Brazil’s federal bank Caixa Economica Federal (Caixa) is expected to disclose its initial plans to privatise ‘non-core’ business subsidiaries this week, as part of the government’s efforts to restructure the financial institution. This story featured in today’s SBC News 90. To view the latest round-up, watch today’s edition here ‘Caixa Seguradora’, the federal bank’s insurance unit, is reported to be first in-line …
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Igaming platform provider BtoBet will bolster its virtual sports portfolio across emerging markets after it entered into a new partnership with virtual sports content firm Global Bet. Under the terms of the agreement, GlobalBet’s Pro-Series content will be used to bolster BtoBet’s virtual sports portfolio in markets including Latin America. Sabrina Soldà, BtoBet’s Chief Marketing Officer, highlighted that Global Bet’s …
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Sports Information Services (SIS) has extended its reach across the Latin American market after entering into a new agreement with Betcris. Under the partnership, Betcris has agreed to launch SIS’s 24/7 Live Mixed Racing Channel across its online sportsbook to help provide ‘profitable short-form betting content’ and drive engagement for its growing customer base. Paul Witten, Commercial Director at SIS, …
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AstroPay has completed the sale of its B2B payment gateway to focus on B2C solutions headlined by the AstroPay Card. The ‘flagship’ prepaid virtual card solution, AstroPay Card, gives merchants the ability to receive deposits and process withdrawals from a single integration. Mikael Lijtenstein, CEO of AstroPay, explained: “The recently completed sale of our B2B payment gateway indicates a new …
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BtoBet has continued to expand its South American market profile by confirming that Venezuelan licensed bookmaker CamanBet has selected ‘Neuron 3’ to lead its strategic overhaul. Securing its first Venezuelan partner, BtoBet has been appointed to lead CamanBet’s ‘shift from a purely retail business to a new omnichannel approach’ with its new systems and structures powered by the Neuron 3 …
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Pedro Guimarães, the Chairman of Brazil’s federal bank – Caixa Economica Federal (Caixa), has stated that the government maintains its objective of ‘privatising five Caixa subsidiaries by 2021’. Guimarães made his statement to Brazilian business journal Metropoles, revealing that his office had identified Caixa ‘Loterias’ (lotteries), ‘Seguradora’ (insurance) and ‘Central’ (credit agency) as three divisions that will be privatised or …
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Mozzartbet Serbia’s leading bookmaker has entered the South American sportsbook market, acquiring the online operating unit of Meridian Gaming Colombia SAS – the Colombian market subsidiary Meridian Gaming Ltd. The acquisition forms part of Mozzartbet’s ongoing ‘internationalization strategy’ with the Serbian betting group securing direct entry within Colombia’s regulated online gambling marketplace taking over the meridianbet.com.co domain. Stating its new …
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The introduction of a regulated gaming sector in Brazil has a great potential for profitability for international operators, according to BtoBet, as a combination of a sports-centric culture and improved internet infrastructure present new opportunities for remote gaming. Publishing the report ‘Brazil Betting Focus: LatAm’s largest regulated market in the making?’, BtoBet looked at how Brazil can become a global …
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Cashless payments are here to stay, said AstroPay CEO Mikael Lijtenstein (pictured below), who believes the shift towards it has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on the ‘’Cashless future? Solving LatAm’s payments problem’ panel at the SBC Digital Summit Latinoamérica, Lijtenstein led the debate on a lack of payment options in emerging markets such as Latin America (LatAm) …
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Stats Perform is to exclusively collect and distribute official ultrafast data and fast player statistics for CONMEBOL competitions through its premium RunningBall and Opta services. We sat down with the company’s LATAM sales manager Ignacio Iturraspe for more on yesterday’s announcement, made officially at the SBC Digital Summit Latinoamerica. SBC: Will this deal bring the in-play betting experience for CONMEBOL …
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