Our iGaming Score: 6.6/10
Weighted scoring across six criteria
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| iGaming Fit 15 years in iGaming, 500+ gambling clients, Slotegrator connector, Premier League sponsor | 25% | 8.0 | Good |
| Geographic Coverage LATAM specialist only. Strong Brazil, Mexico, Argentina. Weak everywhere else | 20% | 3.0 | Poor |
| Security & Compliance FCA e-money license, PCI DSS, Curacao and MGA support, tiered KYC built in | 15% | 6.0 | Average |
| Fees & Pricing 1-2.5% deposits, 1-2% withdrawals, rolling reserve 5-8% for 3 months | 15% | 7.8 | Good |
| Tech & Integration Single REST API, hosted or direct checkout, sandbox, 1-2 week integration | 15% | 7.0 | Good |
| User Trust 4.4/5 Trustpilot from 9,650 reviews. Highest-rated provider in our database | 10% | 8.8 | Excellent |
| Overall | 100% | 6.6 | Average |
We score each provider on six criteria using a 1 to 10 scale. iGaming Fit carries the most weight at 25% because that is what matters most for gambling operators. Geographic Coverage gets 20%. Security and Compliance, Fees and Pricing, and Tech and Integration each get 15%. User Trust rounds it out at 10%. The final score is a weighted average of all six.
Score Explanation
Who Is AstroPay Best For?
Recommended For
LATAM-focused operators. Operators where a fifth or more of player traffic comes from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina or Colombia. Card decline rates in these markets hover around 40-60% on international transactions. AstroPay sidesteps this entirely because players deposit from a pre-funded wallet. The conversion lift is measurable and consistent.
Emerging market expansion. Anyone expanding into India or Bangladesh. Local bank cards routinely fail on international casino sites there. AstroPay accepts UPI and local transfers, the methods that actually go through.
Sportsbooks building player trust. Sportsbooks that want instant credibility on the deposit page. The AstroPay logo appears on Tottenham, Wolves and Newcastle kits every matchday. Bettors in Latin America recognize it. Harder to put a number on than fees, but it shows up in deposit completion data.
Single-integration LATAM coverage. Operators who want PIX, SPEI, Boleto, OXXO and UPI under one API. One contract, one settlement, one reconciliation. Without AstroPay you are looking at 15 separate integrations to cover the same ground.
Not Recommended For
High-volume operators above $10M/month. Operators above $10M monthly. Percentage-based pricing stops making sense at that scale. Going direct with local acquirers in Brazil or running Nuvei for orchestrated LATAM acquiring will cost less. Solidgate is another option with interchange-plus pricing for the region.
Western Europe or North America focus. Sites where most players sit in Western Europe or North America. AstroPay has no brand recognition there at all. Trustly owns European open banking at 0-1%, and Paysafe has 50M+ active Skrill and Neteller users. An AstroPay button on a German deposit page is wasted pixels.
Pricing transparency requirements. Companies where procurement needs a published rate card before signing anything. AstroPay doesn't put pricing anywhere public. Every deal goes through sales. If that is a blocker, Solidgate and NOWPayments both show rates on their websites.
Payment orchestration needs. Projects requiring smart routing across 30+ providers with automatic failover. AstroPay is one payment method, not an orchestration platform. You would plug it into Nuvei, Corefy or Primer as one provider among many.
Geographic Coverage
Supported regions and market focus
Regions
Coverage Analysis
Latin America is home turf. Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru all have deep local acquiring. India covers UPI and NetBanking. Beyond that, coverage thins out fast. Europe and Africa technically appear in the documentation but there is no real local method depth and players there have never heard of AstroPay. PayRetailers covers the same LATAM markets with 100+ methods through direct acquiring, though without the consumer wallet layer.
Licensed Jurisdictions
Key Features for iGaming Operators
Products, payment methods, and verticals
Key Products
Local LATAM methods, Wallet, Cash-in
Three products. The AstroPay Wallet is what players interact with: load money through local methods, deposit to casinos from the balance, spend with a virtual Visa card. AstroPay Checkout is the operator-facing API: one integration for all deposit and withdrawal flows. AstroPay Platform is a white-label option for operators who want their own branded wallet built on AstroPay infrastructure. As an operator you're integrating Checkout. The rest is player-facing.
