Gigadat reinforces compliant payment performance and optimisation at ICE Barcelona
Canadian payments provider Gigadat attended ICE Barcelona 2026 to meet with operators, technology partners and industry stakeholders, and to share product updates focused on payment reliability, compliance readiness and measurable conversion outcomes.
Across conversations at the show, Gigadat centred on three priorities: deeper visibility into transaction processing, features that help merchants optimise payment flows and improve success ratios, and readiness to support evolving Canadian regulatory requirements.
Gigadat outlined how merchants can gain clearer visibility into payment performance at the transaction level, including signals that help identify whether an interruption is caused by the merchant environment or by upstream service availability. This visibility supports faster troubleshooting and more accurate customer communications.
Gigadat also previewed its upcoming Health Bank Page, designed to provide real-time status visibility across the Interac network and leading Canadian banks.
Gigadat discussed a set of practical options that merchants can use to improve payment completion and reduce friction, including:
- Desktop-to-mobile handoff (including an optional QR code step) to preserve mobile authentication context.
- Alternative handling for social and in-app browser traffic, using an email payment link that opens in the default browser when bank redirects fail in-app.
- Localised bank selection improvements using province-level parameters to surface more relevant banks.
- Refund enablement via merchant back office and API to streamline support and operations.
- Risk and friction controls, including velocity-based challenges, to help manage abuse while maintaining conversion.
ICE Barcelona discussions also covered Gigadat’s readiness to support the emerging Alberta regulatory framework as it develops through 2026, including integration and planning considerations that can impact timelines for go-live.
Gigadat also shared updates on compliance expectations under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA), positioned as a natural extension of operational and monitoring requirements Gigadat has supported for Canadian payments programs for some time.
Additional conversations at the event covered compliance topics relevant to iGaming stakeholders, including Canada’s advertising standards updates (such as the new CGA Code for Responsible Gaming Advertising, effective January 2026).
“ICE Barcelona is where we have the most direct conversations about what merchants and operators need to operate reliably and compliantly in Canada,” said Cliff Nywening, chief operating officer at Gigadat. “We are focused on practical improvements that raise success ratios, provide clear visibility when issues occur and keep partners ready for new regulatory expectations.”
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