Technology
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Lotto Warehouse strikes landmark deal with Betsson
The Betsson family of brands will soon offer its customers access to the world’s biggest and best lottery jackpots, perfectly complementing their extensive portfolio of sports betting, casino, poker, bingo and other games. This deal is truly a...
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Ardor lightweight contracts for the gaming industry
The gaming and iGaming industries have traditionally struggled with fragmented ecosystems and a lack of verifiable objectivity in randomly produced outcomes. Gaming achievements and tokens on the Ardor platform can be configured to allow...
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Eyes on the prize
When we walk into a meeting, there’s a natural tendency for all attendees to immediately start firing off solutions for all the problems a company faces; “Increase marketing spend by 75 per cent next quarter”, “shift funding to better support our...
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Developing the right solutions
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies in gaming certainly have great potential. For the past decade players of MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft have become used to buying gold and items required to complete certain quests on exchanges for real money.
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NetShop ISP reveals Power In Your Hands during SiGMA
The leading datacentre service provider has announced its presence at SiGMA 2018. During this summit, it will reveal the brand-new myNetShop v5 hosting platform to more than 12,000 attendees. The myNetShop platform has been introduced in 2008 as a...
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Plans to connect, collaborate
Representatives from Secure Trading Group will be meeting industry leaders this week at the SiGMA Gaming Conference in Malta. ST Group will be hosting meet-and-greet drinks on November 29 at Tiffany’s bar at the Portomaso Marina in St Julian’s, as...
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Play to win: A Deloitte perspective
The local annual landmark gaming industry event, SiGMA, is just a few days away and the island is buzzing with activity. Definitely one of the largest contributors to the Maltese economy, the gaming industry is strong and continues to grow - but...
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‘A happy employee is a good employee’
Work-life balance Sara Lantz – Junior Affiliate Manager What is it like being part of the Videoslots team? Many operators claim to offer their employees the perfect work-life balance, but in reality, that just doesn’t happen. However, at...
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Standing out
What makes BitStarz different from other casino experiences? You guys have probably heard it all before, some casino out of hundreds trying to claim they’re unique, offering more games that all casinos in Las Vegas combined, better bonuses than...
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GO supporting gaming sector as a major driver of local business
“The investments and long-term strategy that GO has been adopting over the past few months, have given us the capacity to provide businesses of all sizes the communications services and ICT solutions they require, all under one roof. This is how...
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Ensure your compliance team is working at optimal efficiency
An essential part of a Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance solutions is transaction monitoring – software designed to oversee customer transactions in real-time or on a daily basis, as well as detecting any possible...
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Building blocks
Everyone is on board the blocktrain – but do we all know the destination? Raido Rentnik explains why fintech education should be part of the curriculum. Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are disrupting the financial services sector. Yet there is...
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Reducing risk to absolute minimum
Gaming operators are using KYC Portal for two main aspects: real time evaluation of risk on players based on regulatory requirements as well as transaction monitoring. KYC Portal is being configured to assess risk based on various factors...
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Trust and integrity
Malta has embraced blockchain and virtual financial assets, which signifies a forward-thinking attitude toward leadership within the industry, says Malta Digital Exchange’s new CEO Johan Ditz Lemche. You are only a few weeks old as MDX CEO, but...
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Meeting business objectives
ARQ Group is a professional organisation providing a wide range of advisory services to the local and international business sector. ARQ Group has built a strong reputation in the gaming sector and in all spheres of compliance, from the...
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Exante named investor of the year
The competition among investment companies for Malta Blockchain Awards was held within the framework of the largest international blockchain conference, Malta Blockchain Summit, which gathered more than 9,000 participants. Applicants for the...
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35 years of tech innovation
In 1983, a Maltese company was set up as the first IT training company on the island. Run by an entrepreneurial and a tech obsessed young John de Giorgio, the company, Shireburn Software, soon began to develop its own software solutions, and...
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Brave innovation
Korea vaunts leading global brands such as Samsung; is highly developed and innovative; and is investing heavily in artificial intelligence. Do these elements create the right context for blockchain to flourish? Korea has seen important internet...
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The gateway between Silicon Valley and Malta
Tugce Ergul is used to making difficult journeys. A Turkish-American citizen, she grew up in Istanbul then moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne. After graduating, she worked as an investment banker at Rothschild and built a career as a venture...
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Transaction monitoring a key component of AML compliance
Nowadays, it has become mandatory for compliance teams to think about regulation in a holistic way, and to find improved methods of managing the vast amount of transactional data being collected each day. Organisations must comply with Anti-Money...
