iGaming Payment SolutionsEurope market brief · Updated Jul 31, 2026
iGaming payments in France
iGaming payments in Cartes Bancaires (CB) leads, and the market runs on local cards, settling in EUR. 7 providers reviewed on this site reach a local rail, 2 of them by direct acquiring.
7
Providers with a rail here
2
Reach it directly
3
Local rails
EUR
Settles in
Quick info
- Currency
- EUR
- Region
- Europe
- Betting
- regulated
- Casino
- served from offshore
- Dominant rail
- Local cards
- Providers
- 7 (2 direct)
- Regulator
- ANJ
The rule in France
Regulator, licensing and what it means for payments
The ANJ licenses online sports betting, horse racing and poker in France. Online casino and slots are banned. The government withdrew its October 2024 amendment to the 2025 budget bill that would have legalized them, and the 2027 budget bill tabled on October 1, 2026, does not reopen the question.
Payment methods in France
The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally
- Cartes Bancaires (CB)dominant
local cards
Cartes Bancaires is France's domestic card scheme, and most French Visa and Mastercard cards are co-badged CB. French banks increasingly block MCC 7995, so offshore casinos depend on acquirers whose CB routing gets past those blocks.
- paysafecardmajor
vouchers & cash
paysafecard is a prepaid voucher and the fallback when French banks block CB cards. Deposit-only.
- PayPalmajor
e-wallet
Buffer wallet to mask the merchant on bank statements.
Which providers reach these rails
7 of the providers rated here reach a local rail in this market
Direct acquiring
2A direct relationship with the local rail rather than a hop through someone else's.
Rails: Cartes BancairesCartes Bancaires (Carte Bleue)
Rails: Cartes BancairesCartes Bancaires (CB), paysafecard, PayPal
Aggregated or indirect
5Reached through open banking, an aggregator, a partner PSP or a wallet rather than through the provider's own local acquiring.
Access: Wallet
Access: Open banking
Access: Open banking
Access: Aggregated
Access: Open banking
What it costs to operate, and who enforces
Regulator
Markets with the same payment rails
Markets where players pay on the same kind of rail
