British Columbia BCBid #234956

BCLC Seeks Vendor Input on a Next-Generation Patron-Funding Wallet

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is seeking vendor input on a next-generation digital wallet and integrated banking rails for patron funding. - Government buyer: British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC); no sub-agency or office is identified. - Opportunity: PGF 2.0, a proposed digital wallet intended to modernize how patrons fund accounts, reduce operational complexity, and provide an adaptable platform. - OEMs and vendors: No solution manufacturers, vendors, or resellers are named. BCLC is the government buyer, not an OEM. - Products and quantities: No specific commercial products, part numbers, quantities, or bill of materials are provided. - Notable requirements: The proposed approach should address regulatory compliance, anti-money-laundering controls, privacy, security, and responsible gambling safeguards. Vendors are asked to assess whether BCLC’s preliminary target state is practical and may recommend a different approach. - Procurement context: This request seeks market information to inform BCLC’s solution strategy and any later procurement; it does not specify a contract value or performance period.

Description

BCLC is seeking information on whether vendors can address patron-funding challenges and whether its preliminary target state is practical, including recommendations for alternative approaches. The opportunity concerns a next-generation digital wallet with integrated banking rails, referred to as PGF 2.0. Its objectives include modernizing patron-funding processes, reducing operational complexity, and establishing an adaptable platform while maintaining regulatory, compliance, anti-money-laundering, privacy, security, and responsible gambling controls. The RFI will inform BCLC’s solution strategy and any subsequent procurement; it is not a detailed requirements validation or competitive evaluation.

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