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Europe · Verified 2026-07-31

iGaming payments inFrance

Deposits run on local cards, led by Cartes Bancaires (CB), and settle in EUR.

betting: regulatedcasino: served from offshoreSee it on the map
Local cardsVerified DataBy the iGaming Payment Solutions Editorial Team

5

Providers with a rail here

2

Reach it directly

3

Rails tracked

EUR

Settles in

Quick info

Currency
EUR
Region
Europe
Betting
regulated
Casino
served from offshore
Dominant rail
Cards
Providers
5 (2 direct)
Regulator
ANJ

What the rule actually is in France

Our own reading, not a summary of someone else's

ANJ regulates online sports betting / horse racing / poker only; online casino/slots remain BANNED in 2026 (legalization push failed late 2025) — served offshore while ANJ pressures banks/PSPs to refuse unlicensed-gambling flows.

How money actually moves

The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally

  • Cartes Bancaires (CB)dominant

    local cards

    France's domestic card scheme (most FR Visa/MC are co-badged CB); banks increasingly 7995-block — an acquirer that routes CB dodging blocks is the game for offshore casino.

  • paysafecardmajor

    vouchers & cash

    Anonymous prepaid cash voucher; go-to when banks block CB; deposit-only.

  • PayPalmajor

    e-wallet

    Buffer wallet to mask the merchant on bank statements.

Which providers reach these rails

5 of the providers we track carry a recorded entry for this market

Direct acquiring

2

A direct relationship with the local rail rather than a hop through someone else's.

ProviderRails namedEvidence
HiPayCartes Bancaires (Carte Bleue)named clients
NuveiCartes Bancaires (CB), paysafecard, PayPalprovider's own claim

Aggregated or indirect

3

The rail is reachable, but through an aggregator, a local PSP or a wallet rather than directly.

ProviderAccessEvidence
PaysafeWalletindustry knowledge
emerchantpayOpen bankingprovider's own claim
NodaOpen bankingprovider'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

Regulator

ANJAutorité Nationale des Jeux