An iGaming payment gateway strategy often fails when it becomes “PSP sprawl”: too many dashboards, fragmented risk rules, inconsistent retries, and limited visibility across geographies. Payment orchestration solves this by putting routing, cascading, limits, and unified reporting under one control layer. For enterprise iGaming, the key is not adding yet another provider; it’s building a governance model that can measure performance, switch traffic quickly, and preserve audit trail across partners and payment methods. In the EU, authorization and registration expectations under PSD2 and related EBA guidance influence how payment institutions should present their controls and processes. See: EBA Guidelines on authorisation and registration under PSD2.
Typical pains in enterprise iGaming
- Many PSPs/APMs with overlapping coverage and unclear ownership
- Decline handling is inconsistent (no standardized cascading logic)
- Risk and fraud rules differ by provider and region
- Reconciliation becomes expensive and slow
See the full framework for buying or selling an MSB/EMI/PSP with a gateway as a resellable platform asset.
What orchestration adds for iGaming
Geo routing + cascading
Automatically route by country/currency and cascade on declines.
Limits and provider health logic
Auto on/off, caps, and safe fallback paths during incidents.
Unified reporting and reconciliation
One operational view across partners, methods, and regions.
What to demand in the deal (enterprise criteria)
- Proven integrations + clear payment methods map
- Governance: roles, logs, audit trail
- Change management: rollout plan, monitoring, and transition support
- Management of the limits and restrictions
- High-load and scalability (i.e. how many transactions per second could be processed and how it is achieved)
- REST API and documentation
- Possibility to develop your own additional modules like Balance, eWallet, etc.
Card data and security boundaries
If card data is in scope, map PCI DSS responsibilities clearly and keep documentation accessible. See: PCI SSC PCI DSS standard resources.
Use this gateway due diligence checklist to validate routing, cascading, logs, and security controls.
