UW team builds low-cost cross-border payment infrastructure for Joko

Slow transactions used to bog down service and create congested areas in the The SSE Arena, Belfast. Not anymore. They found the right tech to get more cash flowing and move customers to their high-volume, festival-style bar. Take a closer look in our case study: https://lnkd.in/eT_XvNtV

IFPI Takes Down Y2mate and 11 Other Piracy Sites The IFPI has successfully shut down Y2mate and eleven other stream-ripping websites based in Vietnam. This enforcement action, a first of its kind in the country, saw the operator agree to cease infringement and transfer the domains, which collectively attracted over 620 million visits last year. #musicindustry #musicbusinessnews

💸 Are you leaving 15% (or more) of your revenue on the table? Players that need to think twice about how they're paying spend less.  But when they see familiar payment methods they trust, transaction numbers go up and loyalty grows naturally. The easier you make it to pay, the faster interest turn into revenue and the stronger your players come to trust you, especially in new markets. In his #LSGS2025 keynote, our head of Payments, Liam Wiltshire, reveals how local payment options can unlock growth most studios don’t even realize they’re missing. 🚀 Watch the recording to hear more: https://lnkd.in/ddATNQBr #GameDevelopment #GamesIndustry #Payments

Reducing payment friction is about understanding your players. Turning players into payers is about empathizing with how they want to make purchases, not how you want them to checkout.

Brazil’s pay-TV collapse exposes the end of a regulated cultural era — and the rise of global platforms free from local obligations. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dNutdKjQ

With structured finance issuance surging to pre-2008 levels, do you think investor appetite for ‘esoteric’ ABS (like music royalties, data centers, or timeshares) is a sign of healthy market innovation, or a warning signal of risk-stretching? #MBS #ABS #structuredproducts #data

Wall Street built ETFs for every imaginable exposure. But where is the index for intellectual property? An IP 500 could be the benchmark of the knowledge economy, tracking the innovation that drives culture, music and tech.

Even Swifties can appreciate the finance lesson behind Taylor Swift’s recent move. A real-world example of value, ownership, and strategic control. Taylor Swift has once again made headlines, regaining ownership of the master recordings for her first six albums. This milestone concludes a years-long negotiation that redefined how artists think about intellectual property and brand power. In Shamrock Capital: Pricing the Masters of Taylor Swift, Professor Michael J. Schill and Kelcie Schofield (MBA ’23) analyze the valuation and decision-making behind Swift’s original masters — showcasing the intersection of finance, strategy, and creativity. The case provides a context for introducing students to discounted-cash-flow (DCF) valuation, market multiples, and the perpetuity model for terminal-value estimation. As she releases her newest album, Swift reminds us that owning your work is both an artistic and financial triumph. https://lnkd.in/ePveW795 #UVA #DardenMBA #Finance #Cashflow #Valuation #TaylorSwift

A new era for digital payments: Stablecoins, the GENIUS Act, and a world of potential for sports organisations - https://lnkd.in/dmhSPZJa ✒️ Ron Segev, Daleep Aujlay & Tim Tam Highlights: 💰 What are stablecoins? 💰 Legislative process and context behind the GENIUS Act in the United States 💰 Overview & key provisions of the GENIUS Act 💰 Implications for sports organisations Segev LLP

Exploring the growing role of stablecoins and the GENIUS Act in shaping digital payments with LawInSport and what this means for the future of sports organizations.