Skrill combines its digital wallet with a merchant checkout offering cards and local payment options.
Good
Editorial assessment, not a live-tested payment performance benchmark.
How this is calculatedDeposit fee
Not disclosed
Payout speed
Not disclosed
Currencies
40+ currencies
Regions
4 regions
Supported regionsEurope · North America · LATAM · AsiaSkrill combines its digital wallet with a merchant checkout offering cards and local payment options. Its business page advertises more than 40 account currencies and ecommerce platform connections. Product availability is entity- and country-specific; the US offer is not interchangeable with Skrill’s European wallet services.
Europe, North America, LATAM, Asia operators evaluating e-wallet 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
Skrill Limited — provider-disclosed UK EMI, FCA FRN 900001; EEA services use a different entity.
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: The funding source and country can restrict gambling use; wallet availability alone is insufficient.
Primary-source review: 5 October 2026. This is documentary research, not live payment testing. Provider claims are identified separately from documented terms.
Paysafe identifies Skrill Limited as a UK EMI, FRN 900001. EEA services are entity-specific. The disclosure was read; an independent register and full enforcement review were not completed. Official source.
Full Merchant can receive and send through APIs; Expense accounts are send-only, while Wallet-to-Wallet uses wallet transfers. Account opening has no startup fee, but processing is quoted individually. A consumer wallet tariff is not the merchant acquiring rate. Official source.
Corporate-bank settlement can be requested without a fixed frequency limit; automatic withdrawal is arranged with the account manager. The FAQ's 2–5 business days concerns bank funding of the merchant balance, not a player's withdrawal SLA.
Business onboarding requires a registered business or sole trader and excludes unlicensed gambling. Sandbox testing, public-IP whitelisting for API access and scheduled CSV/PDF reports are described. Unregistered email recipients have a 14-day registration window before cancellation.
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 7.5. The heaviest is derived from the stance above, not scored by hand.
Regulatory assessment · 21 October 2026
7.0/10: the group disclosure names Skrill's UK entity and reference. This review has not independently verified the complete register and enforcement history, so a top-band assessment is not supported. Check the wallet's actual contracting entity and gambling approval.
Compliance criterion revised from 8.5 to 7.0 after the evidence review. Other criterion inputs were not changed.
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 contract8.5 × 20% = 1.70
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 category7.0 × 15% = 1.05
Settlement
What we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit8.5 × 10% = 0.85
Integration & API
What we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling8.0 × 10% = 0.80
Reliability & support
What we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling8.0 × 10% = 0.80
| 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 | 8.5 | 20% | 1.70 |
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 | 7.0 | 15% | 1.05 |
SettlementWhat we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit | 8.5 | 10% | 0.85 |
Integration & APIWhat we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling | 8.0 | 10% | 0.80 |
Reliability & supportWhat we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling | 8.0 | 10% | 0.80 |
| Composite | 7.5 | ||
Licence-by-licence access
State-level approval
Local account-to-account
Country-specific rail mix
No third-party rating sourced for Skrill 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
Serves licensed gambling merchants as a matter of course. 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 Skrill. 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.
The funding source and country can restrict gambling use; wallet availability alone is insufficient.
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.
7.5
Good
Consider for the stated use case after verifying licensing fit and both payment directions. The funding source and country can restrict gambling use; wallet availability alone is insufficient.
Best forEurope, North America, LATAM, Asia operators evaluating e-wallet services with country-specific approval.
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