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Scout Gaming publishes Q2 2019: Increased revenues for the start of H2
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”We continue to build long-term values through agreements we entered into during the quarter, integrations we have made, as well as the products we have completed and started to launch with our partners. The effect of spring’s work has as anticipated, started to have an effect after the summer in connection to the start of the major sport leagues. We have previously been somewhat behind schedule, but have caught up after the end of the quarter and are now in line with expectations of achieving a solid revenue growth during the second half of 2019.
The network effect is now starting to get visible and we are moving towards the strongest sales month in Scout Gaming’s history. On our internal brand, we have seen a preliminary revenue increase of approximately 355% compared to August last year. The increase is representative of our customer base in general. The number of paying active users at our customer base has increased by about 300% compared to August 2018.
For the second year in a row, we won EGR B2B Awards for best fantasy product, which is clear proof that we are the market leader. Another example of this is our season-long Premier League game which this season has a record sum prize pool of SEK 2.5 million. The tournament has attracted nearly 10,000 registered teams and is recognized as the biggest European Fantasy Premier League tournament to date. Compared to last year’s season games for the Premier League, player turnover increased almost 250%.”
Extract from CEO Andreas Ternstrom’s commentary to the interim report.
Quarter April – June 2019
• Revenue amounted to mSEK 4.0 (4.9), of which mSEK 2.3 (2.7) was net sales
• EBITDA amounted to mSEK -12.1 (-4.7)
• Net result amounted to mSEK -13.3 (-7.1)
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK -1.0 (-0.6)
• Operator trading index (which illustrates the underlying client activity) increased to 687 (409), a growth of 68%
• Scout Gaming entered into an agreement with the France state lottery FDJ, which is one of the largest gaming companies.
• Scout Gaming has entered into an agreement with Scientific Games Digital, one of the top leading global gaming suppliers. The SG Digital workforce amounts to over 1,500 members of staff across 34 offices around the world, and has an excess of 200 customers, more than 2,000 games and 40 licenses worldwide. Scientific Games has a turnover of 3 Bn USD and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
• Scout Gaming has entered into an agreement with Expressen regarding deliverance of the company’s gaming platform. Expressen will gain access to a number of sports and is expected to launch during 2019. Expressen, which is part of Bonnier News, is one of the largest media houses on the Swedish market.
• Scout Gaming entered into an agreement with platform provider Digitain. The agreement stipulates the distribution of Scout Gaming’s products. Digitain is a privately held company providing Omni-channel iGaming software solutions to the online, mobile and land-based verticals. Digitain has over 1,000 employees, 55+ partners worldwide, and more than 400 land-based bet shops worldwide.
• Scout Gaming Group has been granted a license by Malta Gaming Authority, which enables Scout Gaming to provide betting related services, to operators under the Maltese regulation.
• Scout Gaming conducted directed rights issues amounting to approximately 27 MSEK. Participants included Tekkorp Capital LLC, Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, Provobis Invest AB and Knutsson Holding AB among a couple of international institutional investors.
Interim period January – June 2019
• Revenue amounted to mSEK 7.6 (4.9), of which mSEK 4.2 (3.6) was net sales.
• EBITDA amounted to mSEK -26.7 (-12.5)
• Net result amounted to mSEK -29.4 (-16.2)
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK -2.2 (-1.2)
Events after the period
Preliminary revenue growth for our internal brand, which is representative for our customer base in general, is approximately 355% in August, compared with the whole of August 2018. The number of paying active users in our customer base has increased by approximately 300% compared with the whole of August 2018. This information is based on the first 29 days of August and should not be seen as a forecast, but an indication of how the quarter has started.
Source: Latest News on European Gaming Media Network
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PSG want to be the club of the new generation — and gaming has to be a part of it!
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esport-news.co.uk recently sat down with PSG’s brand and business development Nadia Benmokhtar. She spoke about how PSG’s investment into eSports has already seen massive engagement in Asia, how they plan to be a part of the new generation through eSports and how they can diversify their audience.
If you are to use any of the content below, please link to https://esports-news.co.uk/ or the following article, where you can find the full interview: https://esports-news.co.uk/2025/10/20/psg-esports-interview-why-football-clubs-invest
Highlights from the inteview:
- “At PSG, we want to be the club of the new generation — and when you say new generation, gaming has to be part of it.”(Nadia on why esports is central to PSG’s brand identity.)
- “When we entered esports, we didn’t just want to do FIFA. We wanted to be present in major games with big audiences.”(On PSG’s bold approach to expanding beyond traditional football titles.)
- “We partner with people who understand the scene — Vitality and Talon are not just teams, they’re real brands.”(On building authentic, long-term collaborations in esports.)
- “Esports allows us to diversify our audience, expand globally, and connect with communities that might not start as football fans but can still become PSG fans.”(On the club’s goal of global fan engagement through gaming.)
- “We started with esports for credibility, but now we’re exploring the entire gaming universe — from mobile titles to digital experiences like Roblox.”(On PSG’s next phase of gaming innovation.)
