Building Flexible Platforms for a Rapidly Changing Regulatory World. Part One

In this first part of Gambling Talk’s Editor-in-chief Brian with Shaun Grech Technical Director & CO-Founder InnovaPlay , the discussion focuses on platform architecture, regulatory compliance, scalability, and how modular design enables fast adaptation to changing global gambling regulations.

In an increasingly fragmented regulatory landscape, adaptability has become one of the most critical success factors for B2B gambling platforms. According to Shaun Grech, modern platform design must begin with compliance in mind—not as an afterthought, but as a foundational principle.

Brian:
''Regulatory shifts are happening globally. How is your platform designed to handle multi-jurisdiction compliance?''

Shaun Grech:
''Compliance was built into the platform from the very beginning. Core regulatory functions—such as geolocation and geo-fencing, jurisdiction management, tax calculations, and responsible gaming controls—are isolated into discrete microservices. These can be plugged in or replaced depending on the market.

This modular approach has proven especially valuable during recent Curaçao license changes and as we work toward South African licensing. Because each module is localized and specific, regulatory updates don’t require a full platform rebuild.''

Grech explains that today’s platforms can no longer rely on rigid development pipelines or overloaded engineering teams. Instead, InnovaPlay has focused on three core pillars across its turnkey and white-label solutions: CRM capabilities, payment integrations, and content aggregation. This approach allows operators to adapt to market demands far more efficiently, without being constrained by development bottlenecks.

“This gives us the flexibility to react quickly to regulatory shifts,” Grech notes. Because each module is localized and purpose-built, compliance updates do not require system-wide rewrites, keeping costs and implementation time under control.

Scalability and performance are equally critical in today’s competitive B2B environment. Grech highlights that platform latency is closely monitored, with an end-to-end settlement target of under 100 milliseconds. This is achieved through a multi-cloud, globally distributed edge network, ensuring servers are located as close as possible to target markets.

To further optimize performance, the platform relies on event-driven architecture and layered caching strategies - ranging from in-memory caching to edge and database caching. Interestingly, this design means that as traffic increases, performance often improves, since cached data becomes more readily available during peak usage.

The result is a platform capable of delivering millisecond-level response times, even during heavy traffic surges, while maintaining data integrity and reliability - key factors for both operators and content providers.