TOP-10 Casino Payment Providers
How we selected
Support for iGaming/betting and specialized products for licensed operators.
Rail coverage: cards (incl. OCT/Push-to-Card), A2A/Open Banking, local APM, wallets.
Orchestration/optimization: cascades, local acquirers, anti-fraud, reporting.
Regional relevance: EU/UK, North America, LatAm, partly Africa/APAC.
Provider TOP-10
1) Paysafe (Skrill, NETELLER, paysafecard) - "classic iGaming"
Ecosystem for gambling with 20 + years of experience: wallets, eCash, maps, local methods and risk support. Strong in EU/UK/US (where allowed), gives quick deposits and convenient repetitions of payments. It is distinguished by a wide showcase of methods and deep expertise in high-risk.
Where it's particularly good: EU/UK, regulated US states.
What to watch for: Purse fees and limits, the KYC of the purse is on the player's side.
2) Nuvei - global acquiring + fast payouts
Card acquiring, APM portfolio, authorization optimization and OCT/push-to-card. Actively integrates with iGaming platforms (e.g. GiG), remains one of the industry's specialized partners. The Advent (private) deal does not change the focus to gambling.
Where it's particularly good: EU/UK/Canada/US (where allowed).
What to look at: limits and local acquires for your GEO.
3) Worldpay (FIS) - "heavy artillery" maps and reporting
Industry reports and practices on gambling, strong expertise in maps, disputes and localization. Knows how to select local acquirers, increasing the approve-rate, and closes large volumes.
Where it's particularly good: UK/EU/North America.
What to watch for: Cross-border fares, MCC 7995 requirements.
4) Trustly (Pay by Bank/A2A) - instant deposits/cashouts
Open-Banking "Pay by Bank" for instant deposits and quick payments; fresh cases - cashless on casino floor through Scan & Pay. Reduces cost against cards and gives quick access to funds to the player.
Where it is especially good: EU/UK, USA (in permitted states/verticals).
What to watch for: Bank coverage by your markets, KYC/affordability rules.
5) Checkout. com - global acquiring + anti-fraud for gaming
Unified acquiring/anti-fraud platform, public gaming guides and cases. Emphasis on increase approve-rate, local methods and analytics. Suitable for large multi-GEO operators.
Where it's particularly good: Europe/North America/MENA.
What to look at: the resolution of gambling for specific GEOs and products.
6) Brite - European A2A payments "in seconds"
Swedish instant bank payment (A2A) provider with a focus on "no card" casino deposits/withdrawals. In 2025, significantly expanded its presence in the EU; often compared to Zimpler/Trustly.
Where it is especially good: Nordics/EU (SE, FI, DE, NL, etc.).
What to look at: coverage of banks/markets, conditions for rifands.
7) PayRetailers - local methods for Latin America (and Africa)
Aggregator of local APM and bank rails in LatAm: high approve-rates due to local methods, compliance with local regulations, growing activity in Africa. Suitable for Brazil/Chile/Colombia/Peru, etc.
Where it's particularly good: LatAm (and Africa's chosen markets).
What to look at: clear compliance with local rules and methods (PIX, SPEI, etc.).
8) Worldline PaymentIQ - "gateway-orchestrator" for iGaming
PaymentIQ (Worldline) provides connection of dozens of acquirers/providers and stream orchestration, which is critical for uprooting and channel redundancy. Widely used in the iGaming ecosystem (DevCode legacy).
Where it is especially good: EU/UK (and globally - like a layer).
What to look at: routing rules, cascade monitoring, cost.
9) Praxis Tech - payment orchestration for high-risk
Cascading, routing and retray platform; in 2025 added AI routing. Strong focus on iGaming/fintech, convenient cashiers and a wide integration map.
Where it is especially good: multi-GEO operators with a need for cascade brains.
What to watch for: SLA webhooks/retreats, managing risk rules and limits.
10) BridgerPay - orchestration + retrai/routing
A single layer for connecting 1000 + providers, saving unsuccessful payments (retry), fresh partnerships with methods like Neosurf for "cash-to-digital." Useful if you need a flexible showcase of methods for different GEOs.
Where especially good: LatAm/EU/multi-GEO as "glue" over multiple PSPs.
What to look at: transparency of retray logs, reporting and management of providers.
Fast "matrix-guide": what to choose for your strategy
You need "all at once" (wallets + cards + eCash): Paysafe.
Card scale + push-to-card outputs: Nuvei or Worldpay.
Instant Banks (A2A) in EC/UK/US: Trustly, Brite.
Single global acquiring with antifraud: Checkout. com.
LatAm localization: PayRetailers.
Multi-provider architecture/cascades: PaymentIQ, Praxis, BridgerPay.
What to watch for in contract and launch
1. Jurisdictions and licenses. Compatibility with your license (UKGC/MGA/US states, etc.), a clear list of permitted GEOs.
2. Methods and rails. Cards (AFT/OCT), A2A/Open Banking, local APM, wallets; availability of instant payments.
3. Orchestration. Cascades, local acquirers, "fallback" by BIN/country/amount; approve-rate reports.
4. Antifraud and RG. Device-fingerprinting, behavioral scoring, velocity limits, closed-loop conclusions, responsible play tools.
5. SLA and observability. p95 deposit/cashout time, webhook stability, reporting detail.
6. Operational risks. Disputes/returns policy, friendly-fraud monitoring, channel degradation plan.
7. Commissions and FX. Model fix +%, cross border/FX, "failure cost" (retrai/cascades).
Frequent operator errors
Bet per provider. Any channel can degrade - keep 2-3 alternatives and orchestration.
Ignore locales. In Brazil PIX, in Mexico SPEI, in the EU - A2A: local methods are critical for apruva and LTV.
Underestimating payouts. Cashout speed affects NPS more than you think - test OCT/A2A outputs.
Only "price per transaction." Count the total cost of failures, retrays and support.
The casino payment stack in 2025 is a mix of global cards, A2A and local methods, linked by orchestration. If you need a "Swiss knife" - look towards Paysafe/Checkout. com/Worldpay; for instant banking scenarios - Trustly/Brite; for LatAm - PayRetailers; for sustainability and growth approve-rate - add PaymentIQ/Praxis/BridgerPay as an orchestration layer. Make the final choice through the pilot on your GEO with target KPIs for approvability, speed and cost.
