iGaming Payment Solutions
Akurateco Review
Is It the Right Payment Solution for Your iGaming Business?
By the iGaming Payment Solutions Editorial Team ·
What operators ask about Akurateco
What is Akurateco?
An Amsterdam white-label gateway and orchestration platform (2019) for PSPs, banks and enterprise merchants that want their own branded gateway without building it. Akurateco is bootstrapped on roughly EUR 400K and has been a Google Pay Participating Processor since May 2024.
Is Akurateco a licensed PSP?
No, it is software: PCI DSS Level 1 at the platform level, maintained for white-label clients, but no EMI or acquiring license of its own. Akurateco quotes per project in three parts: setup fee, platform subscription and per-transaction fee, with acquiring billed separately.
Quick Info
- Type
- Payment Orchestrator
- Founded
- 2019
- HQ
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Pricing
- Platform fee plus per transaction
- APMs
- 700+700+ pre-integrated connectors on the current count.
- Settlement
- Set by the connected PSP
Our iGaming Score: 5.4/10
Weighted scoring across five criteria
- iGaming Fit
High-risk processing product line and a documented gambling client case study (~$3.5M/month, ~$600K annual savings, +23% approval rate). No SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix, Slotegrator or BetConstruct connector advertised. iGaming-capable through the underlying connector set rather than as a vertical specialist
- Weight
- 30%
- Score
- 6.0
- Rating
- Adequate
- Geographic Coverage
700+ connectors give global reach. Direct partnerships strongest in MENA (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Azerbaijan), Asia (via Smilepayz: Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, India, Vietnam), LATAM (via Kushki) and Africa
- Weight
- 22%
- Score
- 6.5
- Rating
- Adequate
- Security & Compliance
PCI DSS Level 1 platform certification handled by Akurateco for white-label clients. Google Pay Participating Processor (May 2024). Network tokenization (Oct 2024). 2D and 3D Secure on a single platform. No EMI or acquiring license of its own, since that sits with connected acquirers
- Weight
- 20%
- Score
- 3.0
- Rating
- Weak
- Fees & Pricing
Custom SaaS-style pricing, not a percentage of GMV. Akurateco quotes per project in three parts: a setup fee, a platform subscription and a per-transaction fee. Underlying acquirer fees stack on top, similar to Corefy and IXOPAY. No figure is published
- Weight
- 16%
- Score
- 3.5
- Rating
- Weak
- Tech & Integration
REST API, mobile SDKs for iOS, Android and Flutter open-sourced under MIT on GitHub. Three deployment modes from 1-2 day Cashier rollout to 3-month on-premise install. CMS plugins. Dedicated account manager from day one
- Weight
- 12%
- Score
- 8.5
- Rating
- Strong
- User Trust
Trustpilot 4.3/5 from 14 B2B reviews, small but consistently positive. Track record dated by the September 2019 founding
- Weight
- context only
- Score
- 8.6
- Rating
- Strong
- Overall
- Weight
- 100%
- Score
- 5.4
- Rating
- Adequate
We score each provider on 5 weighted criteria using a 1 to 10 scale. iGaming Fit carries the most weight at 30% because that is what matters most for gambling operators. Geographic Coverage gets 22%. Security & Compliance gets 20%. Fees & Pricing gets 16%. Tech & Integration gets 12%. The final score is a weighted average of those 5. Trustpilot is shown for context but carries no weight, since player reviews of casinos are not a read on B2B acquiring quality.
Score Explanation
Akurateco is best read as orchestration software for the back office of someone else's payment operation (a PSP, a bank, or an enterprise merchant running multiple acquirers) rather than as a PSP you would integrate as a single endpoint for card processing. The 700+ connector count puts it ahead of Corefy's 600+ and Primer's curated connector list. iGaming Fit gets a Moderate score because the high-risk processor product and the documented gambling client case study are real, but you will not find SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix or Slotegrator pre-integrated the way you would with Nuvei, NOWPayments or some of the LATAM specialists. Fees and Pricing scores poorly only because nothing is published. The SaaS license model itself is reasonable for the target buyer (a PSP launching its own gateway). It is just opaque without a sales call. User Trust sits low for the same reason it does at Corefy: small B2B sample sizes mean evaluation has to come from references, not Trustpilot pages.
Who Is Akurateco Best For?
