Tag Archives: Natwest

Entain strengthens credit check duties with Synalogik  

SBC News Entain strengthens credit check duties with Synalogik  

Entain Plc has partnered with financial security technology services provider Synalogik to deepen its verification and risk reporting accuracy protecting its group-wide customers. The FTSE100 group becomes the first major igaming operator to deploy Synalogik credit check and financial assessment systems, used by companies such as NatWest, O2, Telefonica, and Innovate UK.   A developer of customised credit verification systems for …

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HooYu report reveals onboarding problems for operators

SBC News HooYu report reveals onboarding problems for operators

Global customer onboarding platform HooYu has published a report examining the problems faced by both UK-based and international gaming operators regarding user abandonment. In addition to investigating onboarding, HooYu also looked into contrasts in funnel performances between small, medium and large operators, and how long it takes different operators to perform KYC initiatives. The report found that customer onboarding and …

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Money and rights section added to UKGC website

Sarah Garnder: UKGC consultation conclusions due this summer

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched a new dedicated section on its website, informing the general public about understanding their rights and protections when participating in gambling. A new ‘Money and Rights’ section has been added to the GamblingCommission.gov.uk website hosted under the ‘Public and Players’ information category. The section offers detailed information on opening accounts, ID verification and …

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NatWest adds a 48-hour cooling-off period to gambling block feature

SBC News NatWest adds a 48-hour cooling-off period to gambling block feature

NatWest has introduced a gambling block on debit cards, giving customers the option to trigger a 48-hour cooling-off period via their mobile banking app. Any transactions attempted during that time frame will be automatically declined, with the block remaining in place indefinitely unless a customer chooses to remove it, in which case it can be disabled after the 48-hour period. …

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John Williamson to oversee UK Tote Group’s international growth

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The UK Tote Group has confirmed the appointment of John Williamson, a director with extensive experience in Asia, as its Non-Executive Chairman from 1 September 2020. Williamson’s appointment is expected to bring “significant international business and financial expertise to the organisation”, and provide timely support for its ambitious growth plans just 10 months after its acquisition of the Tote, the …

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NatWest Chief confirms expansion of ‘GamCare walk-in’ scheme

SBC News NatWest Chief confirms expansion of 'GamCare walk-in' scheme

UK highstreet bank NatWest (RBS Group) has confirmed that it will expand its ‘pilot scheme’ to provide gambling counselling support across its UK network. Working in collaboration with GamCare, NatWest launched its gambling-related ‘walk-in consultation’ last year across 13-branches operating in the South East and Midlands. Launching the Scheme in 2019, NatWest management stated that the bank had a duty …

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Winning Post – UK Politics Wheel of Fortune spins again…

SBC News Winning Post - UK Politics Wheel of Fortune spins again...

Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners kick starts the week by assessing the potential impacts of the UK General Election (12 December) on betting incumbents and stakeholders. UK: First thoughts on UK’s Snap General Election  Rules, it seems, are there to be broken. Despite the passing of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011 (which sought to establish General Elections on a …

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NatWest launches GamCare ‘walk-in consultation’ pilot scheme

SBC News NatWest launches GamCare 'walk-in consultation' pilot scheme

UK retail bank NatWest in collaboration with GamCare is set to trial a ‘ground-breaking’ pilot scheme offering counselling sessions to vulnerable/addicted customers inside its high-street branches. NatWest is set to launch the GamCare pilot scheme across 13 branches based in London, the South East and Midlands of England. The bank’s chosen outlets will allow any person to walk-in and book …

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