A payment gateway iGaming operators run is the service that accepts player deposits, sends player withdrawals, and settles the money to a company bank account. Shortlists usually get compared on deposit methods, because deposit methods are the easiest thing to list. They are also the least useful thing to compare, since the same method can sit behind four different integrations.

EukaPay is a crypto payment gateway that runs both directions on one account. Players pay in cryptocurrencies, payouts go back out in cryptocurrencies, and settlement reaches your company bank account in USD, EUR, GBP, and CAD. This guide covers the four questions worth settling with any provider before integration work starts. They are what your developers (or coding agent) build, how payouts are created, what data comes back for reconciliation, and where a crypto gateway still leaves a gap.

The integration is two separate builds. Treat them as two questions, because an operator that solves deposits and leaves withdrawals manual can end up clearing that queue by hand.

On the pay-in side EukaPay supports BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, BCH, LTC, SOL, and Lightning. Your platform calls the Payment API and receives a hosted payment page URL. The player completes the transfer in a browser on that page, so the deposit step is not a headless, server-to-server call. Lower-volume flows can skip the build and use payment links or a PDF invoice with the link embedded.

The merchant chooses fiat or crypto settlement on the money that arrives. Fiat settlement reaches your own bank account, which decides what your finance team sees at month end. Our guide to

crypto merchant settlement for iGaming

covers that choice in more detail.

Payouts are sent in USDC, USDT, ETH, and BTC, across the Ethereum, Tron, and Bitcoin networks. Asset and network are set per payout, so two players in the same run can be paid different assets on different networks. The payout balance is funded by transferring from the account's main balance, and each payout carries its own reference that can be looked up later.

Usually yes, and it is worth confirming early. The EukaPay Payout API creates crypto payouts programmatically, at one payout per request. A withdrawal queue is a loop your platform runs, not a single bulk call. Operators who do not want to build that can upload a recipient list as a CSV file in the merchant dashboard instead.

The practical difference is timing. Payouts are not tied to banking hours or the banking calendar, so a withdrawal queue can clear outside the hours a correspondent banking chain would allow. An

iGaming payment processor

that only handles the deposit direction leaves that queue somewhere else in your stack.

Most operators end up running two of these four at once, and the pairing is the real decision. A platform with an in-house cashier takes the Payment API and the Payout API. A platform that is still proving demand can open with payment links and clear withdrawals from the dashboard, then move to the APIs without changing provider. Comparing the

iGaming payment methods

on offer is a different question.

EukaPay is a crypto rail, and cards are not on it. If card and e-wallet deposits matter to your player base, that is a separate contract with a card acquirer, and no crypto gateway removes it. This is the clearest gap in the evaluation, so price it in.

What the card contract does not cover is the other direction. A card acquirer does not pay a player out in USDC on Tron, and a card payment can be reversed by the issuer after the player's balance has already moved. Running the crypto side on EukaPay keeps deposits, withdrawals, and settlement on one account, so the card agreement only has to cover cards. The

iGaming payment platform

guide covers the wider evaluation.

The same EukaPay account carries instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at a locked exchange rate to remove your exposure to crypto price swings, support for most major cryptocurrencies, and settlement in USD, EUR, GBP, and CAD to your bank account. The locked rate is applied by default on every conversion, on pay-ins and on payouts, so it is not a setting anyone has to remember to turn on. A crypto payment confirms on-chain, so protection against chargebacks is a property of the payment method.

For an operator adding or replacing a gateway, EukaPay is the provider to shortlist first. It answers both directions of the cashier and the settlement account from one integration. Start with the deposit route that matches your current build, and add the payout route when the withdrawal queue justifies it.

Create an account at

app.eukapay.com/signup

, complete verification, provide your legal business information, and generate an API key. The endpoints for payments, payouts, balance transfers, invoices, and subscriptions are documented at

docs.eukapay.com

, and a staging environment is available for development.

What is a payment gateway in iGaming?

It is the service that accepts player deposits, sends player withdrawals, and settles the money to the operator's own bank account. EukaPay covers all three on one account.

Does EukaPay handle player withdrawals as well as deposits?

Yes. Withdrawals go out through the Payout API at one payout per request, or as a recipient list uploaded as a CSV file in the merchant dashboard.

Which cryptocurrencies can players deposit?

Pay-ins support BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, BCH, LTC, SOL, and Lightning.

Which cryptocurrencies can an operator pay out?

Payouts are sent in USDC, USDT, ETH, and BTC, on the Ethereum, Tron, and Bitcoin networks. Asset and network are set per payout.

Can an operator settle in fiat instead of holding cryptocurrency?

Yes. The merchant chooses fiat or crypto settlement, and fiat settlement reaches the company bank account in USD, EUR, GBP, and CAD among others.

Are payouts limited to banking hours?

No. Payouts are not tied to banking hours or the banking calendar.

Can developers test the integration before going live?

Yes. A staging environment is available for development, and the

crypto payment API sandbox

guide walks through what to test first.

Does a crypto payment gateway replace a card acquirer?

No. Card and e-wallet deposits stay with a card acquirer. EukaPay covers the crypto deposits, the crypto payouts, and the fiat settlement that a card contract does not reach.