The operator profiles that fit, and the ones that do not
Recommended For
- PSPs launching their own gateway. Payment service providers that want to launch a branded gateway without building one. Akurateco's Cashier product gets a new PSP processing inside 1-2 days against the pre-integrated connector library. The white-label SaaS deployment takes 5-7 days. Both options keep the PSP fully on-brand: payment pages, merchant portals, emails and dashboards all carry the client's identity, with PCI DSS Level 1 certification handled by Akurateco rather than the PSP. Compare the months it would take to build comparable infrastructure in-house and the maths is straightforward.
- Banks adding merchant acquiring. Banks adding a merchant acquiring product. The on-premise deployment path covers the regulatory requirement for some banks to host their own infrastructure on AWS, Oracle Cloud or Azure rather than rely on multi-tenant SaaS. The trade-off is a longer install (up to three months) for the deployment flexibility a regulated bank needs.
- High-risk routing teams. Operators running real high-risk payment volume across multiple acquirers. Smart routing and cascading auto-retry failed transactions through alternative connected acquirers. One documented gambling client, a $3.5M/month operator, cut $50K/month in processing cost and lifted its approval ratio by 23% through routing optimization (about $600K over the year), which is the kind of math that makes orchestration pay for itself at that volume.
- Enterprise merchants with multi-acquirer needs. Mid-market and enterprise merchants expanding into MENA, Asia, LATAM or Africa where local methods drive approval rates. The Smilepayz integration (Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico) and the Kushki partnership for LATAM acquiring layer regional rails on top of the global connector set.
Not Recommended For
- Single-merchant operators. Operators that just need a PSP. Akurateco is platform software for someone running multi-acquirer operations. A single-brand casino that wants to plug in card processing should look at Nuvei or Worldpay, not at orchestration software they would have to operate.
- Teams needing direct acquiring. Teams that need a provider with its own acquiring license. Akurateco is a software vendor and does not hold an EMI or acquiring license, since the regulated payment activity sits with the connected acquirers underneath. Nuvei, Paysafe, Worldpay and Adyen all have their own licensed acquiring. If your compliance team requires the PSP itself to be regulated, this rules Akurateco out.
- Operators wanting an iGaming platform connector. iGaming operators expecting a one-click platform connector. Akurateco's connector library is organized around acquirers, card schemes, crypto, BNPL, A2A, mobile wallets and local methods. SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix, Slotegrator and BetConstruct connectors are not advertised. NOWPayments has an explicit casino platform connector in NuxGame. If platform-side integration matters, that is the better fit.
- Non-technical buyers. Buyers without internal engineering capacity. Even the fastest Cashier deployment requires a team capable of running a payment gateway, dealing with sub-merchant onboarding, and managing connector contracts. The Payments-Team-as-a-Service offering helps but it is not a substitute for in-house ops.
Geographic Coverage
Per-market verdict, regions, and market focus
Coverage Analysis
Global reach via the 700+ connector library, with direct strategic partnerships clustered in emerging markets. MENA coverage anchored in Saudi Arabia (Riyad Bank, Dinero Pay), Qatar (TESS Payments) and Azerbaijan (AzeriCard). Asia and LATAM expanded sharply with the Smilepayz integration covering Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. The Kushki partnership added Latin American acquiring on top of the existing local-methods footprint. Africa coverage spans Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt through partner connectors. Europe is the home market by HQ but is not where Akurateco has the deepest specialist methods, since Trustly or Brite for open banking and Worldpay or Adyen for mature European card acquiring will outperform on those specific corridors.
Regional Breakdown
MENA and Central Asia: Akurateco's PSP customer base skews here heavily. Dinero Pay (Saudi Arabia), TESS Payments (Qatar/MENA), AzeriCard (Azerbaijan/Central Asia) and Platon (Eastern Europe) are the named PSP clients running the platform. For operators expanding into Saudi Arabia or the Gulf where local acquiring relationships are hard to source through Western PSPs, Akurateco's network is a real advantage. Asia: the Smilepayz integration unlocked Southeast Asia local rails: DANA, GoPay, OVO in Indonesia, TrueMoney in Thailand, GCash in the Philippines, UPI in India. LATAM: the Kushki partnership adds local acquiring across Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, layered on top of the existing PIX/SPEI connectivity. EBANX, dLocal and PayU connectors also pre-integrated. Africa: M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack reachable through the connector library. Europe: SEPA, iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, Klarna present, but Akurateco does not pretend to compete with Trustly's open-banking depth or Worldpay's UK card acquiring track record on home turf.
