Tag Archives: Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk

In spite of previously stating it wasn’t on their agenda, Labour’s U-turn on digital ID could pave the way for a new era of onboarding and KYC in the UK. During the King’s Speech on Wednesday, to the surprise of many it was revealed that the government was planning to introduce the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, focusing on …

Verification requests from betting operators for the first few matches of the 2024 EUROs have risen to ‘record heights’, according to IDnow. The identity verification provider revealed that, since kick-off on 14 June, the number of players being verified with a European gambling operator soared 750%, with the busiest day being the opening fixture between Germany and Scotland.  This verification …

Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk, VP Global Gaming at IDnow provides a perspective on consumer changes and likely adjustments once the UKGC finalises its consultations on compliance and standards governing UK gambling.  Almost half (44 per cent) of UK adults have gambled at least once in 2023, with around 14 million active online gamblers in the country. The number of UK adults who …

SBC Events has hailed the support of the global iGaming industry as the reason for a record-breaking 2023 edition of the SBC Summit Barcelona. This year’s exhibition and conference drew an impressive crowd of around 15,000 attendees, a threefold increase from last year’s figures, solidifying its status as the industry’s fastest-growing event. The post-event survey data revealed a Net Promoter …

Brazil, with its population of over 210 million, has a number of unique challenges when it comes to identity verification, according to Roger Redfearn-Tyrzyk, VP of Global Gaming at IDnow. Writing on LinkedIn, Redfearn-Tyrzyk asserted that the Brazilian gambling market has ‘significant potential’ and offers a wide range of opportunities. The market has been estimated to be worth over $6bn, …

The Brazilian betting market is set to be massive – this is something all industry observers have had no trouble agreeing on, although determining when it will launch is a different matter. Whilst much of the hype in anticipation of the world’s seventh most populous country has largely – and understandably – focused on the market’s commercial value, its KYC …

Across Europe throughout 2022 the impact of regulatory changes, particularly regarding compliance, has been self-evident. Evaluating the changing regulatory roadmap across the continent and further afield on SBC’s latest webinar, ‘Staying Agile While Handling Multijurisdictional Compliance’, one jurisdiction came in particular as posing a challenge – the UK. As the country’s review of its gambling legislation nears its two year …