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Optimal Payments a key transactions/payment processor for the online gambling industry is eyeing entry into the FTSE 250 index. The payments operator is set to move from the London AIM market to the FTSE index, once it has finalised its £800 million reverse takeover of main competitor Skrill. Optimal governance is confident that the payments operator has met all regulatory …

Online payments solutions provider, Optimal Payments has confirmed the acquisition of Montreal based platform developer Fans Entertainment INC for a sum of CAD $ 16 million (£9 million). Issuing a corporate statement, Optimal Payments detailed that it had issued 3,163,633 of shares to the sellar. The consideration shares can be exchanged for Optimal Payments shares on a one-for-one basis over the …

Online payment provider Skrill Group today announces that it has completed its acquisition of  competitor Ukash.  The acquisition deal was first announced in November 2014 and will aim to extend the scale and reach of Skrill Group’s paysafecard, further enhancing its position in the European online payments market. The completion of it acquisition of Ukash operations comes after last month’s …

UK business news sources have reported that London listed payments provider Optimal Payments is preparing a bid to buy competitor Skrill for reported €1.1 billion (estimated £810 million). Optimal Payments, which operates igaming payment services specialist Neteller, is looking to acquire Skrill in order to expand its digital services offering and certify its leading position within the high transaction online …

Suresh Vaghjiani, director of Optimal Payments’ Card Services division, has been elected to the Advisory Board of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA). The EPA is an organisation set up to help shape the future of emerging payments. Its mission is to make the UK a global leader in payments innovation by attracting investment capital and creating a hospitable regulatory environment …

Payments firm Optimal Payments Plc has become the official sponsor of Crystal Palace Football Club for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Optimal Payments will use the platform to raise the global awareness of its NETELLER service and Net+ Card stored-value offering which will be displayed on the front of the team’s shirts from the start of the 2014/15 English Premier …

One of THE biggest sporting events is happening in Brazil from 12 June – 13 July, and the anticipation amongst football fans have soared sky-high.  Sports betting is estimated to swell to $700 BB – $1,000 BB (Sportradar, no black or grey market included), and viewership is expected to reach well into the billions during this football tournament. So, how …

Payment provider Optimal Payments PLC said Wednesday that both revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation are now forecast to be “materially ahead of market expectations” in its full-year on the back of strong trading in the year to date. The company said its strong performance in 2013 has continued into the current trading year, with its NETELLER …

Optimal Payments Plc. (LSE AIM: OPAY), a leading global online payment provider, announces the launch of an all-new NETELLER® online payment processing service. Working through a federally-insured U.S. financial institution sponsor, Optimal Payments is bringing these services to the U.S. marketplace. The NETELLER service and Net+® Card in the U.S. leverage the wealth of experience that Optimal Payments brings to the payments …