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UKGC issues full public guidance on gambling block services

SBC News UKGC issues full public guidance on gambling block services

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched its new consumer guidance campaign, providing the general public with a full breakdown of the ‘gambling block services’ currently offered by highstreet and digital banks. The campaign forms part of the UKGC’s new ‘money and rights’ section launched at the start of the year, providing the public with detailed information with regards to …

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Monzo trials ‘universal gambling block’ with TrueLayer open banking systems

SBC News Monzo trials ‘universal gambling block’ with TrueLayer open banking systems

Digital bank Monzo has partnered with compliance and open banking software provider TrueLayer to develop an ‘industry-wide universal gambling block’ solution for the financial services sector.  The Fintech incumbents revealed that they are trialling an ‘open-banking API’ to develop a comprehensive gambling block solution, impeding transactions between financial service providers (banks, credit cards, e-wallets, loans, etc) and gambling businesses. In …

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Monzo CEO calls for universal gambling self-exclusion

SBC News Monzo CEO calls for universal gambling self-exclusion

TS Anil, the new chief executive of digital bank Monzo, has published an open letter to the UK government calling for the increased enforcement of responsible gambling safeguards on UK licensed operators and financial services providers.  The statement comes as social responsibility and customer affordability take on heightened importance, with UK gambling faces imminent changes as the government undertakes its …

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