Payment Methods
Players load money into their AstroPay wallet using whatever local method works in their country. PIX in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, cash at OXXO stores, UPI in India, local bank transfers, local cards. Once the wallet has a balance, casino deposits are instant. There's also a virtual Visa card linked to the wallet. The whole point of this two-step model: in markets where issuing banks decline 40-60% of international card payments, a pre-funded wallet just avoids the problem entirely. Operators adding AstroPay in Brazil consistently report 15-30% more deposits completing versus card-only. PayRetailers has broader method coverage at 100+, but each transaction is standalone. The AstroPay wallet holds a balance between sessions, which keeps players coming back through the same channel.
Verticals
iGaming makes up the vast majority of AstroPay's business. Marketing targets operators, the support team understands casino-specific problems, the product roadmap clearly serves gambling use cases first. eCommerce is technically supported but it's an afterthought. Your support tickets get priority here, not shuffled behind some retail account.
| Feature | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Deposit Processing | 50+ local payment methods, Instant | |
| Withdrawal / Payout | <24h | |
| Instant Withdrawals | <24h | |
| KYC / AML Built-in | Full auto | |
| Chargeback Protection | Merchant | |
| Multi-Currency | 4 currencies supported | |
| API Integration | Single API | |
| Local Payment Methods | 50+ local methods across multiple categories | |
| iGaming Specialization | Direct LATAM acquiring + wallet API | |
| Geographic Coverage | Latin America |
Pre-Built iGaming Integrations
Pricing & Fee Structure
Fee structure and pricing model
Pricing & Fee Structure
% per transaction pricing model
1-2.5%
1-2%
T+1 - T+2
50+ local
5-8% for 3 months
1-1.5%
Custom / low
$0-2k
Yes
Pricing Details
Deposits run 1-2.5%, withdrawals 1-2%. Exact rate depends on the payment method, the country and your volume. PIX in Brazil sits at the low end because processing costs are minimal there. Card-backed methods cost more. These rates are fair for LATAM processing. PayRetailers charges 1.5-3% for similar coverage, Nuvei takes 1.5-3.5%. The fees you might overlook: FX markup of 1-1.5% on currency conversions when players pay in BRL and you settle in USD. That stacks on top of every transaction. Rolling reserve takes 5-8% of your volume and holds it for 3 months. On $500k monthly, that's $25-40k sitting in escrow at any given time. Shorter hold than Nuvei or Worldpay (both 6 months), but it's still capital you can't deploy. Setup fees are custom, usually low. Rough total cost for an operator running $300k/month through Brazilian PIX and Mexican SPEI: $6,000-$12,000 monthly including all fees. Based on current pricing, February 2026.
Negotiation Tips
Get rate breakdowns by payment method and country separately. PIX costs AstroPay almost nothing to process, so your PIX rate should sit well below 2%. Push for volume-based tiers at $250k, $500k and $1M thresholds. Watch the FX spread: if you settle in USD, that 1-1.5% conversion markup hits every single transaction on top of the base fee. Try pushing rolling reserve under 5% or shortening the hold from 3 months to 60 days. If you already have an FX provider with competitive BRL/USD rates, ask to settle in BRL and handle conversion yourself. Bigger picture though: if AstroPay boosts your Brazil deposit success by 20-30% over card-only, the revenue from extra completed deposits usually more than covers the fees. Calculate net revenue impact, not just provider cost.
Speed & Settlement
Transaction processing and settlement timelines
Instant
Player-initiated<24h
Operator payoutT+1 - T+2
To operator accountLocal LATAM currencies
Settlement optionsIntegration & Tech
Developer experience and technical capabilities
API Type
Single API
Onboarding
1-3 weeks
Sandbox
Yes
Mobile SDK
Yes
White-Label
Embedded + wallet branding
Docs Quality
Good
1-2 weeks
Pre-Built iGaming Integrations
Integration Assessment
REST API with webhooks. Hosted checkout gets you live fast, direct API gives control over the player experience. Sandbox available for testing. Documentation is rated Good. Clear enough for a competent dev team but not at the level of Nuvei's docs with Postman collections and multi-language samples. Timeline is 1-2 weeks. The weak spot: only two pre-built iGaming platform connectors (Slotegrator and own backend). Nuvei has 6, NOWPayments has 5. If you run SoftSwiss or EveryMatrix, plan for custom integration work. Updated Q1 2026.
