YouTube updates app monetization
YouTube has made changes to the Advertiser Friendly Guidelines. These guidelines are in place to prevent offensive or illegal content from appearing on the platform, but regular changes and unclear rules have resulted in many creators having their content removed without reason or explanation.

Publishers, New Year is at risk 😱
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Belgian National Lottery bans World Cup betting ads
The Belgian National Lottery has confirmed that all sports betting advertisements will be pulled from ad slots during the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The decision came as a collaborative effort between the Belgian National Lottery and Belgium’s Minister of Finance Vincent van Peteghem. Sports betting ads on TV, radio, and in written media formats will be paused while the World Cup takes place.

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Global regulators release joint World Cup statement
A joint statement from major countries’ regulators in the World Cup has been released, featuring signatures from France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Great Britain. The statement was released ahead of the global football tournament kick-off on November 20th. The World Cup statement asks operators to keep responsible gaming and player protection at the forefront of their ideals as the tournament progresses.

NFT rules will be introduced by Malta Gaming Authority The Malta Gaming Authority is proposing a new policy on the concept of Innovative Technology Arrangements (ITAs) and the acceptance of virtual financial assets (VFAs) and virtual tokens, NFTs. Running from November 14th, the global regulator is running a closed consultation that will address the idea of regulating NFTs.

30 November–1 December, let’s catch up at Affiliate World Asia!
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Australia introduces new responsible gambling rules
The Australian government has introduced a raft of new responsible gambling rules, designed to make gambling advertisements in the country more focused on safer play practices. Operators who run gambling advertisements will now have to display at least one of a selection of preset safer gambling messages on their ads

Apple pauses gambling ads on App Store product pages after developer outcry
On Tuesday, Apple announced that companies could advertise their apps on the store pages for other apps, putting their icon in the “you might also like” section. Almost immediately, developers started showing examples of ads for gambling apps being recommended under their apps. Apple has paused them.

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YouTube is offering Shoppable Links on its streaming services
YouTube is launching shoppable links on its streaming services to try and encourage westerners. It offers streamers a chance to tag something they are showcasing, and it offers watchers a chance to buy what they’re showing. A link in the stream will take watchers to the product details and a target website where they can buy it.

Alipay+ partners with over 1 million merchants in Japan
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ant Group announced today that Alipay+ has expanded its enablement of seamless travel experiences to Japan, where over 1 million local merchants are now connected to global cross-border digital payments and marketing capabilities to better serve consumers across the world. Universal Studios Japan is the latest partner with Alipay+.

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10.10 Malaysia Super Shopping Day
The month of October means it's time for 10.10 sales. Lazada, Shopee, ShopBack, Zalora, and other online shopping sites are holding the sale. Hurry up to participate!

You’re on Mythbusters!
Let us guess the most popular question about your work from your friends and family: do you get money just for surfing the Internet? 😁 Affiliate marketing is quite a young sphere. So there are still lots of stereotypes about it not only among people outside the digital world but also among advertisers.

Samsung launches credit card in India
The South Korean giant said it has partnered with the Mumbai-headquartered Axis Bank and global payments processor Visa to launch the cards, which it is calling the Samsung Axis Bank Credit Card. Consumers buying Samsung’s products and services through either of the cards will get 10% cash back “round the year”. There is a monthly cap of 2,500 Indian rupees [$31] on the Signature card, whereas the Infinite card extends that limit by four times.

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Australian regulator considers crypto u-turn and seeks gambling industry input on a draft regulation
Australia’s Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) is consulting its gambling licensees over a draft proposal to allow direct crypto wagering. Australia is a highly lucrative market for many operators, and some argue that a regulated cryptocurrency framework will only increase its importance.

28–29 September all the roads lead to Istanbul. Let’s catch up at the all-in-one digital marketing conference Traffic Summit!
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ePayments has decided to close the business
ePayments has begun the process of closing its doors and entered into an orderly, solvent wind-down. The business has been closed for the past three years after the regulator (the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA)) identified some weaknesses in its financial crime controls. They can no longer sustain the business to build back to what the FCA requires. This means that they will not return to full operations and will now focus entirely on providing customers with refunds and working through the process of closing the accounts.

