The Isle of Man’s eBusiness economy and the speed of change were the hot topics at the latest eClub gathering, held at The Embassy Room at The British last Thursday.

The event, which attracted a large and lively crowd of professionals from the eGaming sector, was sponsored by foreign exchange specialists Moneycorp.

Christina Foxwell, Head of Key Partnerships at MoneyCorp, was impressed with the Island’s support of the eGaming industry – and glowing in her praise of the Isle of Man as a good place to do business.

“The Isle of Man has an excellent reputation as a well-regulated but ambitious jurisdiction. That is something that’s incredibly important in attracting businesses and developing entrepreneurial spirit,” she said.

With 35 years’ experience in foreign exchange and money transmission services around the world, Moneycorp traded some ?22.7bn in currencies last year with over 8.1 million customer transactions.

“The world of foreign exchange and international money transfers is fast moving,” said Christina, “and at Moneycorp we pride ourselves on anticipating the changing needs of the market. eGaming, by its global nature, has very similar challenges in the speed of its growth and the need to offer a whole different range of payment solutions to its clients.

“Innovation is critical to support new ways of doing business and some of the people I have met at the eClub tonight are clearly demonstrating the forward thinking needed to develop this exciting sector further.”

Guests at the event enjoyed drinks and canapes, and were also given free entry to a draw for a Kindle Fire, kindly provided by Moneycorp. The lucky winner was Caroline Hart, Senior HR Manager at Equiom.

EClub is a social meeting place for anyone involved in the eGaming on the Isle of Man, or those with an interest in the sector. Initiated by KMPG and Continent 8 Technologies, eClub brings the growing number of people working in the industry together to make contacts and discuss industry trends and developments.

For more information visit www.facebook.com/IsleofManeClub or join the group Isle of Man eClub on LinkedIn.

Photo - from left to right are founders and sponsors, Christina Foxwell (Moneycorp), Richard Ebbutt (Continent 8), Archie Watt (KPMG), Tobias Woodward (Moneycorp), Sandie Skuszka (KPMG) and Georgina Cope (Moneycorp).