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Payment provider Nuvei to be taken private in $6.3 billion deal

Canadian payment provider Nuvei Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to be taken private by Boston-headquartered private equity firm Advent International.

Advent will acquire all [...]

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Gauselmann enters payments sector with paylado launch

German gambling giant Gauselmann has made its first foray into the payments sector with the launch of payment app paylado.

Through a partnership between Gauselmann [...]

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OPAP vows to challenge €24.5 million fine in Greece

Lottery and gaming operator OPAP has vowed to challenge a €24.5 million fine imposed on the company in its home market of Greece.

The fine was [...]

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Bill to ban betting with credit cards introduced in Australia

The Government of Australia has introduced legislation to ban the use of credit cards and digital currencies in online gambling.

The ban on the use of [...]

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Zimpler threatened with SEK25m fine over unlicensed gambling payments

Sweden’s gambling regulator has threatened payment processor Zimpler with a significant fine if the company continues to facilitate unlicensed online gambling in the country.

Regulatory authority [...]

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German gambling regulator calls for more cooperation from online operators

Germany’s national gambling regulator has rejected claims that illegal online gambling is on the rise in the country.

Ronald Benter of the Joint Gambling Authority of [...]

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Sweden prepares to amend Gambling Act with new bill

Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has introduced amendments to the Gambling Act in an effort to better combat unlicensed gambling and match-fixing.

The bill introduced Tuesday (20 [...]

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AstroPay launches Mastercard prepaid card in Brazil

Online payment provider AstroPay has launched a new prepaid card in Brazil through a partnership with Mastercard.

The launch will provide both new and existing AstroPay [...]

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Cashless Payments

Sightline Payments receives strategic investment from J.P. Morgan

New York-based multinational investment bank J.P. Morgan has made strategic investments in two gaming-focused payment processors, Sightline Payments and Tilia.

While no financials have been disclosed, [...]

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GeoComply debuts chargeback solution in New Jersey

GeoComply is rolling out its new chargeback solution with Resorts Digital Gaming in New Jersey.

GeoComply Chargeback Integrator (GCI) aims to combat fraudulent credit card chargebacks [...]

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IGT

IGT completes €700m sale of Italian payments business

New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has completed the sale of its Italian payments business to PostePay, a subsidiary of Italian postal service provider Poste [...]

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Brazil

Brazil aims to combat illegal websites with payment blocking bill

Financial transactions with unlicensed online gambling operators will be prohibited under a new bill introduced in Brazil last week.

The payment blocking proposal is aimed at [...]

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