Newsazenplay.comThe UK Gambling Commission analysed anonymised open-banking transactions to examine how consumers in Great Britain interact with unlicensed operators. The study found that illegal gambling activity frequently coexisted with use of licensed gambling services.
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ZEN.COM said its Pay by Bank service, supported by Mastercard Open Finance, is available across nine European countries. The service supports merchant payments and wallet top-ups through one integration, excluding the UK.
An analysis of anonymised bank-account data found 157.2 million transactions, including 4.8 million involving licensed non-lottery gambling operators. The findings show how open banking data can help regulators examine payment flows across licensed and unlicensed gambling markets.
Groupe Partouche is rolling out cryptocurrency payments for casino chips at its French venues. The initiative uses payment infrastructure developed over four years and is being discussed in the context of France’s regulatory framework and the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regime.