The uVme Triumvirate above - Valentin Savchenko, Malcolm Horsey, and Neil Verlander - met for a pub lunch in Neil & Gigi Field’s UK village. Pictured above are Valentin (in car) and Neil (standing on right) holding their uVme pre-paid Visa debit cards, and we know Malcolm (standing on left with foam hand) has one as well… question is, who used theirs to pay for lunch?

Nearly a year after departing on his fantastic round-the-world journey, uVme Associate Dan Welstead is packing up his things and preparing to return to the UK.

He met loads of people and everywhere he went he told people about uVme. In his own words, here is Dan’s summary of his “unforgettable and incredible year”…

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The most recent system release for uVme.com was completed yesterday. You will now see a “Prize Pot” amount below all of the game logos, in the green strip. This is the real-time amount of the progressive jackpot of a tournament currently running on the game. Just log in, press the tournament you are interested in joining, and then press “Play Now” in the red Progressive Tournaments Entry section of the game’s page.

There is also now a link to the tournament results page from the “Play Games” page under “My Tournaments” on the left, for any tournaments you have entered. This allows you to check your ranking in the tournament at any time, see if you have been beaten, and play again if necessary to keep your chance of sharing the jackpot!

Changes that you won’t see include a streamlined and re-indexed database, which will make functionality quicker and more efficient.

Take a look now: www.uVme.com

Here is Portuguese Independent Associate Luis Roque with his uVme card, standing next to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Mascot in Hong Kong! He says:

“The uVme debit card is absolutely fantastic and it works! I’ve tried it in Hong Kong, in Taipei (Taiwan) and even in Shenzhen (China)! This is the ultimate recruitment tool. Just order yours and try it!”

Here are uVme Independent Associates James Holden and Julia Cook showing us their uVme pre-paid Visa debit cards, probably much-used on their recent holiday to Egypt!

Слушайте обращение Валентина Савченко – лидера одной из груп uVme – к своей команде на русском языке.

Press here to listen to last night’s recorded uVme web conference, featuring Russian Leader Valentin Savchenko speaking (mainly in English and briefly in Russian) about his refreshing perspective on building a business and his approach to uVme.

Within the conference you’ll also hear a list of the first few people to become “Active” in this new cycle; you’ll see screenshots of the new classic game “Paddlong”; and you will discover several other updates to uVme coming soon.

If *YOU* would like to speak in the next web conference on September 2nd, or share your profile or stories about your team on the blog or in the monthly news letter, please contact admin@uVme.com.

Here is Kazakh uVme Associate Anatoliy Boiko (Анатолий Бойко) showing us his uVme pre-paid Visa debit card. He says uVme is the future for himself and his kids.

Valentin Savchenko, the prolific 18-year-old uVme Associate from Russia, today came all the way to North Wales to visit some of the uVme offices and meet with members of staff. He is pictured above (left) with Eric Avery.

Valentin, who is “almost a P3″, already has people in his team from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine; and he hopes to open a Chilean branch of his business soon too, with his friend from Chile who he thinks will be a great businessman.

Valentin is almost single-handedly responsible for all the Russian “Where Can u V/VISA?” photos which have appeared on the blog lately. He ran a promotion within his team, offering anyone who got their photos up on the blog $20 for their uVme account, to either use on games themselves, or to split with friends or prospects.

Read more about Valentin’s interesting life, and his tips on building a strong uVme business, in the September uVme News Letter, where his story will be featured.

Our Russian Game-Player, Rimma Puchkova, show us her new uVme debit card and says that it represents her uVme team, who are now “always with her”!

Some things uVme Independent Associate Fomina Svetlana told us about her uVme card:

“I have been using debit cards for many years, everywhere I can: shopping, when I buy tickets online for the train, when I withdraw my money from any e-money system, and much more… Now I have got the uVme debit card! And I am very happy to say that, because I know how simple it is to withdraw all the money I make with uVme using the new card.”

“For those who have not received the card yet, I recommend to hurry up, and wish you all the best!”

We will be taking the uVme system off-line for a very short time on Wednesday 13th August 2008 for essential maintenance. This will take place sometime between 05:00 and 08:00 BST and will last for no longer than 20 minutes.

Here is Russian uVme Independent Associate Mikhail Shavrov proudly displaying his uVme pre-paid Visa debit card against the backdrop of his country’s flag. He says:

My friends who saw this card also volunteered to join the business uVme. This card gives me the opportunity to easily pay for Internet services. Thanks uVme for such a great business tool. This card opens up tremendous opportunities for success.

You can now view how many free uVme games each of your Players has played in your business-building website’s back office.

Just log in, press “Genealogy” and then “Reports”, and you will see a new column labelled “No. of Free Games”. You can also view this total from previous business cycles by changing the search date.

If you see your Players are playing “Free” games but not generating any PPV, why not send them a paid one-on-one challenge to help towards your Active Status?

Here is uVme Operations Manager Vicci Pearce using a uVme pre-paid Visa debit card to purchase pizzas from Pizza Hut! Besides being able to use the cards in any retail outlet that accepts Visa, you can also now use your card at cash machines to make withdrawals of up to £650 per day!

With Fast Start Bonus and New Business Bonus now being paid daily, and the ability to access cash from your card within 24 hours of transferring it from your uVme e-wallet, that means you can be using and spending new uVme earnings within 48 hours!

To load your commission onto your uVme card:
All you do is log into your business-building website, click on “Bank”, then select “Withdrawals”. Here you will be able to select “uVme Pre-Paid Card” as your preferred “Payment Method” and withdraw your funds!

Haven’t got your uVme pre-paid Visa debit card yet?
Just log in to your uVme.biz back office, go to “uVme Pre-paid Card”, and click “Order uVme Pre-paid Card” down at the bottom of the window.

Now available: use a uVme voucher to order a card
Once you fill in all the details under “Order uVme Pre-paid Card” and click “Request Card”, the next screen will have various payment options, including paying with a uVme voucher. Just select this payment option, enter the voucher code, and select where to deposit the remaining balance of your voucher.

If you would like to hear some brilliant news that will lift your spirits, why not download the recorded uVme web conference from Tuesday, 5th August? There is talk of a coming game, presentations to download, and of course… using the uVme pre-paid Visa debit card to withdraw cash… and  to buy pizzas!

DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE BY CLICKING HERE