W2 CEO & Founder Warren Russell sat down with iGaming Future to discuss W2’s new affordability for Gambling solution and what it means for operators and the wider iGaming industry. Can you tell us a little bit more about your just-launched Affordability for Gambling Tool? W2’s new affordability allows operators to combine data assets from …
Tool allows UK operators to carry out comprehensive affordability checks without impacting the user journey W2, the provider of leading regulatory compliance services to the gambling industry, has launched a powerful Affordability for Gambling Solution that allows operators to carry out comprehensive affordability checks without impacting the customer journey. It combines data assets from multiple …
After attending my first ICE event last week to discuss problem gambling and affordability I was impressed by the grandiose of the event and seeing the creativity different companies invest in making them stand out from the crowd. For W2, we were situated within the consumer protection zone alongside our partners Crucial Compliance and nChain …
Problem Gambling & Affordability: Is Change Really Coming? Read More »
As payments go digital and new methods such as Account to Account (A2A), crypto and Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) rocket in popularity, regulators are struggling to keep up with the pace of change. Here’s our overview of recent developments in key regulation areas – and predictions for 2022. BNPL: in the run-up to Christmas 2021, various press …
The Regulatory Year In Review – And What’s Next For 2022 Read More »
“We cannot make the operators the police,” said W2 founder and CEO Warren Russell, as he called on all key stakeholders within the UK’s igaming industry to work collaboratively to identify problem gambling and become better aware of its real dangers. Russell spoke to SBC News about why Know Your Customer checks are not just a task for …
With the Gambling Act 2005 currently under review and an updated version expected to arrive in 2021, the question still remains on whether the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) will bring changes that the gambling industry is desperate for. When I joined W2 my first key focus was speaking to UK gambling …
Gambling Act Review 2021: Is Change on the Horizon? Read More »
Warren Russell at W2 and Paul Foster at Crucial Compliance, give us their thoughts on the global regulators moving towards tighter enforcement, and operators needing to strengthen their compliance efforts today. Global regulators continue the tighten regulations in order to ensure licence holders meet the highest possible safer gambling and AML standards. As part of these …
W2 and Crucial Compliance: Simplifying The Compliance Burden For iGaming Operators Read More »
The topic of affordability is one that has been covered over the past decade multiple times in the gambling sector. With the gambling act set for review in 2021, the Gambling Commission is putting a clear emphasis on the need for operators to obtain an affordability solution which can provide data on an individual level …
W2, leading global provider of compliance and fraud prevention software, has today announced a strategic partnership with Synalogik to provide Adverse Media and PEPs and Sanctions access to Synalogik’s intelligent software platform, Scout. Through this strategic partnership, W2 will provide their data via an API format to expand Scout’s portfolio of data-providers, providing further options …
W2 And Synalogik Form Strategic Partnership To Enhance Compliance Process Read More »
Real time, compliant access to banking data feeds may be a big step forward for safer gambling affordability initiatives but as Peter Murray, W2 Head of Sales discusses, it is also a real step forward in industry collaboration. The last couple of weeks have been exciting as we released our affordability solution, especially as the …
Affordability: Collaboration And Growth Is Clear To See Read More »
