Online payment service providers are coming up with new ways to aid pandemic-struck consumers, said ConnectPay CEO Marius Galdikas, as he commented on some of the up and coming trends he believes will soon dominate the industry. The current circumstances called for implementing novel solutions in the payments market to accommodate the heightened demand for cashless options, as well as …
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The Football Association (FA) enters an official payments partnership with PayPal that plans to transform how players pay their fees at grassroots level. By pushing payments through ‘The FA Matchday App’, the collaboration hopes to enable grassroots footballers to pay their match fees with their smartphones – bringing in possibly millions of extra pounds for grassroots clubs every season. Problems …
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It has come to light that Paypal is concerned with the legality and regulations around payments linked to esports tournament sites. Dexerto reported that the main area of concern is whether the payments are associated with gambling when processed through certain tournament sites. The company has requested letters from lawyers in a number of countries and individual US states to ensure …
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EBay owned payment processing operator PayPal is considering allowing customer transactions in US state licensed igaming territories. The news that PayPal the world largest payment processor could allow payment transactions for US igaming customers was brought to light by Poker news website – Onlinepokerreport.com. “Sources tell OPR that PayPal will start processing regulated US online #gambling payments in coming months,” …
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Ladbrokes has unveiled new features to bring mobile apps and HMTL5 to the forefront of operator’s sportsbook offerings. Customers can now deposit via PayPal, access the mobile service from Windows and Blackberry phones and see real-time in-play match action, statistics and timelines. It is estimated that 30 per cent of mobile customers currently use PayPal as their primary payment channel. …
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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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