AstroPay has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), hiring Fayyaz Ansari – an experienced finance executive with a ‘deep understanding’ of global payments. Based in the UK where AstroPay is headquartered, Ansari will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the payments firm’s global financial management and activities. The new CFO has been working in finance for over two decades, …
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Paysafe has confirmed the appointment of Rob Gatto to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), charged with spearheading the payment group’s international sales strategy. Joining Paysafe’s executive management team, Gatto will be tasked with developing the sales functions for Paysafe Card, Neteller and Skrill brands for the critical markets of gaming, travel, entertainment, crypto and broader fintech …
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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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NetBet has become the latest international operator to enter the Greek market, having secured sports betting, casino and poker licences from the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC). The newly issued licences will be valid for a seven-year period, enabling NetBet to cover thousands of sports markets per month as well as launch its four thousand casino titles in the sector, including …
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Paysafe Group has confirmed its intentions to re-list as a public company, following its takeover by US special purpose acquisition company ‘Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II’ for $9 billion. This afternoon, Paysafe published its deal prospectus under the ownership of Foley Trasimene, the ‘blank cheque company’ formed by finance and sports magnet Bill Foley, to acquire the global multichannel payment …
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Paysafe Group has confirmed the inbound appointment of Ismail ‘Izzy’ Dawood as new Group CFO, who will join the firm’s executive leadership team on 28 September, replacing outgoing incumbent Peter Smith. A 25-year financial services executive, Dawood joins Paysafe from North American credit score software and systems provider Branch International where he formerly served as CFO from 2019 to 2020. …
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Skrill has launched its ‘Knect’ customer loyalty programme including the most comprehensive rewards scheme for modern digital consumers and merchants. The Paysafe Group subsidiary details that its new Knect programme has been developed to reward customer loyalty with Skrill partners by providing players with further value on their payment transactions. The Knect programme allows Skrill customers to earn points for using …
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The Stars Group Inc’s flagship online poker brand PokerStars is set to boost its transactional capabilities by rolling-out Paysafe Group’s ‘Rapid Transfer’ solution across ten European territories. Launched in 2016 with the aim of bolstering merchant seamless transaction capacities and further improving all-round user conversions, Paysafe’s Rapid Transfer allows digital consumers to make payments instantly from their bank account, without …
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Delegates attending the upcoming Betting on Sports America conference (23-25 April) will be given the chance to learn about how affiliate marketing will shape up in the newly open US market as part of the Affiliate Marketing Masterclass on 24 April. The Masterclass is free to attend and delivered in partnership with AffiliateINSIDER through the organisation’s Founder and CEO Lee-Ann …
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Global payments and e-merchant services provider Paysafe Group has stated its corporate intent to lead transactional services within the liberalised US sports betting market in 2019 and beyond. Yesterday at the ICE London 2019 conference, Paysafe leadership announced the launch of its industry-specific ‘single point API’, which will deliver a unified payment platform/solution for all igaming/betting incumbents. Launching its new vertical, …
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