The National Platform of Sports Integrity of Ukraine has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), integrating the Ukrainian organisation into the global sports integrity monitoring network.
IBIA represents over 90 sports betting operators and more than 200 brands across six continents. The association's global monitoring network tracks over $300bn in annual betting activity, detecting suspicious patterns in real time.
The memorandum provides the National Platform with access to IBIA's Monitoring and Alert Platform, enabling the organisation to receive alerts regarding suspicious betting patterns related to matches involving Ukrainian teams or athletes.
The agreement also aims to bolster Ukraine's capacity for international cooperation on sports integrity matters.
Commenting on the new partnership, a spokesperson for the National Platform stated: "Cooperation with IBIA allows us to integrate into the global system for safeguarding sports integrity.
"For Ukraine, this represents a qualitatively new level of detection and prevention of competition manipulation. We gain access to advanced international response mechanisms and become part of the worldwide network fighting corruption in sport."
Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, added: "IBIA is delighted to be able to reach this important agreement with the Ukraine National Platform for combating competition manipulation.
"The move maintains our approach of widening our global integrity collaborations and partnerships and aligns with our Mission 2030 strategic objectives."
The Ukraine partnership follows other recent IBIA expansion activities. Last week, Brazilian fintech company iugu joined IBIA's Payment Provider Forum, committing to integrity standards in sports betting payment processing.
Shortly prior to this, technology provider PawaTech joined IBIA to extend monitoring coverage across 17 African countries, contributing sportsbook trading data to the association's alert system.
The IBIA collaborates with a range of major international sports institutions, including FIFA, UEFA and the IOC - alongside national gambling regulators worldwide
