easyGroup announced the launch of easyBet.net in the UK, developed with Matchbook, which will operate the brand. The betting exchange is live, and easyGroup said Matchbook will pay it licensing fees; the source states that the brand is licensed by the Great Britain Gambling Commission and Alderney Gambling Control Commission.
The launch adds a named operator partnership and a betting-exchange brand to the UK sports betting market.
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Matchbook acquired rival betting exchange Betdaq. Enda Kendrick said on-course bookmakers were the deal’s main motivation and Matchbook’s market makers would benefit most.
OKTO PAYMENTS announced a payments partnership with A2FBR to connect six betting brands to its platform in Brazil. The integration enables Pix transactions for Pinnacle, Matchbook, BetEspecial, Bolsa de Aposta, Fulltbet and BetBra; A2FBR will also use OKTO’s internet banking service.
ADI Predictstreet launched its sports prediction-markets platform in the UK and Ireland through a partnership with Matchbook, the companies said. It operates through Matchbook’s exchange under parent company Triplebet’s UK regulatory framework and does not hold a separate UK Gambling Commission licence. The platform offers markets on the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will stream all 104 matches.
FIRST has agreed to provide the technology for Matchbook’s new online sportsbook in Brazil. FIRST chief executive Tom Light said the project supports Matchbook’s Brazilian launch; A2FBR chief executive Adriano Rodrigues said his company supported the collaboration locally.
Matchbook has launched a Brazil-focused sportsbook through a technology partnership with FIRST, the companies said. The site, matchbook.bet.br, combines Matchbook’s exchange and fixed-odds offering with FIRST’s sportsbook technology. A2FBR supported the project locally.