Risk & Compliance
Licensing, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance
Supported Gambling Licenses
Compliance Context
FCA e-money license is the regulatory backbone. Segregated player funds, capital requirements, regular audits. PCI DSS Level 1 covers card data. KYC is tiered: small deposits get basic checks, larger amounts need full document verification. Most players deposit without friction while riskier transactions get proper screening. Since players come through AstroPay already partially verified, that's less compliance work your team has to do. Supports Curacao and MGA-licensed operators. Fraud tools are encryption-based rather than the AI-driven systems Nuvei or Paysafe run, but adequate for a wallet model where players are pre-verified. Chargeback liability sits with the merchant, same as most. Inpay is the exception at 0% operator liability.
About AstroPay: Company Background
Company and product information
Company History
Started in 2009 in Montevideo because of a straightforward market gap. Millions of Latin Americans wanted to deposit at online casinos but their bank cards kept getting blocked on international sites. The original product was a virtual prepaid card you could fund through local bank transfers or cash at OXXO stores in Mexico.
Through the 2010s they pushed into Asia and parts of Europe. The prepaid card became a full wallet with multi-currency balances. An FCA license in the UK added regulatory weight. The move that changed the business was sponsoring Premier League clubs: Tottenham, Wolves, then Newcastle. That put the brand directly in front of the sports betting audience across Latin America and beyond.
Today: 450+ employees, London headquarters, over 500 merchant clients with the overwhelming majority in iGaming. Still privately held, no public financials. But Premier League sponsorships cost tens of millions per year. You don't sustain that without serious revenue behind it. Market intelligence suggests Brazil and Argentina are the territories with highest player adoption.
What Users Say: Trustpilot & Review Analysis
Our analysis of 9,650 reviews from Trustpilot and industry sources
Review Analysis
4.4/5 from 9,650 Trustpilot reviews. Best in our 20-provider database. Worldpay is close at 4.3/5 from about 9,700 reviews. NOWPayments matches the 4.4 score but from only 750 reviews, much smaller sample. Nuvei has 3.6/5. Positive reviews keep mentioning deposit speed and the virtual card working where regular bank cards don't. Negative ones cluster around KYC taking too long on bigger withdrawals, transaction limits feeling low, and support response times during peak hours. Most withdrawal delays actually trace back to the receiving bank rather than AstroPay's processing.
Context for Operators
Worth noting these are player reviews, not operator reviews. Happy players translate directly to fewer abandoned deposits and less load on your support team. The KYC complaints are actually a decent sign from your side of things: it means proper verification is happening, which keeps regulators comfortable and means less screening work you need to do. Paysafe sits at 1.2/5 for reference, though those reviews are mostly about Skrill and Neteller consumer products rather than the B2B side.
Notable Clients
Betano, Novibet
Betano and Novibet are publicly confirmed. Beyond those names, AstroPay shows up as a deposit option on hundreds of casinos and sportsbooks across Latin America. They claim 500+ merchants, almost all iGaming. No published client list, which is standard for LATAM payments. The Premier League deals are actually the strongest proof of financial health since those contracts require substantial due diligence and serious money to maintain.
Operational Details
Business terms, contracts, and support
Strong in Brazil & Argentina
Frequently Asked Questions
10 questions about AstroPay
Our Verdict: Should You Use AstroPay?
Final assessment for iGaming operators
Overall iGaming Score
Summary
Fifteen years of iGaming payments and it shows. FCA licensed, highest Trustpilot rating in our database, 50+ local methods in the markets that need them most. AstroPay is not trying to be a global platform and the geographic score reflects that honestly. But for Latin America and parts of India, the combination of player recognition, wallet retention and local payment access works.
Strongest Point
Brand recognition. Competitors can't copy it with better APIs. In Latin America the AstroPay logo on your deposit page works as a trust signal that no other payment provider in the region can match. Premier League sponsorships with Tottenham, Wolves and Newcastle put the brand in front of exactly the audience that bets online. Operators adding AstroPay in Brazil consistently see 15-30% more deposits completing versus card-only. You can't buy that conversion lift from a generic payment gateway.
