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Get up to speed on high-risk payments

Payments are the lifeblood of your business, and in high-risk sectors a lot comes at you: acquirers, chargebacks, rates, rules that change. On this blog we explain it all in plain language. No jargon without explanation, no sales pitch, just honest answers to the questions you actually have. Written for business owners who want to understand how their payments work, whether you run a shop, an online casino, a webshop or an association.

Sectors July 20, 2026

Card payments and cashless in your gaming arcade: how it actually works

Dutch regulation does not allow a direct card payment on the slot machine itself. Money goes in as cash or, with an exemption from the Kansspelautoriteit (the Dutch gambling authority), through a cashless play system that tracks play credit on something like a chip card. The card payment your guest uses to load that credit happens at the counter, the change desk or a top-up point. That is where you arrange your card acceptance.

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Technology

How payments work under the hood: multi-acquiring, IC++, card present and card not present, 3-D Secure. For when you want to know how it really works.

Business

The questions every high-risk business has: why your bank refuses you, what to do after a termination, and what to look for when choosing a provider.

Sectors

The situation per sector: from card payments at the counter to deposits for iGaming and payments for your association in Spain.

News

What is happening in the market and the regulations, and what it means for you.

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