German soccer club 1. FC Kaiserslautern have agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with paysafecard.com. The 2. Bundesliga side have signed an initial one-year deal with the Skrill-owned online payment solutions company, and will carry its logo on their matchday jerseys. In addition, paysafecard.com branding will appear across the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, with a presence on pitchside LED hoardings and on the main …
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Online payments firm Secure Trading believes it has the solution for online operators who have been struggling transacting payments in the US since the New Jersey and Nevada markets came online. ST-1 is described as the first end-to-end compliant transaction platform for US online gambling operators. ST-1 manages every step of the transaction process, from player registration and player deposits, …
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Online payment solutions provider Optimal Payments has announced its VIP sponsorship and attendance at the 14th annual Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GiGse) from July 14 to 16, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. GiGse brings together over 700 of the top executives and decision-makers in the regulated iGaming market to discuss the latest trends and emerging developments …
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Ukash, the online cash payment provider, is one of just a select few companies to receive four consecutive Queen’s Awards. Announced on Her Majesty the Queen’s official birthday, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise features a diverse collection of UK businesses. But it is the inclusion of Ukash for the fourth consecutive year that, perhaps most effectively, reflects the changing landscape …
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Over half (55%) of UK adults will be hedging their bets on this Saturday’s Grand National, according to a survey of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by online payments company Skrill. According to the survey, punters will place, on average, £10 each trying to pick a winner at Aintree this weekend, suggesting that bets on the Grand National could top £270m …
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Payment provider DataCash has analysed the betting transactions it carried out during the 2014 Cheltenham Festival and discovered a 30% increase in transactions compared to 2013 and up 123% since 2010. In total, over £74.6 million was spent in 2.77m transactions during the four day period across all currencies, including £63.8 million in GBP alone, representing 85% of the total. …
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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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Online payment provider UKash has announced the launch of a partnership with English Championship football club – Birmingham City. The partnership will allow fans without credit or debit cards to purchase match tickets using the UKash voucher system. The partnership will extend the football clubs revenue channels by allowing fans access to purchase Birmingham City goods – such as match …
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Skrill the online payment and transaction service provider, has confirmed that it will withdraw transaction services for igaming operators targeting Canada. Skrill sent an email communication to igaming operators stating that from January 2nd 2014 transactions to operator products and website would be halted, Skrill looks to halt all gaming transactions by the 31st of January 2014.The payment services provider …
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