iGaming payments in Greece

The Hellenic Gaming Commission licenses operators under the 2020 framework, with .gr operations, 7-year licenses and 35% of GGR in tax, charged after 20% corporate tax has already been applied. Greek deposits have moved onto domestic instant payments. IRIS, the account-to-account rail DIAS runs across Alpha, National Bank, Eurobank and Piraeus, is the leading deposit method, and reaching it takes a local DIAS connection rather than a card integration. Greece blocks both sites and payments. The HGC has blacklisted 11,000 unlicensed sites for ISPs to block, and payment institutions may not process transactions to or from accounts tied to those operators.

• IRIS Paymentsdominant

  instant bank transfer

  IRIS is the instant account-to-account rail DIAS runs across Alpha, National Bank, Eurobank and Piraeus. It is the leading deposit method, so a local DIAS connection matters.

• Viva Wallet / Viva.commajor

  e-wallet

  Viva is a Greek wallet and acquirer, which gives it an edge in local card acquiring.

• Greek bank cards (debit)major

  local cards

  Domestic debit cards from the four big banks remain standard at licensed sites, though IRIS has taken the deposit lead.

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