🆘 Poland🇵🇱: from September 1, the Blik payment system will begin rejecting transfers to illegal online casinos

🆘 Poland🇵🇱: from September 1, the Blik payment system will begin rejecting transfers to illegal online casinos

Direct integration with the register of prohibited gambling domains will ensure that transactions directed to websites included on this list are rejected at the authorization stage.

➡️ Context:

➡️ BLIK is the dominant online payment method in Poland. Developed by Polski Standard Płatności and launched in 2015, in 2024 the system processed approximately 2.4 billion transactions worth around USD 93,625,000,000, serving nearly 17 million active users.

➡️ Until now, the main tool for combating illegal online gambling in the country was blocking the websites themselves. Internet service providers had 48 hours from the time domains were added to the register to restrict access to them.

➡️ The restrictions now also extend to the payments sector. The launch of BLIK's integration with the register was approved directly by the president of the National Bank. Verification will be carried out automatically through the Ministry of Finance's register API.

➡️ The restriction will apply not only to direct payments, but also to transactions carried out through foreign settlement agents. In other words, making payments through a foreign intermediary should also become more difficult.

#news #Europe #gambling #betting

🎭 From local bank transfers to Apple Pay worldwide: payment solutions for high-risk sectors at PayPlanet @pay_planet