Key Features for iGaming Operators
Products, payment methods, and verticals
Key Products
- White-label gateway
- Payment orchestration
- High-risk processing
- Cashier
Three product lines under one platform. White-label payment gateway is the core: a fully brandable PCI DSS-certified gateway that PSPs, banks and enterprise merchants run as their own product. Payment orchestration sits on top, with intelligent routing and cascading across the 700+ connectors, plus reconciliation, sub-merchant management and reporting. High-risk payment processing is packaged as a separate offering for clients in iGaming, forex, adult and other elevated-risk verticals. The Cashier deployment mode bundles all of this as managed SaaS for clients that want to start processing fast without standing up their own infrastructure.
Payment Methods
700+ pre-integrated connectors (600+ as of September 2025, up from 350 in September 2023), so additions are running at roughly 100-150 per year. Connectors are categorized as anti-fraud providers, reconciliation tools, acquirers, card schemes (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AmEx), crypto methods, mobile wallets, BNPL providers, account-to-account (A2A) methods, and local payment methods. Crypto is real: Aquanow, Whitepay (200+ coins), and CoinsPaid CryptoProcessing are all integrated, and the company has cited 10% of platform payment volume coming through crypto. That puts Akurateco materially more crypto-friendly than Corefy, though still behind a dedicated crypto gateway like NOWPayments or BitPay. The connector mix is tilted toward acquirers and local methods rather than pre-built iGaming platform integrations.
Verticals
Akurateco sells into eCommerce, fintech, forex, high-risk and iGaming alike, but the buyer profile skews toward PSPs, banks and large enterprise merchants rather than direct casino operators. Named PSP clients (Dinero Pay, TESS Payments, AzeriCard, Platon) all cover a mix of verticals, including high-risk and iGaming, downstream from Akurateco. The high-risk payment processor product line and the documented gambling case study (a $3.5M/month operator with 40 connectors saving $50K/month and lifting approval ratio 23% through routing optimization) are real, but Akurateco names no top-tier iGaming operator as a client, while DraftKings and FanDuel are clients of both Nuvei and Paysafe.
- iGaming
- High-risk
- eCommerce
- Forex
- PSPs
- Deposit ProcessingAvailable
700+ payment methods, Depends on PSP
- Withdrawal / PayoutAvailable
Depends on PSP
- Instant WithdrawalsNot available
Depends on PSP
- KYC / AML Built-inNot available
Via the connected PSP
- Chargeback ProtectionNot available
Follows the connected PSP
- Multi-CurrencyAvailable
150+ fiat, crypto via integrations
- API IntegrationAvailable
REST API + SDK + cashier + plugins
- Crypto SettlementNot available
Fiat settlement only
- Local Payment MethodsAvailable
Varies by market
- iGaming SpecializationAvailable
White-label gateway + 700+ connectors + orchestration
- Geographic CoverageAvailable
100 countries across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, CIS
Pricing & Fee Structure
Fee structure and pricing model
Pricing
Custom + PSPAkurateco bills a per-transaction platform fee rather than a share of the deposit. It does not process transactions itself, so the connected acquirer charges its own rate on top. Akurateco quotes the platform fee per project.
Custom + PSPAkurateco publishes no separate payout rate. It quotes a per-transaction platform fee per project, and the connected provider that moves the money charges its own rate on top.
Set by the connected PSP
700+700+ pre-integrated connectors on the current count.
Depends on PSP
CustomAkurateco charges a one-time setup fee alongside a platform subscription and a per-transaction fee. The amount depends on the deployment model, the connectors needed and expected volume, and Akurateco quotes it per project.
Custom
No
Pricing Details
Akurateco does not publish per-transaction percentage rates, because the platform's business model is SaaS licensing rather than taking a cut of GMV. Akurateco names the three parts of the price and no figure, and calculates each quote per project after a scoping call. The quote depends on which deployment mode (Cashier, SaaS, on-premise), which connectors are activated, expected transaction volume, and how much sub-merchant infrastructure the client needs. Underlying acquirer fees stack on top of the SaaS license, since Akurateco's software cost is separate from whatever the connected acquirer charges per transaction. Setup costs scale similarly: a fast Cashier deployment with pre-integrated connectors carries minimal one-time fees, while an on-premise install on AWS or Oracle Cloud with custom connector requests can run materially higher. No published rolling reserve, since that is a function of each connected acquirer's contract rather than Akurateco's. No published FX markup. The model is closer to IXOPAY than to Corefy, which charges a 0.2-0.7% routing fee on top of acquiring. Akurateco's flat license is more predictable for a high-volume client and worse for a low-volume one.
