# Source of Funds Checks in iGaming Explained

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Category: Compliance | Published: 3 November 2026 (2026-11-03) | Read time: 9 min read
Author: iGamingPayments.AI
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What source of funds and source of wealth checks are, how they differ, when they trigger, and which documents count. Source of funds is the origin of a specific deposit; source of wealth is how a player built their net worth. The EU forces a check at €2,000 in stakes or winnings while Great Britain uses a risk-based standard with no threshold, and a failed check can freeze funds rather than refund them under POCA 2002.