Crucial Press
Keeping you up to date with the latest news in our business.
Crucial Compliance Shortlisted for SBC Barcelona Awards
August 2023
SBC Barcelona has shortlisted Crucial Compliance for the Fraud & Compliance Solution of the Year Award.
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Crucial Compliance Wins Fintech Innovation Challenge
June 2023Crucial Compliance is chosen as one of the winners of the Fintech Innovation Challenge, winning the Compliance & Transaction Monitoring category.Read More
Crucial Compliance: Africa is culturally adapted to gambling wherever you go
June 2023
Following the opening of the company’s African offices based in Rwanda, Crucial Compliance set a precedent to prioritise responsible gambling on the continent through an advocacy workshop in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Crucial Compliance Host Second Safer Gambling Hackathon in Rwanda
April 2023
Crucial Compliance host their next Safer Gambling Hackathon aimed at encouraging young people to use technology to combat gambling addiction. Read More
Crucial Compliance have also been expanding their efforts to tackle gambling addiction in Rwanda and other countries in Africa. Read More
Crucial Compliance Shortlisted for SBC Award 2023
April 2023Crucial Compliance have been shortlisted for the Compliance Solution & Partner of the Year Award as well as the Player Protection Service Provider of the Year Award by SBC. Read More


Crucial Compliance Selected as Finalist in 2023 Isle of Man Fintech Innovation Challenge
March 2023We are delighted to have been selected as a finalist in this challenge which provides a unique opportunity to work with government, the regulator and businesses in a leading digital hub, and scale up solutions ready for the global market.Read More

ICE 2023 Highlights
March 2023
CoinGeek reviews Safer Gambling at ICE 2023.
Crucial Compliance Offset Carbon Emissions
March 2023
Crucial Compliance are proud to announce we are now carbon neutral following our work with Co2 Capital
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Rwanda Hackathon Highlight Video
February 2023
Highlights of our recently hosted Safer Gambling Hackathon in Rwanda.
W2 & Crucial Compliance Form NChain Alliance for Future-Proof Solution
January 2023
W2 and Crucial Compliance have formed an alliance with nChain in a deal that will bring blockchain-powered compliance solutions to operators worldwide.
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The Story of David Bradford, Our Lived Experience Non Exec
January 2023
The Story of David Bradford, co-founder of BetProtect.
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Fitzdares Selects Crucial Player Protection
January 2023
Fitzdares has selected Crucial Player Protection system to protect at-risk players
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Crucial Compliance Sets Out to Tackle Africa's "Underbelly of Addiction"
January 2023
Crucial Compliance will expand into Africa as it looks to improve responsible gambling processes on the continent.
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Crucial Compliance Host Safer Gambling Hackathon
January 2023
Crucial Compliance hosts an interactive forum and event to bring forward ideas to mitigate the issues related to problem gambling.
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Crucial Compliance: No Silver Bullet to Gambling Harm, but Tech Can Only Be Positive
December 2022
Paul assesses the different use of technology in implementing a safer gambling strategy and whether a ‘human touch’ is still needed to identify high-risk players.
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Paul Discusses Gibraltar's Recent Greylisting
July 2022
Paul joins The Gambling Files podcast to discuss Gibraltar's recent greylisting.
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Crucial Compliance Shortlisted for SBC Award
July 2022
Crucial Compliance is nominated for Fraud & Compliance Solution of the Year by SBC.
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Crucial Compliance Shortlisted for EGR Award
June 2022
Crucial Compliance is nominated for Compliance & KYC Supplier of the Year by EGR.
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W2 Launches Gambling Affordability Tool
May 2022
W2 has released its latest gambling tool that aims to allows operators to conduct affordability checks without affecting the customer’s experience.
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IGB Discusses Practical Blockchain Implementations
March 2022
Paul discusses how the Blockchain can be used in the world of Safer Gambling & AML.
The Blockchain Beat: Player Protection Forum London
March 2022
Crucial Compliance, nChain & W2 discuss blockchain-powered technology in the compliance world.
