Fintech’s open-banking-based Intelligent Payments pitch focuses on Pay by Bank deposits plus real-time affordability and AML checks.
Yaspa has been named Best Payment Solution at the SBC Awards Europe 2026, held at Xara Lodge in Malta. The company said it won for its Intelligent Payments product, which combines real-time Pay by Bank transactions with AI-driven customer insights and verification.
According to Yaspa, Intelligent Payments is built on open banking infrastructure and uses consented access to real-time player financial data. The company said this enables operators to assess affordability, AML risk and financial vulnerability in under 10 seconds, before funds enter play, while keeping the process “document-free” for most 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.”
The company positioned its approach as an alternative to traditional verification, using a single consented bank connection to produce a financial profile that includes income patterns, cash flow volatility and indicators such as overdraft usage. Yaspa also cited structured user testing showing conversion rates of 74% versus around 15% for document-based KYC flows.
Yaspa said its risk intelligence is supported by research with the Behavioural Insights Team, analysing 733 consented open banking datasets to identify markers of gambling harm such as multi-operator activity and clustered deposits, which it said are embedded into its decisioning engine. The company said it is live with UKGC-licensed operators and expanding across Europe.
