iGaming Industry Exclusives

Alexandre Tomic on reverse integration, API governance, and why the industry’s biggest risks now lie downstream—not upstream.

Backed by Matchbook’s UK Gambling licence via Triplebet, easyBet’s prediction pivot leans on Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s experience building brands that win on value, trust and scale.

After witnessing Full Tilt Poker's collapse in 2011, Paysafe’s EMEA iGaming General Manager brings hard-earned fraud, payments and risk expertise to a rapidly evolving global market.

Vasilije Lekovic joined Trustly as employee No. 40 and helped turn Pay N Play from a hard sell into one of the industry’s payments gold standards.

GamblingIQ’s third annual payments leaderboard has put Paysafe, Trustly and MiFinity at the front of the pack for 2026, in a ranking that reads less like a list of processors and more like a map of where iGaming payments is heading. The verdict is clear: the strongest players are no longer simply moving money; they are building the rails that shape identity, conversion, retention, security, player affordability and market expansion.

From open banking to local options, KPMG’s Head of Gaming Europe argues payment design now drives onboarding economics, liquidity risk and player confidence.

Jumio’s EMEA Vice President, (an avid cricketer), says the sector has moved from one-off KYC to continuous identity intelligence, with orchestration now doing the heavy lifting.

The “Cost of Cards” article features in the annual payments report, 'Advancing the Game, 2026' from GamblingIQ. Deyanov – who has a decade of experience in payments – outlines the commercial challenges facing operators that depend heavily on legacy card rails.

New Paysafe solution converts cryptocurrency into dollars almost instantly — cutting out volatility, slashing friction and making crypto as easy as traditional deposits.