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Revolut Wants to Compete With PayPal and Apple at Online Checkouts
Revolut Ltd. is launching a one-click payment feature in a bid to rival PayPal Inc. and other tech giants at online checkouts. Revolut Pay has signed up retailers including Shopify Inc., Prestashop, WH Smith Plc and Funky Pigeon, and will be available within the airline industry in the coming months, according to a statement from the London-based fintech.

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Amazon Web Services preps ‘Bastion’ Cloud Service for advertisers
Amazon Web Services is preparing to unveil a cloud service to help companies improve the way they target ads to potential customers without violating data privacy laws. The new AWS service, Bastion, is known in tech industry parlance as a data clean room. It lets multiple companies pool data on existing or potential customers without any of them being able to view the entire pool.

Amazon Care shuts down because of ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers
Amazon Care is a hybrid virtual and in-home primary care service that launched in 2019. Amazon will stop offering its Amazon Care primary health-care services at the end of this year, according to an internal memo, after determining that it wasn’t “the right long-term solution for our enterprise customers.” Amazon says the decision impacts only Amazon Care, and not its other health-care initiatives.

Cleaners have got third place in the Race across the verticals not accidentally. After the pandemic, we transferred everything to the online world. More people started working remotely. So they need to care about both personal and business devices. Moreover, these verticals’ offers mostly don’t ask for immediate purchase. Many apps are free or have free trials. That is why they are more attractive to users.

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Shopee reveals Malaysians’ impact on e-commerce
A new study of over 3,300 buyers and 2,100 sellers across Malaysia by online marketplace platform Shopee on its users has revealed the impact Malaysians are making on the economy through their continued online shopping behaviours. These sellers were quoted saying that Shopee provides a ‘very straightforward buying and fulfilment process’ (34%); the recognition of made in Malaysia products are of affordable and of high quality (23%); the platform offers great customer service (19%); and Shopee offers an optimised storefront with various marketing tools (9%).

Subscriptions ranked second in our Race across the verticals. As promised, today we’ll dive deep into the vertical. With this post, launching campaigns will be as easy as tuning the wave on the radio.

Installs of fashion shopping app Shein surpassed Amazon for the first time in the US, according to Sensor Tower data for Q2 2022. Shein downloads were up 13% to 6.8 million compared to Amazon’s 6.3 million, which is a drop of 7%. The US is Shein’s single largest market by lifetime installs, with US consumers responsible for 14% of the app’s global downloads.

Galaksion editor’s note
Imagine: you found a good offer from the vertical you didn’t use. What’s next? The key is traffic on a CPA that is the best to try something new. You won’t lose money on the first tests as you pay only for conversions. Our advertiser used this payment model to check a new vertical. It helped to get a stable profit from VPN with minimum payments.

VPN restrictions in UAE
VPN in the UAE is not illegal if it's used as per the guidelines of the UAE government and the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). However, using VPNs for illegal means or to commit a crime is a serious offense under the UAE Decree Law No (34) of 2021. People misusing VPNs could face imprisonment and a fine between Dh500,000 to Dh2 million. Among restricted activities are audio-video calls through popular apps, as well as dating apps, gambling, pornography, drugs, and VoIP websites.

What vertical has won? 🏆
Dear advertisers, Race across the verticals has finished. For that month, we got drama, lots of profit, and, of course, the winning verticals! It was an intense competition between ECOMMERCE and SUBSCRIPTIONS. Find the final results in the picture!

Vietnam tops region in online cross-border purchase volume
Vietnam has the highest average volume of cross-border online purchases of up to 104 orders per year in Southeast Asia, higher than the Southeast Asian average of 66. Thailand came in second with 75 purchases per year on average, followed by Singapore and the Philippines with 58 each.

