Best High-Risk Payment Processors in Europe

Corefy is a payment orchestration and white-label infrastructure platform designed for payment institutions, PSPs, fintech companies, large merchants, and digital platforms managing complex payment operations. The platform consolidates fragmented payment stacks into a single configurable system where businesses can manage payments and payouts, routing and cascading logic, analytics, tokenisation, anti-fraud controls, and operational workflows. Instead of building and maintaining multiple direct integrations, companies connect once to Corefy and gain access to 600+ pre-built connectors with global PSPs, acquirers, and alternative payment providers. At the core of Corefy is a powerful routing and cascading engine powered by 100+ attributes, including custom metadata. This allows businesses to define granular traffic distribution rules based on geography, BIN, currency, transaction parameters, risk signals, historical performance, or other custom conditions. Routing strategies can be adjusted without rebuilding infrastructure, enabling optimisation of approval rates, load balancing across providers, and more controlled risk management. Corefy also provides white-label capabilities for organisations launching or scaling their own payment products. The platform supports merchant account hierarchies, role-based access control, reporting, and operational tools needed to run payment businesses efficiently. For organisations that want to expand connectivity without complex migrations, Corefy offers Payment bridge — a lightweight extension layer that enables rapid rollout of new payment integrations on top of existing systems. The platform has processed over 1 billion transactions and powers dozens of active payment providers and platforms worldwide.

CARDZ3N supports global payments for credit cards, ACH, SEPA, and Crypto (140+ coins). CARDZ3N processes payments for emerging markets & high-risk businesses, including CBD, crypto exchanges, gambling, travel, and more. We also offer a Stripe Alternative with rates starting at 2.25% for non-profits & 2.75% & $0.25 for e-commerce. CARDZ3N also offers other payment options, such as ACH, payroll and HR, benefits, or business capital. CARDZ3N Our mission is to solve the most pressing problems facing our clients, large and small. Our unique approach is what distinguishes us and what makes us different.

AxxonPay stands out as a leading provider of payment solutions and acts as a direct bank card acquirer tailored for high-risk merchants. We deliver a comprehensive selection of payment services encompassing Visa, Mastercard, JCB, UnionPay, as well as a variety of alternative payment options for customers around the world. Our technologies, which are driven by data, are specifically designed to meet the requirements of e-commerce businesses, ensuring that online transactions are straightforward, secure, and free from complications. Our payment gateway enables an integrated omnichannel payment experience, which merges acquiring capabilities with over 100 payment options, mass payouts, and innovative technology through one seamless connection. AxxonPay ensures rapid fund transfers at the click of a button, allowing clients to enjoy lower operational expenses and quicker market entry for growth initiatives, while achieving an ideal equilibrium between conversion rates and security measures. With a workforce exceeding 700 individuals, AxxonPay maintains a worldwide footprint with offices located in four different countries, and we operate under the licensing of the FCP in the UK. This extensive global presence enables us to provide exceptional support and services to clients, further enhancing their payment processing experiences.

At ConnectPay, we offer an all-in-one financial platform that’s been purpose-built to help your online business to scale. By providing an all-in-one, easy-to-use financial platform, we take care of payments, accounts, and basically all things finance so you can focus on what you’re passionate about. We also have a proven track record with leading platforms, marketplaces, and other online businesses. In 2023, we processed over 3.6M transactions averaging €1B per month and we held 101M of client funds. This is what we offer: - Embedded finance (Banking as a Service) - Built-in compliance - IBAN accounts – Business, Personal, and Segregated - Digital wallets - Euro-zone SEPA and SEPA Instant transactions - Cross-border SWIFT payments in 80+ currencies - Multicurrency accounts - VISA Cards – Business, Personal, and white-label - Payment acceptance for merchants - Daily banking ConnectPay is an Electronic Money Institution authorized and regulated by the Central Bank of Lithuania and adheres to the regulatory framework of the European Central Bank.