888 and Nuvei announce partnership for SI Sportsbook payments

888 Holdings has joined forces with Nuvei, giving the betting giant access to its Instant Bank Transfer payment solution for the Sports Illustrated (SI) Sportsbook

888 Holdings has united forces with Nuvei, gift the betting hulk approach to its Instant Bank Transfer payment answer for the Sports Illustrated (SI) Sportsbook.

SI Sportsbook consumers will at present have got access to roughly 11,000 financial institutions inwards the United States through Nuvei’s weapons platform integrating with Plaid, an open up banking platform.

Its Instant Bank Transfer engineering testament financial backing deposits on the sports betting platform, which Nuvei claims testament bring home the bacon “seamless, real-time bank answer for funding.”

Philip Fayer, Nuvei’s Chairman and CEO, said: “Providing customers with the most convenient, secure, and immobile payment get is at the magnetic core of what Nuvei does.

“We are excited to partner with 888 to supply an iconic brandmark such as Sports Illustrated the power to launch strong into the US sports betting and iGaming market, improving its player acquisition strategy through our best-in-class user experience, state-of-the-art lay on the line management and inst payments.”

The SI Sportsbook was born inwards June 2021 when 888 and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), the owner of Sports Illustrated, teamed upwards for the magazine’s number one adventure into online sports betting and iGaming inwards the US.

With an initial debut in Colorado, the SI Sportsbook is expected to set in motion inward Indiana, Hawkeye State and New Jersey at a later date, with further states to travel along inwards the coming years.

“Following the proclamation of our strategical partnership with Sports Illustrated, we are thrilled to offering Nuvei’s innovational services to sportsbook fans,” remarked Yaniv Sherman, SVP Head of US at 888.

“With mellow ontogenesis opportunities across the US, it’s important for us to present a first-class betting and gaming receive which includes a various suite of defrayment options. Partnering with Nuvei enables us to heighten the participant see and farther the billet of SI Sportsbook as a cutting-edge platform inwards the market.”