Moon Intelligence has appointed Stephen Shaw as chief operations officer and Enda Kendrick as chief customer officer as it pursues growth in US prediction markets. The company said the hires would support its plan to apply its market-making model in that sector.
The appointments add operations and customer leadership to Moon Intelligence’s stated US prediction-markets expansion.
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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 said it has secured approval to expand its prediction market platform beyond football. After the FIFA World Cup 2026, the company plans to introduce markets covering other sports, entertainment, culture, weather and selected political events. The company also cited partnerships with Kalshi, Fanatics Markets, Matchbook and DAZN to support its platform’s reach and liquidity.
Gibraltar authorities approved ADI Predictstreet’s initial regulatory framework, the company said, allowing it to proceed with a phased expansion beyond football. The planned markets include other sports, entertainment, culture, weather and selected political events; Germany’s GGL has separately opened an investigation into the platform’s advertising and whether it provides illegal gambling there.
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.
Easybet is expanding its betting platform into prediction markets focused on football and the upcoming World Cup, according to the report. Users will be able to trade on outcomes such as whether England will win the tournament or Harry Kane will claim the Golden Boot. The platform operates through Matchbook, which the report says is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.