The NYSE-listed payments group has been added as an acquirer to Spreedly’s open payments platform, expanding card processing options for merchants across Europe and North America.
Paysafe has entered into a new partnership with Spreedly, under which the global payment orchestration provider has integrated Paysafe as an acquirer for online card transactions.
Announced on 23 February, the agreement enables merchants using Spreedly’s Open Payments Platform to process credit and debit card payments through the Paysafe Gateway. The integration supports merchants targeting Europe, North America, and other international markets.
The partnership is already operational, with Paysafe processing card payments for multiple online trading brokers and financial services firms via Spreedly’s infrastructure. Additional merchants are in the process of onboarding, with further launches expected before the end of 2026.
Extending gateway connectivity
Founded in 2008, Spreedly markets itself as an independent orchestration layer, providing connectivity to more than 140 payment gateways and over 40 payment methods. Its model allows merchants to tokenise payment data once and route transactions across multiple providers, rather than building and maintaining separate integrations.
By adding Paysafe as an acquirer, Spreedly increases the number of card processing options available within its network.
Paysafe, which traces its origins back more than 30 years, has developed a particular focus on supporting forex and financial trading brokers, alongside iGaming, eCommerce, financial services, travel and hospitality. The company operates the Paysafe Gateway and a suite of alternative payment methods, including digital wallets Skrill and Neteller, as well as PaysafeCard.
“We’re excited to partner with Spreedly, which is a major player in the payment orchestration space, with well over a decade’s experience,” said Rob Gatto, Chief Revenue Officer at Paysafe.
“With the Paysafe Gateway, a trusted solution for card payments among forex and financial trading brokers and a wide range of other industries, we look forward to strengthening Spreedly’s Open Payment Platform and streamlining payments for its merchant users and their customers.”
Card-first, with alternative methods available
The first phase of the partnership centres on Paysafe’s role as an acquirer for card payments. However, merchants on the Spreedly platform will also be able to integrate Paysafe’s alternative payment methods as part of the broader offering.
As ecommerce volumes have grown and cross-border sales have become more common, larger merchants have increasingly adopted orchestration platforms to manage multiple acquirers and payment methods within a single environment.
Rather than relying on a sole processor, orchestration allows transactions to be routed dynamically based on geography, performance, cost or risk considerations. The addition of new acquirers therefore, expands the routing logic available to merchants already using Spreedly’s platform.
Michael Rokos, Partner Strategy Director at Spreedly, commented: “At Spreedly, we believe open payments drive better outcomes for merchants. Bringing Paysafe onto our Open Payments Platform expands optionality for our customers and reinforces our mission to provide a flexible, future-ready infrastructure for global commerce.”
Reflecting broader market dynamics
The partnership sits within a payments market that has become progressively more modular. Historically, merchants tended to contract with a single PSP or acquirer to handle end-to-end processing. Over time, increasing regulatory fragmentation, varying authorisation rates across regions and heightened resilience requirements have driven demand for multi-acquirer models.
Payment orchestration providers emerged in response, offering a layer that separates tokenisation and routing from the underlying acquirer relationships. As a result, acquirers now compete not only for direct merchant integrations but also for inclusion within orchestration platforms.
With further merchant launches planned through 2026, the agreement between Paysafe and Spreedly is an example of how partnerships between acquirers and orchestration platforms have become a structural feature of the modern payments ecosystem rather than a one-off integration.
