Yaspa named Best Payment Solution at SBC Awards Europe 2026

Yaspa, a fast-growing fintech specialising in payments and identity solutions, has been named Best Payment Solution at the SBC Awards Europe 2026, held at Xara Lodge in Malta.

The SBC Awards Europe recognise the best suppliers, operators and innovators across the European betting and gaming industry, with Yaspa standing out for its Intelligent Payments offering, combining real-time Pay by Bank transactions with AI-powered customer insights and verification.

The win marks another milestone in Yaspa’s journey, underlining the company’s rapid growth and increasing influence across regulated markets.

Built on open banking infrastructure, Intelligent Payments combines instant Pay by Bank transactions with consented access to real-time player financial data. This enables operators to assess affordability, AML risk and financial vulnerability in under 10 seconds – before funds enter play – while maintaining a seamless, document-free experience for the majority of users.

Yaspa CEO James Neville said: “We’re delighted to be recognised as Best Payment Solution at the SBC Awards Europe. This award is particularly meaningful because it reflects the shift we’re seeing across the industry – where payments are no longer just transactional, but a critical point for compliance, insight and player protection.

“By embedding real-time intelligence directly into the deposit flow, we’re helping operators meet evolving regulatory expectations while also delivering a faster, smoother experience for players.”

A wider perspective for iGaming operators

A key differentiator of Yaspa’s approach is its ability to replace traditional “stop-and-check” verification processes with a single, consent-driven journey. Through one secure bank connection, partners gain a dynamic pan-operator view of a player’s financial profile – including income patterns, cash flow volatility and behavioural risk markers such as overdraft usage or binge deposit activity.

This model has demonstrated significant performance gains in testing and live environments. Structured user testing has shown conversion rates of 74% compared with about 15% for traditional document-based KYC flows.

The platform’s risk intelligence is underpinned by independent research conducted with the Behavioural Insights Team, analysing 733 consented open banking datasets. The findings identified objective markers of gambling harm – including multi-operator activity and clustering of deposits – which are now embedded into Yaspa’s real-time decisioning engine.

Now live with UKGC-licensed operators and expanding across Europe, Yaspa has been recognised as Best Payment Solutions Provider at the 2026 European iGaming Awards, and won the Real-Time Payments Innovation award at the 2025 Payments Awards. The company was also named in the CB Insights Fintech 100, highlighting its role as one of the most promising companies shaping the future of financial services.