Adyen combines payment acceptance and acquiring on a unified platform with online and in-person channels.
Good
Editorial assessment, not a live-tested payment performance benchmark.
How this is calculatedDeposit fee
Not disclosed
Payout speed
Not disclosed
Currencies
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Regions
4 regions
Supported regionsEurope · North America · LATAM · AsiaAdyen combines payment acceptance and acquiring on a unified platform with online and in-person channels. Its current offer includes local methods and financial platform services. Gambling falls under restricted-business review: global platform reach does not imply that all operators, licences or markets can be onboarded.
Europe, North America, LATAM, Asia operators evaluating card processing services with country-specific approval.
Verticals served
Strengths
Trade-offs
Figures marked “Not disclosed” have no public source. Most iGaming payment pricing is negotiated per merchant — we leave the gap visible rather than estimating.How we handle sources
Licences
Not disclosed
iGaming stance
The official source describes the product and its use case. This is not an independently measured market-share or performance ranking.
Worth knowing: Legal gambling is restricted for merchants and prohibited for the platform/partner model under the published industry policy.
Primary-source review: 5 October 2026. This is documentary research, not live payment testing. Provider claims are identified separately from documented terms.
The current prohibited/restricted list prohibits illegal gambling and any US-based gambling services. Legal cash/prize gambling and games of skill are restricted for direct merchants and require the applicable approval; platform/partner scope differs. Official source.
The public tariff combines a fixed processing charge with a method-specific fee. Other products are priced separately. Card Interchange++ components and local-method prices cannot be compressed into one universal gaming percentage. Official source.
The platform combines payment acceptance, settlement and financial products, but a banking licence or a supported-method list is not gambling acceptance. Check direct-merchant versus platform onboarding before choosing it for a casino. Official source.
Primary evidence for the industry use case or acceptance policy. Regional tags are evaluation coverage, not blanket gambling approval.
Checked 5 October 2026
Seven weighted factors produce 7.2. The heaviest is derived from the stance above, not scored by hand.
Regulatory assessment · 21 October 2026
5.5/10: a current authorisation for the contracting entity was not independently confirmed in the published evidence. The criterion is capped at 5.5 under the unverified-authorisation rubric. This is an evidence limitation, not a finding that the company is unlicensed or unlawful. For schemes and technical platforms, check the actual regulated PSP or acquirer rather than assuming the platform holds its authorisation.
Compliance criterion revised from 7.0 to 5.5 after the evidence review. Other criterion inputs were not changed.
iGaming acceptancederived
What we assess for iGaming acceptanceWhether gambling merchants are onboarded at allWhether the category is core business or a tolerated exceptionMarket-by-market acceptance, not just technical coverageWhether access runs through a scheme participant rather than a contract5.0 × 20% = 1.00
Regulatory & compliance
What we assess for Regulatory & complianceJurisdictions served and licences heldOwn acquiring licence versus a sponsor bankRegulator-imposed payment controls supportedTrack record in regulated markets5.5 × 20% = 1.10
Fees
What we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float7.5 × 15% = 1.13
Geography
What we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category8.5 × 15% = 1.27
Settlement
What we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit8.0 × 10% = 0.80
Integration & API
What we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling9.5 × 10% = 0.95
Reliability & support
What we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling9.5 × 10% = 0.95
| Factor | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
iGaming acceptancederivedWhat we assess for iGaming acceptanceWhether gambling merchants are onboarded at allWhether the category is core business or a tolerated exceptionMarket-by-market acceptance, not just technical coverageWhether access runs through a scheme participant rather than a contract | 5.0 | 20% | 1.00 |
Regulatory & complianceWhat we assess for Regulatory & complianceJurisdictions served and licences heldOwn acquiring licence versus a sponsor bankRegulator-imposed payment controls supportedTrack record in regulated markets | 5.5 | 20% | 1.10 |
FeesWhat we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float | 7.5 | 15% | 1.13 |
GeographyWhat we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category | 8.5 | 15% | 1.27 |
SettlementWhat we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit | 8.0 | 10% | 0.80 |
Integration & APIWhat we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling | 9.5 | 10% | 0.95 |
Reliability & supportWhat we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling | 9.5 | 10% | 0.95 |
| Composite | 7.2 | ||
Licence-by-licence access
State-level approval
Local account-to-account
Country-specific rail mix
Currencies
Not disclosed
Payment methods
Payment cards, Local payment methods, Online and in-person payments
Verticals
SDKs, plugins and connectors
Unified Adyen payment integration
No third-party rating sourced for Adyen yet. When one is added it will name its source — Trustpilot, G2 or similar — and the date it was read, in the same way every other figure on this site does.
FAQ
Onboards gambling case by case, and declines many operators outright. The official source describes the product and its use case. This is not an independently measured market-share or performance ranking.
Europe, North America, LATAM, Asia. Coverage is where the rails reach — confirm acceptance for your specific licence separately, because the two are not the same thing.
We have no public rate card for Adyen. No merchant-specific public figure verified in this research pass; request written terms. Ask for cost per successfully funded account under your own volume and market split rather than a headline rate.
Legal gambling is restricted for merchants and prohibited for the platform/partner model under the published industry policy.
The score is calculated from seven weighted criteria. See the scorecard on this page for the current criterion values, weights and total, and the methodology for the formula.
7.2
Good
Consider for the stated use case after verifying licensing fit and both payment directions. Legal gambling is restricted for merchants and prohibited for the platform/partner model under the published industry policy.
Best forEurope, North America, LATAM, Asia operators evaluating card processing services with country-specific approval.
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