• daily_news
    2 October 2019

    European regulators opt against loot box recommendations

    Members of the Gaming Regulators’ European Forum (GREF) have completed their year-long study into gambling-like microtransactions in video games, but have opted against specific recommendations to introduce measures against the features.

  • news_analysis
    21 August 2019

    Interview: Filippos Antonopoulos, Vermantia - Part 2

    In the second part of iGamingBusiness.com's interview with Vermantia chief executive Filippos Antonopoulos, he discusses the importance of a diversified geographic footprint, and explains why he sees the supplier's majority shareholder Arena Racing Company as one of the most exciting businesses in the industry.

  • daily_news
    16 July 2019

    PokerStars bolsters European services with Paysafe

    The Stars Group has agreed a deal to roll out Paysafe Group’s Rapid Transfer payment solution with its PokerStars flagship poker brand in 10 European countries.

  • daily_news
    30 May 2019

    Paysafe Group appoints McHugh as new CEO

    Multinational online payments giant Paysafe Group has appointed Philip McHugh as its new chief executive, replacing Joel Leonoff in the role. McHugh joins from Total System Services, with Leonoff shifting to a new role as vice chair of Paysafe's board.

  • news_analysis
    24 May 2019

    Nuvei’s SafeCharge deal: a hint of what’s to come

    This week’s acquisition is likely to kick off a wave of consolidation among payment service providers in the US and northern Europe, says Julian Buhagiar, co-founder of RB Capital

  • news_analysis
    22 January 2019

    No time to get Wired

    The DoJ’s Wire Act opinion will do little more than add more noise in the short term and significant deals are still in the offing stateside, writes Julian Buhagiar

  • news_analysis
    25 October 2017

    Igaming jury still out on blockchain's potential

    To some, blockchain is synonymous with revolution and progress. To others, hidden identity, hacking and the drugs trade. Which camp are you in, asks Layla Ali?

  • daily_news
    14 July 2017

    iGaming Super Show – Day 2 round-up

    The iGaming Super Show continued at its high octane pace on Thursday despite the Wednesday night parties.

  • news_analysis
    6 February 2017

    What the igaming sector can expect in 2017 (Part 2)

    As 2017 gets underway iGaming Business talks to leading igaming experts to hear what they believe will be key developments for our industry in the next 12 months. See

  • article
    18 October 2016

    M&A, the hunt for data and in-play — insider views

    GVC's Kenny Alexander, Paysafe's Lee-Ann Johnstone, H2 Gambling Capital's Simon Holliday and Sportradar's Neale Deeley on some of the sector's hottest topics.

  • daily_news
    28 June 2016

    CashBet brokers deals with Paysafe and Booming Games

    CashBet has moved to strengthen its mobile-first iGaming business by entering into partnerships with Paysafe and Booming Games.

  • daily_news
    24 March 2016

    Paysafe, Emerchants to deliver new pay-out card solutions

    Paysafe Group has linked up with prepaid payment technology firm Emerchants to launch a range of white-labelled pay-out card solutions for gaming operators in Europe.

  • daily_news
    19 February 2015

    ECommPay gains Visa principal member status

    Payment processing company ECommPay has announced that it has been granted Visa ‘principal member’ status by the multinational financial services company’s European board of directors.

  • report_content
    29 October 2013

    Mobile casinos: players, tech logistics and keys to success

    Casino and games, which, to date, have been a distant second to sports betting, are only now being seriously considered by the bigger brands with launches in the forst half of 2013.

  • report_content
    29 October 2013

    Mobile poker: slower but the components are in place

    Poker on mobiles has gone through many ups and downs. From dropped connections to issues around player numbers and liquidity and a lack of product uniformity, the vertical has had its fair share of critics over the past few years. The rise of wi-fi, 3G and 4G networks however has been a boost for the sector along with the slow but happening regulation of the US market continues, even if that promise has yet to turn into real revenues. 

  • report_content
    17 October 2013

    Payments in mobile gaming: the holy grail for m-gaming com

    Possibly even more so than on the internet, payments are the key to success for mobile gambling companies. In this extract from the Mobile Report she wrote for iGaming Business, Aideen Shortt provides an introduction to the payment options available to mgaming firms and looks at the size of an m-commerce market which looks likely to grow massively in the next few years.

  • report_content
    30 August 2013

    Payments report: European directives for mobile payments

    Attempts are being made to standardise mobile contactless transactions in Europe. The GSM Association (GSMA) and the European Payment Council (EPC) have published a paper that could speed up the adoption of NFC-based mobile phone payments in Europe. 

  • report_content
    29 August 2013

    Payments report: Social gaming payments

    Payments related to social media, gaming and networking could reach US14bn by 2014 and all the major players, PayPal, Twitter and Facebook among them, are laying the groundwork. 

  • report_content
    29 August 2013

    Payments report: Decline of cards, growth of alternatives

    Bill Gates is quoted as saying, “Banking is essential. Banks are not.” This has never been truer than it is currently when we consider the explosive growth of alternative payment mechanisms. WorldPay data shows that, today, alternative payment mechanisms account for €165 billion of global e-commerce transactions, representing 22% of total transactional value, and they are expected to enjoy a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13% in the run up to 2015

  • report_content
    29 August 2013

    Payments report: What is meant by alternative payments?

    Prepaid, direct debit, real-time bank transfer, there is no standard definition of an alternative payment is. For the purpose of this report, it is any non-card payment type but the alternatives to standard credit card payments are vast comprise a large variety of schemes.

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