Payment service provider Clik2pay has launched flexible and scheduled payment options, offering Canadian businesses more options when requesting payments from their customers. With Clik2pay Flexible Payments, a business may embed a direct-from-account payment link in a communication to its customer, such as a bill or collection notice.

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Imagine that you broke a piggy box and just got money. It’s that easy! The same goes for our tips. Just use them and increase your profit. 1️⃣ Work on websites content Decent content is the first thing you need to keep users on your site. Never stop improving your content: make the site easy to use, add juicy design, and bang-up texts. Don’t forget to update your website with trendy info! A new film came out? Make sure that you attract users who look for the movie.

Disney strikes a big adtech deal with The Trade Desk as Disney+ expands into ads
Disney struck an advertising agreement with The Trade Desk, making it possible for brands to target automated ads across Disney’s linear and streaming properties — Hulu, ESPN+, ABC, Freeform, ESPN, National Geographic and FX. The news comes in advance of Disney’s launch of an ad-supported tier for its flagship service, Disney+, which would likely be another such target of such a deal.

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Stripe partners with Revolut to support payments and expansion
Fintech powerhouses Stripe and Revolut have joined forces, with Revolut using Stripe’s technology to support payments made in the UK and Europe. The two companies will later work together to support Revolut’s expansion into new markets. Revolut wants to launch in Mexico and Brazil, leveraging Stripe’s payments infrastructure and global footprint to help them achieve it. The London-based fintech says that Stripe’s support will “offer its customers a seamless payment experience that matches their local payment preferences”.

Google announces five new features coming to Chrome for iPhone and iPad
Google offers Enhanced Safe Browsing feature. This one is a security-centered feature that proactively warns you about dangerous websites you are about to visit. Chrome for iOS also gets another feature: alerts for compromised credentials. One more feature coming to Chrome for iOS is called “Chrome Actions”. This is a quality-of-life feature that lets you easily perform a certain tasks without having to dive deep into the app’s settings to find it.

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Dear publishers, we invite you to celebrate Galaksion’s 8th Birthday! Thank you for choosing us and providing high-quality traffic. Your success is our success. That is why there is nobody else we want to share our holiday with but our partners. As a gift, we give you a real page-turner comics that tells you how we became Galaksion with your help.

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Galaksion is celebrating infinity eight years and presenting infinite profit to you. We’re taking off on 4 August: follow only one rule and get up to 10% gCashback! Stay tuned for our upcoming posts to welcome details.
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Kyrgyzstan to legalize land-based and online gambling
The central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan has voted to approve a bill that will re-legalize land-based gaming and, for the first time in its history, legalize online gambling. But there’s a catch. Casinos, slot halls, and retail bookmakers will all be relegalized, however, the Kyrgyz people are not able to play, as all offerings will only be available to foreign players.

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Dear partner, 3 July is a special day for both Galaksion and you! We celebrate our 8th Birthday. During this period, Galaksion has grown from an idea to an international company working with 160+ GEOs, 6 ad formats, and more than 18 verticals. We couldn’t achieve all of that without you. Thank you for launching campaigns on our platform and providing us with your premium traffic.

YouTube Shorts are viewed by almost as many users as TikTok videos
YouTube Shorts are now being viewed by more than 1.5 billion users each month. The latest figures shared by the online giant are a testament to the success of TikTok. YouTube’s monthly logged in audience is around 2 billion users which means around three-quarters are watching Shorts. It’s also a testament to the fact that YouTube poses some stiff competition to TikTok.

Apple loosens app store rules for developers
Apple just launched new App Store Review guidelines in time with its Worldwide Developer Conference. The update sees the loosening of certain restrictions that app developers must meet before publishing on the App Store. They mostly affect lottery, charity and location-tracking apps. Apple removed one requirement that stated apps needed sufficient content in the binary for the app to work on launch. At the same time, the company is loosening rules on HTML5 and a rule that restricts users from buying lottery or raffle tickets. Multi-format ads boost campaign results on Snapchat