Risk level: Medium risk
Payment orchestration for digital goods and gaming
Digital goods are delivered the second a payment is approved, so a decline is a lost sale and a fraudulent approval is a lost refund. Orchestration gives the publisher's PSP cards, UPI in India, QRIS in Indonesia, MoMo in Vietnam, BLIK in Poland and USDT where cards are scarce, routes small payments at high volume to the acquirer that approves them, applies velocity limits per card and account, and journals every payment with its chargeback.
What goes wrong without orchestration
- A wave of card testing passes through the only acquirer because there is no velocity limit per card, BIN or account, and the chargebacks arrive a month later.
- Players in India, Indonesia and Vietnam leave the checkout because it offers cards only, and most of them pay with UPI, QRIS or MoMo.
- A dispute over a consumed item cannot be answered because the payment, the delivery and the account are in three systems.
What orchestration changes
Routing by BIN, country and amount to the acquirer with the best approval rate on small tickets; cascading of a decline to the next acquirer or to a local method; velocity limits per card, account and terminal; USDT for markets where cards are scarce or decline often; every payment, refund and chargeback journaled for five years and traceable to the account. The publisher’s PSP enables the methods from the catalogue; the licensed provider settles the funds.
Methods by market
- Europe and North America: Visa and Mastercard; BLIK in Poland, instant and without chargebacks.
- India: UPI, instant, with refunds on the same rail.
- Indonesia and Vietnam: QRIS and MoMo, paid from the wallet the player already has. The platform runs under the licensed client’s registration; the licensed local provider performs the intermediation.
- Crypto: USDT (Tether) for deposits and payouts in markets where cards are scarce; on-chain settlement, no chargebacks.
Typical methods
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