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Payment guides, iGaming news and regulation, approval rate tips and more from the Tuskpay team.
UK financial risk checks get the go-ahead: what operators need to know
The Gambling Commission has approved financial risk assessments triggered by net deposits. Here are the thresholds, the rollout and what it means for payments.
Read more →Brazil bans online betting: what it means for payments
Provisional Measure 1.394/2026 ends licensed fixed-odds betting in Brazil and orders banks to block Pix, TED and boleto payments to operators. Here is the timeline and what it means for payment flows.
Read more →Pix explained: how Brazil's instant payments work for merchants
QR codes, keys, refunds and recurring Pix. A technical overview of Brazil's instant payment system and tips for accepting it.
Read more →How smart routing lifts approval rates
A declined payment is not always a bad payment. Routing each transaction to the acquirer most likely to approve it recovers revenue you would otherwise lose.
Read more →Apple Pay and Google Pay: a technical guide for merchants
How wallet tokens work, why they tend to approve better than typed card numbers, and the setup details that trip teams up.
Read more →Pay by bank: a practical guide to open banking payments
How open banking payments work, where they beat cards, and the UX details that make or break conversion.
Read more →BLIK passes 750 million transactions in a quarter
Poland's BLIK grew 14% in Q1 2026, with half of its transactions now online and recurring payments taking off. What the numbers mean for merchants selling to Poland.
Read more →Wero, EuroPA and the future of Europe's local payment methods
Europe's national payment methods are joining forces. What Wero and the EuroPA alliance mean for iDEAL, Bancontact, EPS, Bizum, MB WAY and the merchants who accept them.
Read more →iDEAL is becoming Wero: what Dutch merchants need to do
The Netherlands' biggest online payment method is moving to Wero. Here is the timeline, what changes at checkout and how to plan the switch.
Read more →Winning the Portuguese checkout: MB WAY vs Multibanco
Portugal's two local payment methods work very differently. How each one works, when to show which, and the details that lift conversion.
Read more →Decline codes explained: when to retry and when to stop
Soft declines, hard declines and scheme retry rules. A practical guide to handling card decline codes without hurting approvals or breaking rules.
Read more →Choosing payment methods for an iGaming cashier
Cards, bank payments, wallets and local methods: how to build a casino or sportsbook cashier that converts, pays out fast and stays compliant.
Read more →Chargebacks: stop them before they start
Most chargebacks can be prevented. A practical look at the causes behind disputes and the steps that keep them down.
Read more →Card approval rates: 10 practical levers
A technical checklist for lifting card authorisation rates, from 3-D Secure and network tokens to descriptors, MCCs and routing.
Read more →Local payment methods for iGaming in Europe: a country-by-country guide
Which local methods players expect in Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Poland, plus the cross-border wallets, and what to check before you switch them on.
Read more →Fast withdrawals: the retention tool most operators underuse
Why payout speed matters so much in iGaming, and how to cut withdrawal times without increasing fraud or compliance risk.
Read more →Why local payment methods win at checkout
Cards are not the default everywhere. Offering the methods customers already use is one of the simplest ways to reduce checkout drop-off.
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