PAYSTRAX offers direct card acquiring built for iGaming

PAYSTRAX spent two days at Stand Z39 for its first iGB L!VE in London, meeting operators, platforms and partners from across the iGaming industry.

iGaming is a core market for PAYSTRAX, and it’s a demanding one. Getting payments right means combining the right risk appetite with the ability to manage complex setups, licensing across jurisdictions and ongoing transaction monitoring – these are the areas where PAYSTRAX focuses. As a direct Visa and Mastercard acquirer and principal member, PAYSTRAX connects straight to the schemes, which supports strong acceptance rates for high-volume gaming traffic. The infrastructure is built to hold up during traffic spikes and peak gaming activity, delivering 99.999% uptime and a 90% approval rate on MCC 7995 traffic.

Settlement is where PAYSTRAX has expanded most for the gaming sector. Alongside global payment acceptance across all ISO currencies, with settlement in 17 of the most popular ones, merchants can also settle in EURC and USDC stablecoins, while payments keep running through existing fiat rails. For operators running cross-border, stablecoin settlement cuts the delays that come with traditional banking routes and gives faster access to funds.

Payouts matter just as much in iGaming, that’s why PAYSTRAX supports card payouts via Visa Direct and Mastercard Send, letting operators send funds straight to players’ cards. Faster, more predictable withdrawals, refunds and promotional payouts reduce friction at the withdrawal stage and help build player trust, all within card scheme and regulatory frameworks.

Partnerships were a big part of the conversation at the stand. PAYSTRAX works with partners through Referral, ISO and the newly introduced PayFac model, which lets partners serve merchants under their own brand and own the full journey, with PAYSTRAX’s principal membership, technology and settlement rails behind them. Between them, the models cover everything from simply referring merchants to onboarding and scaling sub-merchants. Thanks to everyone who stopped by Stand Z39. If you didn’t get the chance to speak with the team on-site, reach out at [email protected] or learn more at paystrax.com