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An iGaming License: Your Key to a Legal and Successful Online Business
A gaming licence is the foundation of an iGaming business: banks, payment providers and game studios work with licensed operators. The licensing map has changed: Curaçao replaced master licences with direct licences from its Gaming Authority in December 2024, while international projects often also consider Anjouan (Comoros), whose status is now disputed. We go through…
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Brazil’s Betting Ban: Provisional Measure No. 1,394 and What Comes Next
On 25 September 2026 Brazil’s president signed Provisional Measure No. 1,394 (Medida Provisória), which banned fixed-odds betting in the country, that is sports betting and online casinos, including for operators abroad. The regulated market that opened under Law 14,790/2023 is closed. Licences are extinguished on 25 October, banks and payment institutions may not process such…
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EMI and Payment Institution Licence in the EU, UK and Canada
A payments business starts with choosing a regime. In the EU it is a PI or EMI licence, in the UK FCA (UK Financial Conduct Authority) authorisation, in Canada registration as a payment service provider with the Bank of Canada. We cover capital, timelines, safeguarding and what PSD3 changes. Minimum capital in the EU is…
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Online casino licence: Curaçao, Malta, Estonia, Anjouan or Tobique
Online casino licences compared: Curaçao (LOK), Malta (MGA), Estonia (EMTA), Anjouan and Tobique. Requirements, fees, taxes and timelines from the regulators.
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Where to Incorporate: Six Criteria for Choosing a Jurisdiction
Where you register a company decides your tax, your access to banks and investors, and which licences you can obtain. A country ranking or a low tax rate answers only part of the question. What matters is where your clients are, where you will really work and what the regulator in your niche expects. We…