Payments Acquiring & Processing Architect – iGaming

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. Lead the end-to-end establishment of an in-house payment processor and acquiring operation.

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeRemote • South Africa, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Georgia, Spain, Germany, Malta, Poland, Finland, Cyprus, Portugal, Latvia, Sweden, Estonia, Israel, Albania, Armenia, AustriaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in establishing and managing payment processing operations, including compliance with PCI DSS and regulatory requirements. Proven ability to lead teams and develop risk frameworks while negotiating with banks and card schemes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Payment Processor DevelopmentVisa/Mastercard Membership ManagementPCI DSS Level 1 ComplianceHigh-Risk Acquiring ExperienceStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Card Scheme RulesISO 8583/200223DS2Fraud ManagementAML ComplianceChargeback ManagementAcquiring Pricing ModelsTransaction ReconciliationSettlement ArrangementsMerchant Underwriting

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipStakeholder EngagementNegotiation Skills

Industry Keywords

Online GamblingCasinoSportsbookLotteryBettingRegulated MarketsUnregulated MarketsPayment RailsBIN SponsorshipPayment Orchestration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Ruby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end establishment of an in-house payment processor and acquiring operation.
Manage licensing applications, regulatory requirements and ongoing compliance.
Secure Visa and Mastercard membership, BIN sponsorship, banking and settlement arrangements.
Design and oversee processing infrastructure, including authorisation, clearing, settlement, 3DS, tokenisation and payouts.
Establish direct connections with card schemes, banks and alternative payment providers.
Lead scheme certification and PCI DSS Level 1 compliance.
Develop acquiring risk frameworks covering merchant underwriting, AML, fraud and chargebacks.
Manage payment performance, approval rates, transaction costs, reconciliation and settlement.
Build and lead the payments operations team following launch.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience building a payment processor from scratch, with direct connections to card schemes, banks or payment rails.
Hands-on experience establishing a card acquiring business, including licensing, Visa/Mastercard membership, BINs and settlement arrangements.
At least 5 years of payments experience within online gambling, casino, sportsbook, lottery or betting.
Evidence of successfully launching and operating a processor or acquirer handling real transactions at scale.
Strong understanding of card scheme rules, ISO 8583/20022, 3DS2, clearing, settlement and PCI DSS.
Experience with high-risk acquiring, gambling merchant registration, fraud, AML and chargeback management.
Commercial experience negotiating with banks, card schemes and payment providers, alongside building acquiring pricing and P&L models.
Strong stakeholder management skills, working closely with Legal, Compliance, Finance and Engineering teams.
Experience across both regulated and unregulated markets.
Principal card scheme membership, and African, LATAM or Asian payment methods would be advantageous.
Candidates must have genuinely built or architected a processor and been involved in establishing an acquiring operation that successfully went live.
Experience limited to integrating third-party PSPs or payment orchestration will not be sufficient.