Digital Payments & Financial Services
Companies offering digital payments & financial services in the iGaming industry — 2 listed.
Visa
San Francisco, California, USA
Visa Inc. is a global digital payments technology company that operates the world’s largest retail electronic payments network, connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments across more than 200 countries and territories. Founded in 1958 as the BankAmericard program by Bank of America in Fresno, California, the company today processes several hundred billion transactions annually and is the second-largest payment organization by transaction volume globally, behind China UnionPay. Unlike card issuers such as American Express and Discover, Visa does not issue cards, extend credit, or set consumer fees; instead, it licenses its brand and provides the secure, high-speed processing infrastructure known as VisaNet. The company went public in 2008 in one of the largest IPOs in history, raising $17.9 billion, and later acquired Visa Europe in 2016 to reunify the global network. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Visa is a Fortune 500 company with a market capitalization exceeding $500 billion. Its business model relies on transaction-based fees for authorization, clearing, and settlement services, and it increasingly adds value-added services in fraud management, data analytics, open banking, and AI-powered commerce tools.
AstroPay LLP
London, United Kingdom
AstroPay is a global digital payments and financial services company that enables individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage money across borders. Founded in Uruguay in 2009, the company initially focused on payment processing for online merchants in Latin America before evolving into a full-fledged digital wallet and multi-currency account platform. Today, AstroPay serves freelancers, digital nomads, and businesses worldwide, offering instant international transfers, virtual and physical prepaid cards, currency exchange in over 10 currencies, and a rewards marketplace. The platform is available as a mobile app with 24/7 customer support. AstroPay is authorised and regulated in multiple jurisdictions, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority, the Danish FSA, and the Central Bank of Brazil. The company’s mission is to enable effortless daily financial life across borders, positioning itself as a financial operating system that integrates checkout, cards, rewards, travel, and banking into a single experience. Headquartered in London, AstroPay employs between 201 and 500 people and is led by CEO Marc Sacal.