Tag Archives: payments

Betting & gaming operators join line-up for SBC Digital Summit’s Payments Day

SBC Digital Summit Payments Day

The SBC Digital Summit’s Payments Day will see specialists from William Hill, Kindred, Stars Group, Pinnacle and Parimatch sharing in-depth insights about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the payments functions of betting and gaming operators. With most operators forced to close their head offices, and concerns being raised about players’ gambling spend and habits during lockdown, payments and …

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Revolut suspends all UK gambling payments

SBC News Revolut suspends all UK gambling payments

Following the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) credit card ban, Fintech ‘neobank’ Revolut has confirmed that it has suspended all payments to and from UK gambling sites, transacted through its popular app. Revolut this week informed its users that UK customers ‘won’t be able to use their Revolut cards for any online or offline gambling payments in the UK’. The statement …

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Spelinspektionen warns payment providers of unlicensed operators

SBC News Spelinspektionen warns payment providers of unlicensed operators

Sweden’s Spelinspektionen has contacted a number of payment service providers issuing a warning them to not conduct business with unlicensed gambling operators.  The regulator emphasised that payment companies which work alongside unlicensed operators were violating the country’s Gaming Act. Spelinspektionen stated that working alongside such operators could result in unfair competition and a loss of tax revenues across the regulated …

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Betting operators join payments suppliers for Payment Expert Forum line-up

Payment Expert Forum at Betting on Sports 2019

Payment Expert Forum, the only event for payments technology in the online gambling industry, has attracted an impressive speaker line-up that includes senior staff from leading operators such as GVC Holdings, Stars Group, Pinnacle and Betsson Group, and payments solutions suppliers Trustly, SafeCharge, Hipay and Checkout.com. Organised by SBC in partnership with PaymentExpert.com, the event at Olympia London on Wednesday …

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FIS breaks the bank with Worldpay $43 billion transaction

SBC News FIS breaks the bank with Worldpay $43 billion transaction

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has agreed to purchase global leading payment solutions provider Worldpay Inc for a reported $35 billion (debt not included) transaction, exemplifying the industry shift towards large scale consolidation. The deal will be biggest takeover to date in the payments industry, which will see FIS assume Worldpay’s debt obligations – bringing the total value of the …

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GATE2025: How ECOMMPAY reimagined the payment gateway

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The desire to simplify the transaction process continues to drive innovation for ECOMMPAY, for whom GATE2025 has become the latest weapon in its payment service arsenal. Earlier this year, ECOMMPAY launched GATE2025, a processing platform which combines acquiring capabilities, 100+ alternative payment methods, mass payouts, and technological innovation within a single, seamless integration. It has been designed for fast, easy …

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Preparing for Remote Gaming Duty increase: Should operators be looking beyond the UK?

SBC News Preparing for Remote Gaming Duty increase: Should operators be looking beyond the UK?

Owen Tustin, VP Gaming, Relationship Management at emerchantpay, looks at the ways that UK operators can prepare for the mooted increase in taxation in the jurisidictions by looking internationally. Much has been written about the likely impact of the impending increase in Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) on UK-licensed operators. As the Government looks to recover an expected £400m shortfall in tax …

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HiPay uses Intelligence to analyse customer payment data

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HiPay, a fintech company specialising in payments, has launched HiPay Intelligence – an innovative solution that will give merchants a 360° view of their client data. While merchants already have several existing tools that enable them to further understand their clients’ browsing behavior, HiPay believes that payment data is still under-exploited. It is an unparalleled source of information analysis of …

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Sandra Barton – EveryMatrix: Bringing MoneyMatrix to market…

SBC News Sandra Barton - EveryMatrix: Bringing MoneyMatrix to market...

This March industry software and platform developer EveryMatrix, announced the launch of its new industry payment service MoneyMatrix, a payment and risk management system designed and developed for industry stakeholder needs. SBC speaks to MoneyMatrix’s main project lead Sandra Barton (CEO MoneyMatrix) on the development and launch of EveryMatrix’s new service and its ambitions in 2017… _________________ SBC: Hi Sandra, …

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London Baby Ice Breaker…Laurent Reysbosch – HiPay

SBC News London Baby Ice Breaker…Laurent Reysbosch – HiPay

Continuing SBC’s London Baby Ice Breaker series, Laurent Reysbosch Senior Vice President of iGaming at HiPay, details to readers what industry trends and agenda will dominate debate and discussion in 2017 A London Baby sponsor, HiPay are a global payment provider processing more than €2 billon annually across 150 countries and 220 payment type. The firm sets itself apart in the …

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