Gambling scope
Provider claimKushki explicitly describes services for online gambling and sports betting. Its regional product range includes collections and disbursements; availability must be approved separately for each market. Official source.
Kushki Review: Payment Solution for iGaming
Core verticalPayment Gateway
Local acquiring, collections and payouts for licensed gaming businesses in Latin America.
7.3/ 10
Good
0678910
Editorial assessment, not a live-tested payment performance benchmark.
How this is calculatedDeposit fee
Not disclosed
Payout speed
Not disclosed
Currencies
Local currencies by approved LATAM market
Regions
1 region
Supported regionsLATAMWhat Kushki is
Kushki provides regional payment infrastructure with aggregator and gateway models. Its dedicated gambling offering and card-payout API are relevant to operators building a local cashier. Available products differ by country; the Colombian acquiring registration is not permission to offer gambling across Latin America.
Assessment basis. Acceptance reflects an explicit gambling offering and licence requirements. Compliance is supported by the Colombian acquiring register, without extrapolating it to other countries. Fees are quote-based; geography is deep but regional. Settlement terms need confirmation. Public SDK and payout specifications support integration; no independently measured uptime or operator support test was obtained.
Best for
Licensed LATAM operators needing local collections and card or bank payout integrations.
Verticals served
Online CasinoSports Betting
Strengths
- Explicit gaming and gambling offering
- Public payment and payout API documentation
- Local acquiring and alternative payment methods
Trade-offs
- Merchant fees, reserves and final settlement timing require a written quote.
Fees
- Deposit fee
- Not disclosed
- Withdrawal fee
- Not disclosed
- Minimum
- Not disclosed
- Maximum
- Not disclosed
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
Licensing, compliance and risk
Licences
Kushki Colombia S.A. appears in the Colombian non-supervised acquirer register; this is not a gambling licence.
iGaming stance
Core vertical
Industry scope is based on the official product and policy sources below. Marketing claims are not independently measured market share or payment performance.
Worth knowing: Local operator licences and underwriting remain necessary.
Product details and operating conditions
Primary-source review: 19 October 2026. This is documentary research, not live payment testing. Provider claims are identified separately from documented terms.
Operator onboarding
Published termsThe Mexico affiliation guidance requires a SEGOB licence for gambling merchants. Published general payment coverage should not be treated as permission to onboard an unlicensed operator. Official source.
Card payout implementation
Technical documentationThe public hosted-fields specification includes an OG online-gambling payout type. This documents a technical integration option, rather than guaranteeing that every card or acquiring market supports it. Official source.
Colombian acquiring registration
Documented featureThe Colombian financial supervisor lists Kushki Colombia S.A. in its acquirer register. Registration scope belongs to that entity and should be checked against the contracting company. Official source.
Commercial review
Research limitationThe legal-document portal provides the terms and risk-policy documents. No universal gambling merchant tariff, rolling reserve or settlement SLA was established from this portal; those remain contract-specific. Official source.
Research limits and open questions
- No live payment, approval-rate or uptime benchmark was conducted.
- Negotiated reserves, complete merchant fees and contractual settlement SLAs require a provider quote.
- Regulatory scope is entity-specific; no claim of a clean enforcement history or universal gambling approval is made.
Our score and how it is built
Seven weighted factors produce 7.3. The heaviest is derived from the stance above, not scored by hand.
Regulatory assessment · 21 October 2026
7.0/10: the review contains dated, entity-specific licensing evidence. The original source check date is retained. This evidence audit does not establish a complete multi-entity enforcement history or justify a 9–10 score. Payment authorisation and gambling approval remain separate checks.
Read the entity and source evidenceiGaming 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 contract10.0 × 20% = 2.00
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 markets7.0 × 20% = 1.40
Fees
What we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float6.0 × 15% = 0.90
Geography
What we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category5.5 × 15% = 0.83
Settlement
What we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit6.0 × 10% = 0.60
Integration & API
What we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling9.0 × 10% = 0.90
Reliability & support
What we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling6.5 × 10% = 0.65
- Composite7.3
| 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 | 10.0 | 20% | 2.00 |
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 | 7.0 | 20% | 1.40 |
FeesWhat we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float | 6.0 | 15% | 0.90 |
GeographyWhat we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category | 5.5 | 15% | 0.83 |
SettlementWhat we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit | 6.0 | 10% | 0.60 |
Integration & APIWhat we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling | 9.0 | 10% | 0.90 |
Reliability & supportWhat we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling | 6.5 | 10% | 0.65 |
| Composite | 7.3 | ||
Supported regions
LATAM
Local account-to-account
Capabilities
Currencies
Local currencies by approved LATAM market
Payment methods
Cards, Bank transfers, Local payment methods
Verticals
Online CasinoSports Betting
Processing and payout speed
- Deposit settlement
- Not disclosed
- Withdrawal settlement
- Not disclosed
Integrations and technology
SDKs, plugins and connectors
API, Hosted fields, SDKs
Company information
- Headquarters
- Not disclosed
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Website
- kushkipagos.com
User ratings
No third-party rating sourced for Kushki 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
Questions about Kushki
Does Kushki support gambling merchants?
Local acquiring, collections and payouts for licensed gaming businesses in Latin America. Local operator licences and underwriting remain necessary. Approval must cover the operator licence, player countries and payment product.
How is Kushki's score calculated?
The 7.3/10 editorial score uses the seven weighted criteria in /methodology/. Acceptance reflects an explicit gambling offering and licence requirements. Compliance is supported by the Colombian acquiring register, without extrapolating it to other countries. Fees are quote-based; geography is deep but regional. Settlement terms need confirmation. Public SDK and payout specifications support integration; no independently measured uptime or operator support test was obtained.
Are Kushki's merchant fees and settlement times verified?
Published schedules and documented features are distinguished from negotiated terms. Figures without a verified public source are marked Not disclosed. Obtain a written quote for the approved merchant and payment route.
Kushki in one line
7.3
Good
Licensed LATAM operators needing local collections and card or bank payout integrations. Local operator licences and underwriting remain necessary.
Best forLicensed LATAM operators needing local collections and card or bank payout integrations.
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