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PSG are using gaming to be a part of the new generation
“The goal with eSports is to grow the audience across different touchpoints, increase the brand exposure, and also diversify that audience because we want to target people that are not especially football fans at the beginning. But with esports, you can create a different kind of connection. We know that it’s a very engaged market. It’s also a way to target different territories. If you look at PSG, as an example, the French League is not very visible in Asia. So you can say that through esports, you will find a different way to connect with this type of audience. So it’s really part of the club strategy. So first, we are a multi-club sport. We have football, of course, men’s football, but we also have women’s football, handball, judo, and esports is really considered as a sports section in the club. But for sure, we aim to be at PSG, the club of the new generation. That’s our brand positioning. And when you say new generation, of course, gaming should be part of it.”
Brand recognition in Asia was key
“Asia has been one of the key territories for us since launch. We had an important partnership on the game Dota 2 with a Chinese company, LGD. So we had a very successful team with LGD, but at the end, Dota became a game very costly and to us it didn’t make sense to just spend millions in player salaries with no return on investment. With LGD, it was a new partner with a team that is already very big, and you just enter and do a big, big push. With Talon, the story was a bit different because we really grew together.”
PSG have already seen a great return on their eSports investments
“It depends on what kind of return you want. The initial objective was not pure revenue; it was more exposure. So if you look at brand exposure, fan engagement, brand coolness, yes, for sure, the return is there. If you look at the finance, not yet, but I think it will come. And it’s also a way to link it with the future strategy. So we really feel that we are now only at the beginning of the story when it comes to PSG and gaming. We entered through esports and I think that was great because that gives us also credibility now to speak about all the other verticals.”
PSG want fans of the club, not just their football teams
“If you can convert an esports fan into a football fan, a PSG fan, it’s cool. But I think what we want is to have a PSG fan. And if you are a fan of the club because you are a fan of our League of Legends team, that’s enough for me. I’m happy to have you in my base. And our whole job is to offer them what they want as an esports fan. That’s why we have a lot of work internally at the moment about the database, where the fans are, who they are, and what they are expecting from us. If you are a young League of Legends fan based in Hong Kong and you love PSG thanks to esports, and you are just expecting us to be able to sell you an esports jersey in Hong Kong, which is not the case now, we will try to develop this to be able to make you happy.”
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TrueLayer to Acquire Zimpler, Creating a European Pay by Bank Powerhouse
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TrueLayer, Europe’s leading Pay by Bank network, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Zimpler, the fastest growing Pay by Bank network in the Nordics. The acquisition will bring together two of Europe’s most innovative Pay by Bank providers, further strengthening TrueLayer as a formidable force in the European payments industry.
This acquisition marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of Pay by Bank across Europe. By expanding TrueLayer’s pan-European network and deep expertise in payment technology with Zimpler’s strong position in the Nordic market, TrueLayer will be uniquely positioned to further accelerate the shift from legacy card payments to smarter, faster, and more secure payments via Pay by Bank.
The acquisition is another clear step forward for TrueLayer in its mission to build a powerful alternative to legacy payments in Europe, fostering greater competition, innovation and value for businesses and their consumers.
With some of the highest adoption rates of account-to-account (A2A) payments anywhere in the world, the Nordic region has been a proving ground for Pay by Bank. By acquiring Zimpler, TrueLayer will have more than 20 million users and will add coverage across key markets such as Sweden, Finland, and will add additional A2A capabilities through the Swish payment rail integration. This significantly strengthens TrueLayer’s pan-European network, accelerating the shift to smarter, safer, and more cost-effective payments.
Founded in 2012 by Johan Friis and Kristofer Ekman Sinclair, Zimpler has grown rapidly to become a Pay by Bank leader in the Nordics. TrueLayer is proud to welcome Zimpler’s founders and shareholders on this journey – joining the likes of Stripe, Northzone, and Tiger Global in backing its mission to transform the way the world pays.
“I am excited to welcome the Zimpler team to TrueLayer,” said Francesco Simoneschi, Co-founder and CEO of TrueLayer. “We’ve long admired their progress, and we’re excited to add such an incredible group of builders and payment experts to the TrueLayer team We’re not just expanding our footprint in the Nordics – we’re combining talent, technology, and scale to accelerate Pay by Bank adoption across the continent, and further strengthening Pay by Bank as a force of disruption that is changing how the world pays.”
“Joining forces with TrueLayer is a fantastic opportunity to build the leading Pay by Bank provider in Europe” said Johan Strand, CEO of Zimpler. “TrueLayer has a proven track record of innovation and a powerful network. Our combined strengths will allow us to offer an even more compelling proposition to the market. Joining TrueLayer will enable us to reach new heights and drive the next wave of growth in the industry. At the same time, we remain firmly anchored in Sweden, with our local licence and expertise ensuring continuity for our customers.”
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SPORTRADAR AWARDED UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LICENSE
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Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD) has been granted a gaming-related vendor license from the United Arab Emirates’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), an independent entity of the UAE Federal Government with exclusive jurisdiction to regulate, license, and supervise all commercial gaming activities.
The license, operational with immediate effect, affords Sportradar the opportunity to provide its products and services to licensed operators.
Sportradar looks forward to bringing its 20+ year expertise and proprietary sports technology to operators and clients in the region.
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