Payments Compliance: SCA, 3DS2, and Chargebacks

In regulated gambling and high-risk markets, payment compliance isn’t optional—it’s survival. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), 3-D Secure 2 (3DS2), and chargeback management are now core to keeping operations running, especially across the UK and EU. Each of these systems adds friction and complexity. But ignore them, and you risk blocked transactions, fines, or excessive fraud.… Continue reading Payments Compliance: SCA, 3DS2, and Chargebacks

UX Research in Gambling: Ethics and Dark Pattern Avoidance

User experience (UX) research plays a crucial role in gambling product design—affecting everything from onboarding flows to bet slip layout to reward prompts. But in this high-stakes environment, ethical lines blur fast. Optimizing for engagement can easily become exploiting cognitive bias. That’s why ethical UX research in gambling must go beyond compliance and actively avoid… Continue reading UX Research in Gambling: Ethics and Dark Pattern Avoidance