iGaming Payment Solutions
LATAM · Verified 2026-07-31
iGaming payments inColombia
Deposits run on instant bank transfers, led by PSE, and settle in COP.
13
Providers with a rail here
4
Reach it directly
4
Rails tracked
COP
Settles in
Quick info
- Currency
- COP
- Region
- LATAM
- Betting
- regulated
- Casino
- regulated
- Dominant rail
- Instant bank
- Providers
- 13 (4 direct)
- Regulator
- Coljuegos
- Enforcement
- site blocking
What the rule actually is in Colombia
Our own reading, not a summary of someone else's
The most mature regulated online market in Latin America, licensed by Coljuegos since 2016 and now at 15 authorized operators working under individual concession contracts that typically run five years. The cost base is heavy: exploitation rights take roughly 15% of GGR and 19% VAT sits on top, pushing the effective load past 34%. The VAT that was briefly charged on player deposits under the 2025 state of emergency is gone, and in 2026 it is back on operator GGR. Coljuegos is among the more aggressive regulators anywhere about blocking unlicensed domains. Everything settles in Colombian pesos.
How money actually moves
The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally
- PSEdominant
instant bank transfer
Bank-transfer redirect across 40+ banks; backbone deposit method on every licensed site; direct ACH Colombia/PSE integration is core.
- Nequimajor
e-wallet
Bancolombia mass-market wallet; near-instant withdrawals; frequently checked before signup.
- Daviplata
e-wallet
Davivienda's mass-market wallet and the number two to Nequi; matters for reaching the underbanked rather than for headline volume.
- Efecty
vouchers & cash
Cash network for unbanked.
Which providers reach these rails
13 of the providers we track carry a recorded entry for this market
Direct acquiring
4A direct relationship with the local rail rather than a hop through someone else's.
| Provider | Rails named | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nuvei | PSE, Nequi, Daviplata, Efecty | named clients |
| EBANX | PSE, Nequi, Efecty, Bre-B | provider's own claim |
| PayRetailers | PSE, Efecty | provider's own claim |
| Paysafe | PSE, SafetyPay bank transfer, Efecty (cash) | provider's own claim |
Aggregated or indirect
9The rail is reachable, but through an aggregator, a local PSP or a wallet rather than directly.
| Provider | Access | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Praxis Tech | Via PSP | named clients |
| Mercado Pago | Wallet | industry knowledge |
| AstroPay | Wallet | provider's own claim |
| CommerceGate | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| D24 | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| emerchantpay | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Latpay | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| OneKey Payments | Access posture unclear | provider's own claim |
| PXP Financial | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
Evidence grades run from named clients through platform catalogs and industry knowledge down to a provider's own claim. A claim we could not corroborate is still shown, labelled as what it is. See our methodology.
What it costs to operate, and who enforces
A missing field means we have not verified one, not that none exists
Operator tax
~15% of GGR exploitation rights plus 19% VAT; effective load past 34%
Licence economics
Individual concession contract, typically five years; 15 authorized operators
Regulator
Enforcement reaches
site blocking