Yaspa's AI-Powered Payments Platform Wins Top SBC Award for 2026

Yaspa has won Best Payment Solution at the SBC Awards Europe 2026 for its Intelligent Payments platform. The system uses AI and real-time banking data to assess gambling risks in seconds. Operators can now check affordability, financial vulnerability, and anti-money laundering (AML) concerns before funds are used.

The platform replaces old 'stop-and-check' verification methods with a single, consent-based process. Players no longer need to submit documents, as Yaspa’s system analyses open banking data instantly. This approach has been tested with structured user trials, showing a conversion rate of 74%—far higher than the 15% seen with traditional KYC checks.

Yaspa’s risk intelligence is built on independent research covering 733 consented open banking datasets. The study identified clear markers of gambling harm, such as multi-operator activity and clustered deposits. These findings are now embedded in Yaspa’s real-time decisioning engine, which provides a dynamic view of a player’s financial health. The platform tracks income patterns, cash flow volatility, and behavioural risk signals across different operators. By combining Pay by Bank transactions with AI-driven insights, Yaspa offers a faster, more secure way to verify players and prevent harm.

The award-winning solution speeds up payments while improving risk detection. Operators gain instant visibility into financial behaviours, reducing fraud and problem gambling risks. Yaspa’s technology is now recognised as a leading innovation in the payments sector.