Negotiation Tips
Get the Akurateco quote and the underlying acquirer quotes priced separately so the total cost of ownership is visible. Push for a Cashier deployment if the goal is speed to first transaction and the standard connector library covers your needs: the 1-2 day timeline beats anything else in this category. Reserve the on-premise option for cases where regulatory or data-residency requirements actually mandate it. The three-month timeline and additional cost rarely pay back otherwise. Negotiate connector activation costs upfront, since adding a new connector after launch often involves engineering time billed separately from the SaaS license. Compare total monthly cost (SaaS + acquiring + per-connector fees) against Corefy's 0.2-0.7% routing-fee model at your specific volume. For a PSP doing $5M+/month, the flat SaaS license usually wins, while below $1M/month, Corefy's percentage model is often cheaper.
Speed & Settlement
Transaction processing and settlement timelines
Depends on PSP
Player-initiatedDepends on PSP
Operator payoutSet by the connected PSP
To operator accountMulti‑currency via connected acquirers
Settlement optionsDepends on PSP
Processing timeDeposit and withdrawal speeds depend on the underlying connected acquirer rather than on Akurateco. Settlement runs on each acquirer's schedule: a card transaction routed to a T+2 acquirer settles T+2, regardless of which orchestrator is in front. Refund processing similarly inherits from the underlying PSP. Where Akurateco's own speed shows up is integration time: Cashier deployment goes live in 1-2 days against pre-integrated connectors, white-label SaaS in 5-7 days, on-premise up to three months. That makes the Cashier path the fastest deployment in this category: Corefy quotes 1-3 weeks for a comparable setup. On-premise is slower than any pure SaaS competitor, but it is also a different product, sold to clients who specifically need the deployment flexibility.
Integration & Tech
Developer experience and technical capabilities
- API Type
- REST API + SDK + cashier + pluginsThe mobile SDKs for iOS, Android and Flutter are open source under MIT.
- Onboarding
- 1-7 daysAkurateco's Cashier deployment goes live in 1-2 days and white-label SaaS in 5-7 days against pre-integrated connectors. A full on-premise install takes up to three months.
- Sandbox
- YesFull sandbox provisioned during onboarding for connector testing.
- Mobile SDK
- YesiOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin) and Flutter (Dart) SDKs open-sourced under MIT license on github.com/akurateco.
- White-Label
- YesCore product. Fully brandable PCI DSS-certified gateway: payment pages, emails, dashboards, URLs, merchant portals all under client brand. Sub-merchant management, multi-tier hierarchies.
- Docs Quality
- Good
Integration Time
1-2 days (Cashier) / 5-7 days (SaaS) / up to 3 months (on-prem)
Integration Assessment
REST API documented at docs.akurateco.com. Native mobile SDKs for iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin) and Flutter (Dart), all published under MIT license at github.com/akurateco. CMS plugins available. Three integration paths matched to deployment mode: Cashier managed SaaS goes live in 1-2 days against the pre-integrated connector library, white-label SaaS deployment is 5-7 days, full on-premise install on AWS, Oracle Cloud or Azure can take up to three months. Faster than Corefy's 1-3 weeks for the Cashier path, comparable for the SaaS path, slower at the on-premise end where Corefy does not offer the same option. Sandbox provisioned during onboarding. Documentation rated Good rather than Excellent: the API is workable but the public docs are less polished than what Nuvei or Stripe ship.
Risk & Compliance
Licensing, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance
- KYC/AML Automation
- Not available. Via the connected PSP
- Chargeback Protection
- Not available. Follows the connected PSP
Licenses and Registrations
- PCI SSCPCI DSS Level 1
Akurateco maintains the certification on its own infrastructure, which covers much of the PCI scope white-label clients would otherwise have to evidence themselves.
- Google PayParticipating Processorsince May 2024
- Fraud Prevention
- AI risk + 3DS
- Responsible Gaming
- No
- Tokenization
- YesNetwork tokenization launched October 2024. Recurring payments and vault tokenization supported.
- Dispute Resolution
- Built-in chargeback automation
Compliance Context
PCI DSS Level 1 certified gateway. Akurateco handles certification renewal on its own infrastructure, which collapses much of the PCI scope white-label clients would otherwise have to evidence themselves, useful for a new PSP that does not want to fund its own QSA engagement on day one. Akurateco's own QSAs guide white-label clients through their residual scope. Google Pay Participating Processor certification granted May 2024. Apple Pay supported through merchant integration. Network tokenization launched October 2024. 2D and 3D Secure flows on a single platform. AI-assisted fraud and chargeback prevention with both in-house scoring and external models. No EMI or acquiring license: Akurateco is software rather than a regulated payment institution, so the underlying acquirer carries the regulatory liability.
