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Guardian of the Games: Alea's Alex Tomic on APIs, Control & iGaming Vulnerabilities
Alexandre Tomic on reverse integration, API governance, and why the industry’s biggest risks now lie downstream—not upstream.

Gambling IQ
May 293 min read


Sir Stelios’ easyBet pivots into World Cup prediction markets powered by Matchbook
Backed by Matchbook’s UK Gambling licence via Triplebet, easyBet’s prediction pivot leans on Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s experience building brands that win on value, trust and scale.

Gambling IQ
May 283 min read


Rory Howard: From Black Friday Chaos to Paysafe Leadership
After witnessing Full Tilt Poker's collapse in 2011, Paysafe’s EMEA iGaming General Manager brings hard-earned fraud, payments and risk expertise to a rapidly evolving global market.

Gambling IQ
Apr 263 min read


The Malta Moment That Helped Turn Trustly's Pay N Play Into iGaming’s Major Breakthrough
Vasilije Lekovic joined Trustly as employee No. 40 and helped turn Pay N Play from a hard sell into one of the industry’s payments gold standards.

Gambling IQ
Apr 253 min read


Paysafe, Trustly, and MiFinity Revealed as Leading Payments Providers in Annual Rankings
GamblingIQ’s third annual payments leaderboard has put Paysafe, Trustly and MiFinity at the front of the pack for 2026, in a ranking that reads less like a list of processors and more like a map of where iGaming payments is heading. The verdict is clear: the strongest players are no longer simply moving money; they are building the rails that shape identity, conversion, retention, security, player affordability and market expansion.

Gambling IQ
Apr 253 min read


Russell Mifsud: Why Payments Are No Longer ‘Plumbing’ in Today’s High-Stakes iGaming Economy
From open banking to local options, KPMG’s Head of Gaming Europe argues payment design now drives onboarding economics, liquidity risk and player confidence.

Gambling IQ
Apr 233 min read


13 Years Not Out, Jumio's Anies Khan says Identity has become iGaming’s Real Firewall
Jumio’s EMEA Vice President, (an avid cricketer), says the sector has moved from one-off KYC to continuous identity intelligence, with orchestration now doing the heavy lifting.

Gambling IQ
Apr 232 min read


The Cost of Cards: Kris Deyanov from MiFinity Highlights the Drawbacks of Traditional iGaming Payments
The “Cost of Cards” article features in the annual payments report, 'Advancing the Game, 2026' from GamblingIQ. Deyanov – who has a decade of experience in payments – outlines the commercial challenges facing operators that depend heavily on legacy card rails.

Gambling IQ
Apr 222 min read


Paysafe unveils Pay with Crypto for U.S. iGaming Markets
New Paysafe solution converts cryptocurrency into dollars almost instantly — cutting out volatility, slashing friction and making crypto as easy as traditional deposits.

Gambling IQ
Apr 202 min read


DIMOCO's Phone Bill Power Play: Why Regulated Mobile Carrier Innovation Is Gaining Ground
Mobile Carrier Queen Bettina Sommer has spent the past 5 years at DIMOCO turning carrier billing from telecom back-end infrastructure into a regulated iGaming rail — and Germany’s NEO.bet launch is the latest proof that it is about to cut through.

Gambling IQ
Apr 142 min read


CONTINENT 8 LEADER MICHAEL TOBIN NAMED NO. 1 IN GAMBLINGIQ ‘SECURITY 10'
Grounded in operational discipline from start-up to scale, BETBY is sharpening its focus on reliability, regulatory readiness and E-sports infrastructure to support sustained global growth

Gambling IQ
Jan 213 min read


Sumsub Takes No.1 Spot in the GamblingIQ Global Fraud Prevention Rankings
'Defenders of Trust' magazine from GamblingIQ published the 3rd annual Fraud Prevention Rankings, placing Sumsub 1st for innovation, effectiveness and real-world impact for iGaming operators.

Gambling IQ
Jan 203 min read
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