Vixio has held the first meeting of its newly formed ‘Executive Advisory Board’ for the global payments sector, strengthening its PaymentsCompliance product and providing regulatory intelligence for all stakeholders. The board will provide “expert insight from a cohort of customers across the tech and compliance ecosystem to inform its product development and address challenges shaping the payments industry.” Formed of …
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The British online betting and gaming sector has gained another company, as online sportsbook and casino operator JeffBet secured market launch. Issuing an update, the online brand revealed that it had been awarded operating licences by both the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) and Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). The plans to offer UK bettors a ‘wide range of sports betting verticals’ …
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Entain has hired Brian Lancey to serve as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of its Unikrn esports brand that will be re-launched later this year. An expert in enterprise marketing and brand development for new ventures, Lancey joins Unikrn’s leadership team from Mastercard, where he previously served as Global VP of Sponsorships and Consumer Marketing. Lancey will be charged with spearheading …
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Recently, one of my bank cards expired, which was a first for me. Previously, all my cards had either been lost (my fault) or defrauded. Upon receiving my new card, I began thinking about just how outdated cards are. First of all, my old bit of plastic still works. To now have to use a new piece of plastic and …
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Spelinspektionen has issued a warning and SEK20m (€2m) penalty fee to Betsson Nordic for the sale of games through an unregistered agent and the use of an unauthorised bonus offer. Betsson was found to be allowing customers to fund their accounts through retail vouchers, while the regulator also ruled that a Betsson-branded Mastercard was offering players illegal bonuses. The online …
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The relationship between payments and sports betting is one that’s constantly evolving as operators seek to maximise customer engagement through the most efficient processes possible. As such, the need for an efficient payment experience has grown exponentially in recent years. That view is supported by Anthony Medica, Business Development Manager at ECOMMPAY, who believes that payments in sports betting are …
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Betcade, the first gambling app store for Android, has announced the launch of Betcade Pay, the first mobile payments solution built and optimised for gambling customers. The secure, fast and easy-to-integrate service is now available for integration to gambling operators, and requires the fewest steps to deposit of any solution on the market. By Q1, Betcade Pay will begin to …
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Paddy Power has upgraded its customer prepaid card to a new contactless service powered by MasterCard which will allow players to have instant and unrestricted access to their online funds. Announcing its new ‘Cash Card PPLus’ service through its blog, the prepaid card will enable players to withdraw funds instantly, drastically reducing customer withdrawal waiting times which can take between …
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William Hill has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘Priority Access’ its pre-paid card which will allow customers direct access to funds held in their accounts. William Hill Customers will be able to use the cards anywhere a debit or credit card is accepted. William Hill disclosed to industry news source EGR Magazine that the card had been rolled out to …
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As the UK gears up for regulation and legislation of its igaming industry, major players in the digital payment and processing sector have voluntarily agreed to block future transactions to non UK- complying igaming regulations. Credit cards and online payment processors such as Visa, Switch, Mastercard and PayPal Ebay, are set to block payment attempts to igaming operators not licensed …
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