Regulatory Position
PCI DSS Level 1 certified gateway. Google Pay Participating Processor (May 2024). Network tokenization compliant. 3D Secure (3DS1 and 3DS2) supported on a single platform alongside legacy 2D flows. GDPR compliant. Akurateco is not itself a regulated payment institution: it does not hold an EMI license, an acquiring license, or any gambling license. Connected acquirers carry the regulated payment activity. Akurateco BV is a Dutch entity registered at Kingsfordweg 151 in Amsterdam. White-label clients still need their own appropriate regulatory authorization for whatever payment activity they perform downstream, since Akurateco supplies the software stack rather than the licensing umbrella.
About Akurateco: Company Background
Company and product information
- Company Name
- Akurateco
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
- 40-50
- Company Type
- Private
- Product Type
- Payment Orchestrator
- Licenses
- PCI SSC PCI DSS Level 1, Google Pay Participating Processor
- Key Products
- White-label gateway, Payment orchestration, High-risk processing, Cashier
- Website
- akurateco.com
- Supported Verticals
- iGaming, High-risk, eCommerce, Forex, PSPs
- Integration Type
- REST API + SDK + cashier + plugins
- Settlement Speed
- Set by the connected PSP
- Onboarding Speed
- 1-7 days
- Named iGaming Clients
- Not published
Company History
Founded September 2019 in Amsterdam by Volodymyr Kuiantsev (CEO), Andrew Riabchuk (CTO) and Alexandra Dolia (COO). The founding team described itself as having more than 50 years of cumulative payments experience. The first live transaction processed in March 2021. The company joined the Startup Wise Guys Fintech Accelerator in July 2022, then closed €100K in pre-seed funding from Startup Wise Guys in December 2022.
April 2023 added on-premise deployment options across AWS, Oracle Cloud and Azure. June 2023 closed a €300K seed round, bringing total funding to roughly €400K. By September 2023 the connector library reached 350. Part of the Startup Wise Guys Fintech 5 (2022) batch, with a €100K pre-seed from SWG behind it. Crossed €1B in trailing twelve-month processed volume in March 2024. May 2024 obtained Google Pay Participating Processor certification. September 2024 partnered with CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid for crypto rails. Network tokenization with Visa launched October 2024. August 2025 added Whitepay (200+ coins) and partnered with PAYSTRAX for European acquiring.
September 2025 the connector library reached 600+, passing 700+ by mid-2026. Through Q1 2026 the company landed multiple regional partnerships in rapid sequence: Payaza for African coverage (January), Aquanow for crypto liquidity (January), PAYOK aggregator (February), Kushki for Latin American acquiring (March), Smilepayz for Asia and LATAM local rails (March). Fraudio-powered PIX antifraud for Brazil followed in April 2026. Today: roughly 50 staff across Netherlands (HQ), Ukraine, Portugal and Estonia. Bootstrapped beyond the initial pre-seed and seed rounds. No subsequent venture funding disclosed.
What Users Say About Akurateco
Our analysis of 14 reviews from Trustpilot and industry sources
Remaining 7% are 2-4 star reviews. Trustpilot does not publish a programmatic breakdown for intermediate ratings, so we report only the verified 5★ and 1★ shares.
Review Analysis
Trustpilot shows 4.3/5 from 14 B2B reviews. Recurring positive themes: lifted approval rates, lower processing cost (one reviewer cited 'almost half'), responsive support, intuitive UI. The sample is small but consistent, and Akurateco engages with feedback.
Context for Operators
The B2B sample size means Akurateco's review footprint will always be limited compared to consumer-facing PSPs like Worldpay (10,415 Trustpilot reviews) or Adyen. Direct customer references are the right primary signal. The Startup Wise Guys Hall of Fame 2023 induction and the €1B trailing twelve-month volume crossed in March 2024 are stronger trust signals than the Trustpilot review count. Named PSP clients (Dinero Pay, TESS Payments, AzeriCard, Platon) are reachable through Akurateco's sales team for reference calls.
