Press comments

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Concise positions for journalists, producers and conference teams covering payments, iGaming, regulation and international growth.

UK gaming duty

Margin pressure exposes operating weakness.

“The move from 21% to 40% changes more than the tax line. It increases the value of payment conversion, fraud control, settlement design and disciplined customer economics. Small operating gaps now carry a larger cost.”

Context: HMRC gambling duty changes.

UAE commercial gaming

Read the opportunity through the licensing framework.

“The UAE opportunity should be read through the published federal framework. The right starting point is the permitted activity, licensed entity and approved counterparty network. Product and payments follow from that foundation.”

Context: GCGRA regulated activities.

Payment orchestration

Connectivity is only the beginning.

“Payment orchestration is not simply a larger list of integrations. It is the ability to choose, monitor and change routes while protecting conversion, settlement, compliance and the customer experience.”

Partner selection

Headline pricing rarely tells the full story.

“A payment partner should be tested on licensing, banking, settlement, local coverage, reserves, withdrawals, risk appetite and operating support. Price matters, but resilience determines whether the relationship works.”

Founder leadership

Different disciplines create useful perspective.

“Military service, banking, aviation and entrepreneurship all teach the same core lesson: understand the system, prepare properly and remain calm when the situation changes.”

Attribution

Bryan Blake

Payments and iGaming entrepreneur; founder and former CEO of Hexopay; adviser on international payments, regulated-market entry and commercial partnerships.

Comments may be quoted with attribution. For time-sensitive requests, corrections or a longer interview, contact Bryan directly.