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Betfair Faces High Court Trial in June 4 Case Over Luke Ashton’s Death Paid Members Public
Betfair is heading to a High Court trial on June 4 over allegations that it breached a duty of care to Luke Ashton, a British user who died by suicide in April 2021 after a period of compulsive gambling. For high-risk operators, the case matters because it goes straight to
Compliance Expert Daria Belova Says Integrating 10 PSPs Will Not Protect High-Risk Processing From a Cascading Freeze Paid Members Public
Adding more payment service providers does not, by itself, make a high-risk processing stack safer. That is the core point here for operators in casino, forex, betting, crypto, adult, and nutra: if the underlying compliance and risk controls are weak, a freeze can still spread across the whole setup. 1.
Crypto firms face July 1 EU cutoff as MiCA grace period ends Paid Members Public
The EU’s MiCA transition period ends on July 1, and from that point crypto asset service providers operating under national regimes need a MiCA licence or they stop serving EU clients. For PSPs and crypto businesses, the practical message is simple: an application in progress is not the same
Mono and Bancoomeva bring Bre-B instant payments to retail, logistics, lending and telecom companies in Colombia Paid Members Public
Bre-B has mostly been discussed as a way for individuals to move money between accounts. Mono and Bancoomeva are pushing it into a different use case: letting Colombian businesses collect and disperse funds in real time without building banking infrastructure from scratch. For PSPs and merchants, the point is less
Russian ruble stablecoin A7A5 passes $110 billion in onchain transactions despite Western sanctions: CertiK Paid Members Public
A7A5, the ruble-backed stablecoin tied to Russian cross-border settlement firms, has kept growing after sanctions hits from the EU and other Western authorities. For PSPs and banks, the useful bit is not the political backdrop; it is that the structure was built to keep issuance, reserves, and freeze controls outside
India raids Parimatch in illegal gambling probe, with $11.65 million in assets restricted Paid Members Public
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out large-scale raids in a case involving Parimatch, with searches at 17 addresses across several states. For PSPs and acquirers, the interesting part is not just the gambling allegation itself, but the payment trail: deposits and payouts were allegedly routed through IT and fintech
UK FCA warns Premier League clubs over unauthorized crypto sponsors Paid Members Public
The Financial Conduct Authority has told football clubs, including Premier League teams, to steer clear of sponsorship deals with unauthorized financial firms after warning that some crypto and trading brands are using club partnerships to reach supporters. For high-risk PSPs, the message is simple: if a brand is not authorized
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Betfair Faces High Court Trial in June 4 Case Over Luke Ashton’s Death Paid Members Public
Betfair is heading to a High Court trial on June 4 over allegations that it breached a duty of care to Luke Ashton, a British user who died by suicide in April 2021 after a period of compulsive gambling. For high-risk operators, the case matters because it goes straight to
Compliance Expert Daria Belova Says Integrating 10 PSPs Will Not Protect High-Risk Processing From a Cascading Freeze Paid Members Public
Adding more payment service providers does not, by itself, make a high-risk processing stack safer. That is the core point here for operators in casino, forex, betting, crypto, adult, and nutra: if the underlying compliance and risk controls are weak, a freeze can still spread across the whole setup. 1.
Crypto firms face July 1 EU cutoff as MiCA grace period ends Paid Members Public
The EU’s MiCA transition period ends on July 1, and from that point crypto asset service providers operating under national regimes need a MiCA licence or they stop serving EU clients. For PSPs and crypto businesses, the practical message is simple: an application in progress is not the same