Client Evidence
Named PSP clients include Dinero Pay (Saudi Arabia), TESS Payments (MENA), AzeriCard (Central Asia processor) and Platon (Eastern European PSP). The customer base is heavily weighted toward PSPs running the platform as their own white-label gateway, plus enterprise merchants using it as orchestration over their own acquirer relationships. One gambling client Akurateco documents but never names processes around $3.5M monthly across roughly 40 different connectors including cards, alternative methods and crypto, and cut $50K/month in processing cost through routing optimization. No iGaming operator at the Bet365, DraftKings or FanDuel tier publicly named as a client.
Operational Details
Business terms, contracts, and support
- Dedicated Account Manager
- Dedicated account manager
- Minimum Monthly Volume
- No published floorThe cashier offering targets PSPs starting up, the white-label SaaS established PSPs.
- Contract Lock-In
- Not published
- Migration Support
- Yes
- Min/Max Transaction
- Not published
- Mass Payouts
- Via the connected PSP · No published limit
- Biometric / One-Click
- Yes
- Reporting
- Real‑time dashboard + reconciliation
Frequently Asked Questions
8 questions about Akurateco
Three deployment modes with very different timelines. Cashier (managed SaaS against pre-integrated connectors) goes live in 1-2 days. White-label SaaS deployment takes 5-7 days. Full on-premise install on AWS, Oracle Cloud or Azure can take up to three months. The Cashier timeline beats anything in this category: Corefy quotes 1-3 weeks. The on-premise option is slower because it includes infrastructure provisioning a SaaS-only competitor does not have to handle.
700+ pre-integrated connectors as of mid-2026 (600+ at the September 2025 milestone). The library has roughly doubled since September 2023 (when it stood at 350). Connectors cover acquirers, card schemes, crypto methods, mobile wallets, BNPL providers, account-to-account methods, local payment methods, anti-fraud tools and reconciliation systems. By count, Akurateco (700+) edges Corefy (600+) and sits well ahead of Primer's curated 70-PSP list. New connector requests typically take 2-4 weeks of engineering time after sandbox testing.
No. Akurateco is a software vendor, not a regulated payment institution. It holds no EMI license, no acquiring license, no gambling license. Regulated payment activity sits with the connected acquirer that processes each transaction. PCI DSS Level 1 covers the platform's data-handling responsibility. White-label clients still need their own appropriate authorization for whatever payment activity they run downstream, since Akurateco supplies the software stack rather than the regulatory umbrella. If you need a PSP that holds its own acquiring license, look at Nuvei, Worldpay or Paysafe.
Yes, materially. CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid, Whitepay (200+ coins) and Aquanow are all pre-integrated. Co-founder Volodymyr Kuiantsev has cited 10% of platform payment volume coming through crypto rails. That puts Akurateco more crypto-friendly than Corefy, though still behind a dedicated crypto-first gateway like NOWPayments or BitPay. Suitable for hybrid setups where fiat and crypto both need to flow through the same orchestration layer.
Global through the 700+ connector library. Direct strategic partnerships are strongest in MENA (Saudi Arabia via Dinero Pay and Riyad Bank, Qatar via TESS Payments, Azerbaijan via AzeriCard), Asia and LATAM (via the Smilepayz integration: Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico), Latin America (via the Kushki partnership for acquiring), and Africa (Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt). Europe is the home market by HQ but is not where Akurateco has the deepest specialist coverage, since Trustly and Brite for European open banking and Worldpay or Adyen for UK card acquiring will outperform on those specific corridors.
Akurateco carries 700+ connectors against Corefy's 600+, both with smart routing. Pricing models differ: Corefy charges 0.2-0.7% routing fee on top of acquiring, Akurateco charges a flat SaaS license. Below roughly $1M/month volume, Corefy's percentage model is usually cheaper. Above $5M/month, Akurateco's flat license usually wins. Akurateco offers an on-premise deployment option Corefy does not. Corefy has been around longer (2018 against 2019) and has more documented public-facing iGaming track record. Akurateco's white-label is more comprehensive, since it is the core product rather than an add-on. Choose Akurateco if you are launching a PSP or branded gateway and want maximum white-label depth. Choose Corefy if you are an established PSP layering orchestration on top of existing acquirers.
Not as advertised pre-built connectors. Akurateco's connector library is organized around acquirers, card schemes, crypto, BNPL, A2A, mobile wallets and local methods rather than around iGaming platforms. SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix, Slotegrator and BetConstruct connectors are not listed in public connector documentation. NOWPayments has an explicit casino platform connector in NuxGame, and that is a better fit if platform-side integration is critical. Operators on SoftSwiss can still use Akurateco for the payment-side orchestration but the platform integration would need to be handled separately.