Digital Division Selects Crucial Compliance
January 2022
The company behind leading affiliate portal, Slots Temple, agree partnership that will see them take the full suite of Crucial Compliance products.
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Paul Appears on "Hashing It Out"
December 2021
Paul appears on "Hashing It Out" to discuss utilising blockchain in dealing with compliance in the gambling and gaming industry.
Crucial Business Intelligence Deployed for Eyas Gaming
December 2021
Crucial Business Intelligence platform deployed for Eyas Gaming, providing a single customer view, with advanced behavioural segmentation, predictive modelling and more.
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Paul Discusses the Blockchain & Compliance
November 2021
Paul appears at iGaming NEXT to discuss how blockchain can provide a higher degree of protection when it comes to compliance.
Eyas Gaming Selects Crucial Player Protection
November 2021
Crucial Compliance partners with Eyas Gaming, who will be utilising the CPP system to improve accuracy in review of AML and Responsible Gambling cases.
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NChain Partnership Announced
October 2021
Crucial Compliance and nChain announce agreement to provide much needed data-integrity by engaging Kensei, a blockchain interface platform to enhance the CPP system.
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BetProtect Co-Founder Joins Crucial Compliance
September 2021
David Bradford, co-founder of BetProtect, joins Crucial Compliance as a Non-Executive Director. David brings lived experience from the customer side of the gambling industry.
BetProtect Acquisition
August 2021
Crucial Compliance acquires the game-changing protection app BetProtect, with the plan to substantially grow the app's reach and engage with at-risk players.
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Crucial Business Intelligence Article
July 2021
The release of Crucial Business Intelligence allows operators to negate the need for expansive and costly data driven teams utilising a single, robust platform.
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Interview with Paul Foster
July 2021
CasinoBeats speaks to Paul about the use of affordability checks in the gaming industry.
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The Face Recognition Company Partnership
July 2021
Crucial Compliance partners with The Face Recognition Company (FRC) to integrate their cutting edge technology into our compliance and BI platforms.
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Crucial Compliance Wins Innovation Award
June 2021
Crucial Compliance wins the 2021 Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses Innovation Award for the development of Crucial Player Protection.
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BetProtect Launched
June 2021
BetProtect, a new mobile app powered by Crucial Compliance, launches and aims to provide self-help tools, safety messages and an informative 'time out' zone for players.
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Crucial Business Intelligence Launched
May 2021
Crucial Compliance debuts its cutting-edge Crucial Business Intelligence (CBI) platform, allowing operators to negate the need for expansive and costly data teams.
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W2 Partnership Announced
May 2021
Crucial Compliance partners with W2, aiming to simplify the compliance burden for iGaming operators enabling them to meet the highest possible safer gambling and AML standards.
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Interview with Andy Masters
April 2021
GamblingNews speaks to Andy about joining Crucial Compliance and what the future holds for the company.
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Interview with Nigel Birrell
March 2021
EGR speaks to Nigel about his role at Crucial Compliance and the impact of new regulations and new compliance solutions.
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Roadmap to Responsible Gambling 2021
March 2021
iGamingFuture speaks to Andy to discuss CPP and the issue of responsible gambling during the pandemic.
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Crucial Player Protection Launched
February 2021
Crucial Compliance unveils safer gambling-led player protection system, drawing on behaviour management and markers of harm to identify at-risk customers.
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Non-Executive Chairman Announced
December 2020
Crucial Compliance strengthens board with appointment of Nigel Birrell as Non-Executive Chairman, adding significant and unrivalled iGaming experience to the business.
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Interview with Paul & Andy
October 2020
SBC News speaks to Paul and Andy to discuss expansion, self-regulation and more.
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Chief Operating Officer Announced
October 2020
Crucial Compliance selects Andy Masters as their new Chief Operating Officer, responsible for advancing professional services & software development.
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Crucial Compliance Launch
July 2019Crucial Compliance is launched with the aim to support companies in building a long-term sustainable, effective, and responsible betting and gaming model.