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Alegriabet.com enters the international online gaming market

SBC News Alegriabet.com enters the international online gaming market

After more than a year of development, Alegriabet.com has entered the international online gaming market. The site, licensed in Curacao, has created a new platform that aims to fulfil the needs of a wide range of bettors, with a specific focus on the millennial market. A spokesperson for the company commented: “I believe that mobile technology is an absolute must …

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Russia wants crack down on online payment providers

SBC News Russia wants crack down on online payment providers

Russia’s government is preparing to step up its efforts of restriction against ‘unlicensed’ foreign bookmakers targeting its national consumers. This week Russian news sources have detailed that Ministry of Finance has drafted a set of new provisions targeting restrictions on banks and online payment processors, with a view of severely limiting the number of paid transactions made to foreign operators. The …

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Paysafe governance confident of outperforming 2016 revenue & earnings guidance

SBC News Paysafe governance confident of outperforming 2016 revenue & earnings guidance

Issuing an ‘unaudited’ full-year trading update, FTSE 250 listed payment provider Paysafe Group stated that combined momentum of its enlarged group would see the firm exceed $1 billion in corporate revenues.  Updating investors, Paysafe governance stated that a strong second half to FY 2016 would see the company report top-line metric guidance towards the upper end of its corporate guidance. …

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Roskomnadzor Russia penalises payment providers QIWI and Skrill

SBC News Roskomnadzor Russia penalises payment providers QIWI and Skrill

Online payment providers QIWI and Skrill (Paysafe Group), have become the latest firms to be penalised by Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor. Last week, the payment providers were served notices by Roskomnadzor stating that they had breached Russian gambling laws relating to facilitating online gaming payments and that their services contained links to unlicensed betting operators. Roskomnadzor has given both payment …

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Strong opening to 2016 sees Paysafe Group outperform market guidance

SBC News Strong opening to 2016 sees Paysafe Group outperform market guidance

Following a strong start to its 2016, FTSE 250 online payment provider Paysafe Group PLC  (Paysafe) has declared that its corporate performance is outperforming year market expectations. Paysafe Group (the merged entity of Optimal Payments and Skrill) who secured a December listing on the London FTSE, stated that its strong opening momentum will likely continue for the rest of 2016. …

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Mediatech Solutions launches SKS365 in Spain

SBC News Mediatech Solutions launches SKS365 in Spain

Omni-channel gaming platform provider, Mediatech Solutions, has agreed a deal with SKS365 to launch the PlanetWin365 brand in Spain. The agreement has seen Mediatech integrate SKS365’s existing in-house pre-match and live betting sportsbook into the Mediatech platform. Working alongside SKS365, Mediatech has also ensured PlanetWin365 is tailored to the specific regulatory requirements of the Spanish market. PlanetWin365 also offers slots …

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Paysafe on course for FTSE 250 with + $600 million in revenues

SBC News Paysafe on course for FTSE 250 with + $600 million in revenues

Announcing its first FTSE full-year earnings results, online payments provider Paysafe Group (the merged entity of Optimal Payments and Skrill) reported a 68% revenue surge to $613 million (£432 million) for its FY2015 corporate performance (period ending 31 December 2015). As expected Paysafe Group pre-tax profits were impacted by its completed November 2015 takeover of competitor Skrill. The company would …

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More industry leaders join the SportsPro Live programme

SBC News More industry leaders join the SportsPro Live programme

Organisers of SportsPro Live have announced that senior figures from Virtually Live, The Sports Consultancy and Fnatic have signed on to speak at the next edition of the event at Wembley on 22nd and 23rd March: Thomas Neubert, Chief Commercial Officer, Virtually Live Thomas Neubert is chief commercial officer at virtual reality technology company Virtually Live. A former vice president …

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Paysafe Group secures December LSE listing

SBC News Paysafe Group secures December LSE listing

Paysafe Group the new unified brand of Optimal Payments and Skrill, has announced that it has applied to enter for a main marketing listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Paysafe governance had outlined a move to LSE FTSE 250 prior to completing its +€1 billion acquisition of Skrill assets in August. Its new listing will aim to enhance its investor …

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Optimal unifies assets under Paysafe Group brand

SBC News Optimal unifies assets under Paysafe Group brand

LSE listed online payments provider, Optimal Payments (Optimal) has rebranded to Paysafe Group. The firm is reported to have filed its name change with the LSE, which will see its corporate ticker abbreviated to PAYS.L. The rebrand sees the provider merge its proprietary brands Optimal Payments and Neteller with its acquired asset of Skrill, which was purchased in August for …

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