Key Limitation
Geographic reach is the real constraint. LATAM and India, that's it. No operator can build a full payment stack on AstroPay alone unless they exclusively serve those markets. Europe needs Trustly or Brite. Global cards need Nuvei or Worldpay. Crypto needs NOWPayments. Multiple integrations, multiple settlements, multiple reconciliation processes. Pricing opacity is the other issue: no published rates anywhere, so you negotiate without benchmarks.
Recommendation
Add AstroPay if 20% or more of your players are in Latin American or Indian markets. The deposit conversion improvement in those regions usually pays for itself. Run it alongside your main PSP, not instead of it. If your audience is predominantly European, skip it entirely and invest that integration time in Trustly at 0-1%. High-volume LATAM operators above $5M/month should negotiate aggressively or look at PayRetailers for direct local acquiring without the wallet overhead. Updated February 2026.
Pros
- Latin American players already know the brand. Three Premier League shirt sponsorships (Tottenham, Wolves, Newcastle) mean the logo reaches millions of bettors every week. That recognition converts directly into higher deposit completion rates because people trust what they've seen before. No other LATAM-focused PSP has anything close to this consumer awareness.
- Gets around the card decline problem in emerging markets. Issuing banks in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina decline 40-60% of international card transactions. AstroPay doesn't hit those rails at all since players deposit from a wallet they've already funded locally. Operators adding it in Brazil typically see 15-30% more deposits going through.
- The wallet creates stickiness that benefits you directly. A player with a funded AstroPay balance will deposit again through AstroPay because the money is already there. Switching to a different method means starting over. PayRetailers gives you direct acquiring but each transaction is standalone with no retention mechanism.
- FCA e-money license means segregated funds, PCI DSS Level 1, built-in tiered KYC. Players coming through AstroPay arrive partially verified, so your compliance team does less screening work. Regulators see proper verification happening before money reaches your platform.
- Settlement at T+1 to T+2 beats most of the market. Nuvei settles at T+2 to T+7. Worldpay at T+2 to T+7. PayRetailers at T+1 to T+3. Only Brite (T+0) and Trustly (T+1) are consistently quicker.
- One integration gives you 50+ local methods across LATAM and India. Single contract, single settlement, single reconciliation. Otherwise you're looking at separate deals for PIX, SPEI, OXXO, UPI and a dozen others.
Cons
- Pricing is completely opaque. Nothing published anywhere. You call sales, negotiate and hope you got a fair deal. Makes budgeting difficult and benchmarking impossible without competing quotes. Solidgate and NOWPayments both show rates on their websites. Smaller operators with less volume leverage tend to get worse rates.
- Not an orchestration platform. No routing logic, no cascading, no failover across providers. AstroPay is a single payment method. If you need multi-provider orchestration you'll run it inside Nuvei, Corefy or Primer, which adds another integration layer and fee stack.
- Irrelevant outside Latin America and India. Nobody in Germany, the UK or Scandinavia chooses AstroPay over Trustly or their own banking app. If your traffic is mostly European, adding AstroPay means integration work that produces almost zero deposit volume.
- Two pre-built iGaming connectors total: Slotegrator and own backend. Nuvei has 6, NOWPayments has 5, Paysafe has 4. SoftSwiss and EveryMatrix operators have to build custom integrations, which costs more time and money.
- Rolling reserve of 5-8% held for 3 months. On $500k monthly that's $25-40k you can't touch at any point. Better than Nuvei's 6-month hold, sure, but Trustly and Brite require no rolling reserve at all. Then FX markup of 1-1.5% stacks on every transaction when you settle in USD or EUR.
Ready to evaluate AstroPay for your business?
AstroPay vs. Alternatives: How It Compares
Similar payment processing solutions
PayRetailers covers the same LATAM markets with 100+ methods and direct acquiring, better suited for high volume operators who don't need the wallet layer. Paysafe adds European reach through 50M+ Skrill and Neteller users. Nuvei can fold LATAM methods into a 700+ method global stack with smart routing. Solidgate offers transparent pricing and LATAM/APAC card acquiring. Worldpay handles high-volume card processing with UKGC-grade compliance. Most operators end up using AstroPay as one piece of a larger stack rather than the foundation.
PayRetailers
Local LATAM PSPNuvei
Full-Stack PSPSolidgate
Orchestration + AcquiringWorldpay
Card Acquiring PSPEnd of Report — AstroPay Provider Assessment Report 2026
Prepared by Alex Richardson | Reviewed by Maria Chen | February 12, 2026