PSPs, banks and enterprise merchants that want to run their own multi-acquirer payment infrastructure. The white-label depth, sub-merchant management, multi-tier hierarchies and three deployment modes (Cashier, SaaS, on-premise) all point at buyers who are themselves operating a payments business or running serious in-house payment ops. Single-brand merchants, including most direct casino operators, that just need card processing should look at a PSP like Nuvei or Worldpay rather than at orchestration software. The exception is a multi-brand operator group running 40+ connectors at meaningful volume, where the routing optimization pays for the platform overhead.
Our Verdict: Should You Use Akurateco?
Final assessment for iGaming operators
Overall iGaming Score
Summary
White-label payment gateway and orchestration software for PSPs, banks and enterprise merchants. 700+ connectors, three deployment modes, PCI DSS Level 1 handled at the platform level. Strongest in MENA, Asia, LATAM and Africa where the recent partnership cadence (Payaza, Kushki, Smilepayz, Aquanow, PAYOK, Fraudio PIX) has been concentrated. Crypto support is real: CoinsPaid CryptoProcessing (2024), Whitepay (2025) and Aquanow (2026) all integrated, with 10% of platform volume cited by the co-founder. The pricing is opaque because the model is SaaS licensing rather than percentage of GMV, which suits high-volume buyers and disadvantages low-volume ones, similar to IXOPAY. Founded September 2019, ~50 staff, bootstrapped beyond a small pre-seed and seed (~€400K total). Crossed €1B trailing twelve-month volume March 2024. Trustpilot 4.0/5 from a small B2B sample.
Strongest Point
Cashier-mode deployment speed combined with the white-label depth. Going from contract to live processing in 1-2 days against 700+ pre-integrated connectors, fully under the client's brand, with PCI DSS Level 1 handled by Akurateco rather than the client, is a real competitive advantage for a PSP launching a new product or a bank adding merchant acquiring. Corefy and IXOPAY take longer. The on-premise deployment option for clients with data-residency or regulatory requirements is rare in this category.
Key Limitation
No direct iGaming-platform connectors and no public iGaming reference clients. The high-risk payment processor product line is real and there is a documented (unnamed) gambling case study, but Akurateco does not list SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix, Slotegrator or BetConstruct connectors and does not advertise Bet365-tier iGaming references. For a casino operator looking for a PSP they can plug into their existing platform with one integration, this matters. Also worth noting: Akurateco is a small, bootstrapped company (~50 staff, ~€400K total funding). The product is mature for its stage but the operating runway is dependent on revenue rather than venture capital.
Recommendation
Choose Akurateco if you are launching a PSP, bank merchant-acquiring product, or multi-brand operator group that needs deep white-label control over its own gateway. The Cashier deployment is the fastest path to first transaction in this category, and the connector library is competitive with Corefy at the high end of orchestrators. Choose differently if you are a single-brand casino operator (look at Nuvei or Worldpay), if you need a PSP holding its own gambling license (Nuvei, Paysafe), or if pre-built iGaming platform integrations are critical (NOWPayments and Nuvei ship them). Get the Akurateco SaaS license quote priced separately from the underlying acquiring quote so the total cost is visible.
Pros
- 1-2 day Cashier deployment, the fastest in the orchestration category. White-label SaaS in 5-7 days. Both timelines beat Corefy (1-3 weeks). The PCI DSS Level 1 gateway certification is handled by Akurateco on behalf of the white-label client, which collapses much of the day-one compliance burden a new PSP would otherwise have to fund themselves.
- 700+ pre-integrated connectors (600+ as of September 2025, up from 350 in September 2023), a real cadence of about 100-150 new connectors per year. Level with Corefy and well ahead of Primer's curated 70-PSP list. Connector mix covers acquirers, card schemes, crypto, mobile wallets, BNPL, A2A, local methods, anti-fraud and reconciliation.
- Crypto support is substantive rather than a marketing checkbox. CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid, Whitepay (200+ coins) and Aquanow all pre-integrated. That is materially more crypto exposure than Corefy carries.
- On-premise deployment option on AWS, Oracle Cloud or Azure for clients with data-residency or regulatory constraints that pure SaaS competitors cannot meet. The three-month timeline is slower but the option exists at all, which Corefy and IXOPAY do not match in the same way.
