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Dabble Sports is rewriting the rules of fantasy sports. Its community-first platform fuses social features with real-money gaming, redefining the experience for a new generation of gamers. But as the business set its sights on scaling globally, performance at checkout needed to catch up.
Challenge: Global plans, local blockers
Having launched in Australia and preparing to expand into the U.S., Dabble Sports needed a PSP that could support rapid onboarding, high performance, and regional expertise. To match its orchestration setup and ambitious roadmap, it was looking for deeper integration capabilities and more granular performance insight.
To scale across the UK, Dabble Sports needed more than a provider. It needed a partner that could deliver fast approvals, local market know-how, and the data access required to grow with scale.
Solution: The payments stack that changed the game
Dabble Sports chose Checkout.com for its ability to combine speed, flexibility, and specialist support across regulated markets. The team needed fast onboarding, trusted integration with its orchestration platform, and the infrastructure to grow.
Acquiring
Checkout.com enabled fast, compliant market entry, accelerating onboarding and approval timelines in the U.S. and preparing Dabble Sports for launch in the UK just weeks after its license approval in April 2025.
Discover card acceptance
To deepen reach with U.S. gamers, Dabble Sports added Discover to its stack. Access to an expanded range of card networks helped create a more inclusive payment experience for players.
Network Tokens
By adopting Network Tokens on the Checkout.com platform, Dabble Sports replaced static card data with scheme-issued tokens to improve acceptance rates and reduce fraud exposure. Access to advanced tools like tokenization helped reduce costs and optimize performance.
Digital wallets
Apple Pay and Google Pay helped Dabble Sports deliver a more intuitive checkout experience to its mobile-first users, reducing drop off and driving conversion.
Checkout.com integrated with Dabble Sport's existing orchestration platform to support smooth performance across markets. With deep knowledge of the gaming space and a footprint across key markets, the partnership delivered the foundations Dabble Sports needed to scale with confidence.
Results: Hitting the jackpot on payments performance
In just one year, Dabble Sports has seen a significant uplift in payment performance.
- 10.2% uplift in acceptance rate across the U.S. and Australia
- 11.9% uplift globally when using Network Tokens on the Checkout.com platform in Q1 2025
- Poised for UK expansion, enabled by Checkout.com’s scalable global payments stack
These outcomes reflect a partnership built on shared priorities – fast execution, data-led optimization, and deep alignment.
“We’re thrilled with our collaboration with Checkout.com. Its platform aligns with our priorities across key product areas and geographies. Its focus on performance has already delivered strong results, including a >10% increase in acceptance rate in just one year from go-live. The partnership has benefited from Checkout.com’s knowledge and experience and goes beyond technology – we’ve co-created solutions and navigated mandates together. Checkout.com also helps us keep up with the newest changes in the payment industry, such as VAMP updates.”
— Anthony Cugnetto, Head of Product – Payments, Risk, Fraud, Dabble Sports
Looking to the future
With licensing secured and onboarding underway, the UK is set to become one of Dabble Sports’ largest markets. Card payouts are also on the roadmap – simplifying the experience from pay-in to pay-out.
With bold revenue targets set for 2027, Dabble Sports is scaling fast, and Checkout.com is fueling that growth by providing fast access to markets. Together, we’re entering new markets and driving performance to support Dabble’s confident global expansion.
