Company:Vixio Regulatory Intelligence

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Vixio Regulatory Intelligence
FormerlyComplianceOnline
TypePrivate company
IndustryRegulatory Technology, Payments, Gambling, Compliance
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters
London, U.K.
Number of locations
2
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Mike Woolfrey (CEO)
  • Roseanne Spagnuolo (CCO)
  • Nick Yeates(CFO)
  • Dalia Nightingale (CRO)
Products
  • GamblingCompliance
  • PaymentsCompliance
Number of employees
80+
Websitewww.vixio.com

thumb Vixio Regulatory Intelligence is a regulatory technology (RegTech) company providing services to the gambling and payments industries.[1][2] Vixio provides compliance information and horizon scanning to provide businesses to help them stay on top of regulatory changes.[3]

The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and has an office in Washington D.C., U.S.A.[1]

History

Vixio was founded in 2006 as GamblingCompliance[4].

In 2010, the company opened its office in Washington D.C.[4]

GamblingCompliance rebranded to ComplianceOnline in 2015, when the company also launched its PaymentsCompliance solution.[4]

In 2017, Vixio (then ComplianceOnline) launched the Global Regulatory Awards (GRAs), an annual awards ceremony recognizing responsible gambling and compliance teams and individuals.[5] That same year, the PaymentsCompliance solution won the Card and Payments Awards for Best Payments Industry Newcomer.[6]

In 2019, ComplianceOnline was acquired by Kester Capital.[7][8] That year the company also launched the Gambling Compliance Podcast on Spotify.[9]

In 2020, ComplianceOnline rebranded to Vixio Regulatory Intelligence.[4][10]

Vixio was acquired by Perwyn in 2022.[11][12]

Vixio formed an Executive Advisory Board in 2023, comprised of senior executives in the payments industry from companies such as Google, Mastercard, Truevo, and US Bank.[13] [14]

Leadership

Vixio's CEO is Mike Woolfrey, who has been with the company since 2018.[4]

Other leadership includes:

  • Nick Yeats, Chief Financial Officer
  • Dalia Nightingale, Chief Revenue Officer
  • Roseanne Spagnuolo, Chief Content Officer
  • Stephen Lovell, Chief Product and Technology Officer
  • Nicola Bowmaker, Chief People Officer[15]

Awards

Vixio runs the Global Regulatory Awards program, which has run since 2017 and recognizes compliance leaders in the gambling industry.[16][17]

Additionally, Vixio has received awards such as:

  • Best RegTech solution - Vixio - the FinTech Breakthrough Awards 2024.[18]
  • Best Payments Industry Newcomer - PaymentsCompliance - Card and Payments Awards 2017.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vixio" (in en-GB). https://www.perwyn.com/case-studies/vixio/. 
  2. "VIXIO - Fintech Finance". https://ffnews.com/companies/vixio/. 
  3. "VIXIO Launches Payments Compliance Horizon Scanning to Support Clients in Dynamically Assessing Global Regulatory Changes" (in en). https://financialit.net/news/regtech/vixio-launches-payments-compliance-horizon-scanning-support-clients-dynamically. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "About us" (in en). https://www.vixio.com/about-us. 
  5. "GamblingCompliance Awards". https://gamblingcomplianceawards.com/. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Awards, The Card & Payments. "The Card and Payments Awards 2025 - Winners Archive" (in en). https://cardandpaymentsawards.com/thecardandpaymentsawards2025/en/page/winners-archive. 
  7. "Kester Capital backs management buy-out of Vixio (formerly ComplianceOnline) | All news" (in en). https://www.kestercapital.com/all-news/kester-capital-backs-management-buy-out-of-complianceonline.html. 
  8. FinSMEs (2019-08-20). "Kester Capital Supports MBO of ComplianceOnline" (in en-US). https://www.finsmes.com/2019/08/kester-capital-supports-mbo-of-complianceonline.html. 
  9. "Spotify". https://open.spotify.com/show/1cuGeA8J0jvOMGaJSLiecJ?si=b6d98aac1691481d. 
  10. "ComplianceOnline rebrands to become VIXIO Regulatory Intelligence". https://sbcevents.com/knowledge/complianceonline-rebrands-to-become-vixio-regulatory-intelligence/. 
  11. "Perwyn Acquires VIXIO Regulatory Intelligence from Kester Capital" (in en-GB). 2022-12-12. https://www.perwyn.com/perwyn-acquires-vixio-regulatory-intelligence-from-kester-capital/. 
  12. "Equity investor Perwyn to acquire Vixio Regulatory Intelligence" (in en-US). https://cdcgaming.com/equity-investor-perwyn-to-acquire-vixio-regulatory-intelligence/. 
  13. "Vixio PaymentsCompliance Forms Executive Advisory Board - Fintech Finance". https://ffnews.com/newsarticle/paytech/vixio-paymentscompliance-forms-executive-advisory-board/. 
  14. Ted, Menmuir. "Vixio forms Expert Advisory Board for PaymentsCompliance". https://sbcnews.co.uk/technology/2023/11/27/vixio-payment-advisory/. 
  15. "Our people" (in en). https://www.vixio.com/our-people. 
  16. "About | Vixio Global Regulatory Awards". https://gamblingcomplianceawards.com/about. 
  17. Yogonet. "Vixio unveils finalists for the 2023 Global Regulatory Awards | Yogonet International" (in en-US). https://www.yogonet.com/international/noticias/2023/09/07/68654-vixio-unveils-finalists-for-the-2023-global-regulatory-awards. 
  18. "2024 Winners" (in en-US). https://fintechbreakthrough.com/2024-winners/.