- Strong MENA, Asia and LATAM partnerships. Recent Kushki (LATAM acquiring) and Smilepayz (Asia and LATAM local methods covering Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico) integrations. Existing PSP customer base (Dinero Pay, TESS Payments, AzeriCard, Platon) gives credible regional depth.
- Mobile SDKs open-sourced under MIT license on GitHub for iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin) and Flutter (Dart). That makes integration auditable and gives developer teams real visibility into the client-side code rather than handing them a binary.
Cons
- No published pricing. Akurateco names the three parts of the price and blurs every figure on its cost calculator behind a lead form, so the cost depends on deployment mode, connector count and volume with no number to work from. Underlying acquirer fees stack on top. For procurement teams that want to benchmark before a sales call, Corefy's published 0.2-0.7% routing fee is more transparent.
- Akurateco holds no EMI, acquiring or gambling license. Regulated payment activity sits with the connected acquirer underneath. White-label clients still need their own appropriate authorization. For iGaming compliance teams that require the PSP itself to hold an MGA, UKGC or Curacao license, this is a hard rule-out.
- No SoftSwiss, EveryMatrix, Slotegrator or BetConstruct connector advertised. NOWPayments has an explicit casino platform connector in NuxGame. If iGaming-platform integration is a hard requirement, Akurateco is the wrong starting point.
- Trustpilot 4.3/5 from only 14 reviews. The B2B sample size means the trust dimension has to come from direct references rather than public review data, and Worldpay carries 10,415 Trustpilot reviews for context.
- Small company: roughly 50 staff across Netherlands, Ukraine, Portugal and Estonia, bootstrapped on roughly €400K total funding. The product is mature for the stage but the operating runway is dependent on revenue rather than venture capital. Enterprise procurement teams that prefer vendors with deep balance sheets may flag this as a counterparty risk.
- Documentation rated Good, not Excellent. The REST API is workable but the public docs are less polished than what Nuvei or Stripe ship. Technical evaluators should expect to lean on the dedicated account manager during integration rather than self-serve from documentation alone.
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Akurateco vs. Alternatives: How It Compares
Similar payment processing solutions
Corefy is the closest direct competitor: also 600+ connectors, also EU-founded, but priced as a 0.2-0.7% routing fee rather than a flat SaaS license. IXOPAY sits at the higher-end enterprise tier with strong risk management. Primer takes the curated approach with 70+ deeply integrated PSPs and developer-experience-first tooling. Nuvei is the right answer if iGaming track record and acquiring license matter more than white-label depth.
When to Choose an Alternative
- Corefy
Choose Corefy if you want the same connector breadth on a percentage routing model rather than a flat SaaS license. Below $1M/month volume, Corefy's pricing usually wins. Longer track record (founded 2018) and more documented iGaming customer base.
- IXOPAY
Choose IXOPAY for enterprise-grade risk management, multi-acquirer orchestration and reconciliation at the higher end of the market. A better fit for established PSPs and large merchants with mature payment ops than for new launches.
- Primer
Choose Primer if developer experience and curated, deeply integrated PSP connections matter more than connector count. 70+ tightly built integrations versus 700+ broader ones. Stronger in mature markets, weaker on emerging-market local methods.
- Nuvei
Choose Nuvei if iGaming compliance and vendor track record matter most. 720+ methods, MGA and UKGC licensed, DraftKings and FanDuel as clients. Enterprise pricing but enterprise-proven, with the regulated acquiring Akurateco does not provide.
CoinsPaid
EBANX
Trustly- iGaming score 6.0 out of 10
Corefy
Payment Orchestrator- Deposit Fee
- 0.2‑0.7%
- Settlement
- Set by the connected PSP
- Methods
- 600+
- Trustpilot
- 4.2/5
- iGaming score 5.9 out of 10
IXOPAY
Payment Orchestrator- Deposit Fee
- 0.1‑0.5% + PSP
- Settlement
- Set by the connected PSP
- Methods
- 300+
- iGaming score 6.0 out of 10
Primer
Payment Orchestrator- Deposit Fee
- 0.2‑0.6% + PSP
- Settlement
- Set by the connected PSP
- Methods
- 100+
- Trustpilot
- 1.5/5
- iGaming score 6.2 out of 10
Finera
Payment Orchestrator- Deposit Fee
- 0.1‑0.5% routing
- Settlement
- Set by the connected PSP
- Methods
- 600+
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End of Report. Akurateco Provider Assessment Report 2026
Prepared and reviewed by the iGaming Payment Solutions Editorial Team ·