.

Hi Dean - I have to be honest - my first thought as well was that it may just be down to the quality of Google's results.

However, since Google censorship isnt without precendent (CHINA); its quite difficult to find out one way or the other. Quite possibly a combination of both.

There are also the trials that Altair have run with contactless wristwatches - https://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=18654