Uruguay has a well-developed banking sector with major banks (BROU, Santander, Itaú, BBVA) and a freely convertible peso (UYU). The Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU) supervises payment service providers. SENACLAFT imposes customer due diligence, UBO disclosure and suspicious-activity reporting obligations on gambling entities. Supermatch accepts card and bank-transfer deposits. There are no formal cross-border capital controls. Offshore operators face elevated payment-channel risk given the unlicensed posture and ISP-blocking framework.
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Uruguay · Question 06 of 11
Payments and banking: Can we move player money?
Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · Back to full Uruguay report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Uruguay (UY) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Uruguay has a well-developed banking sector with major banks (BROU, Santander, Itaú, BBVA) and a freely convertible peso (UYU). The Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU) supervises payment service providers. SENACLAFT imposes customer due diligence, UBO disclosure and suspicious-activity reporting obligat…