Checkout.com
Checkout.com was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in London, UK. It built a single acquiring platform rather than assembling one through acquisitions, and serves Europe, APAC, North America and global merchants with a developer-first API.
Its positioning toward gambling is deliberately measured: the company underwrites licensed gambling merchants case by case and does not publish a blanket gambling acceptance policy. Operators should therefore expect a thorough review of licences, markets and volumes before approval.
For operators
Casino and sportsbook operators approved by Checkout.com can offer Visa and Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal, the European bank methods iDEAL, Sofort and giropay, Polish BLIK and Przelewy24, and bank transfer. The value for an operator is single-platform acquiring with unified data across markets, which simplifies reconciliation and approval-rate optimisation. Gambling-specific e-wallets such as Skrill or Neteller are not listed among its methods in our facts, so operators that rely on them would pair Checkout.com with another provider or an orchestration layer.
Integration
Checkout.com publishes a unified REST API, a hosted payments page, the Frames JavaScript component for card capture and SDKs. Pricing is on request and structured as interchange++. Onboarding for gambling merchants is case by case.
Licences & compliance
Checkout.com holds an FCA e-money licence in the UK and PCI DSS Level 1 certification. Its public position is that licensed gambling merchants are underwritten individually, with no blanket acceptance published, so approval depends on the operator's licences and markets.
- FCA EMI (UK)
- PCI DSS Level 1
Pros
- Single-platform acquirer with unified API and reporting across markets
- FCA e-money licence and interchange++ pricing
- Developer-friendly tooling including Frames and hosted payment pages
Cons
- Gambling accepted only case by case; no blanket policy
- No gambling e-wallets such as Skrill or Neteller listed
- Pricing not published
Verdict
Checkout.com suits well-licensed operators with clean compliance files that value transparent interchange++ pricing and a modern API, particularly across Europe and APAC. Operators needing gambling e-wallets, high-risk tolerance or fast approval should look at gaming-focused PSPs or high-risk gateways.
Frequently asked questions
Does Checkout.com accept online casinos?
It underwrites licensed gambling merchants case by case and has not published a blanket gambling acceptance policy, so approval depends on your licences and markets.
What pricing model does Checkout.com use?
Interchange++ pricing, quoted on request.
Which methods does Checkout.com support for gambling?
Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, iDEAL, Sofort, giropay, BLIK, Przelewy24 and bank transfer per our facts.