Yaspa has been named the winner of the Real-Time Payments Innovation category at the 2025 Payments Awards, recognising its Intelligent Payments solution, which combines open banking with AI-driven insights to deliver real-time Pay by Bank transactions and integrated verification services.
The award follows a year of significant growth for the fintech firm. Yaspa was recently listed among the CB Insights Top 100 Fintechs and has expanded from 15 to 70 employees over the past 18 months. In July, the company closed a $12 million investment round led by Discerning Capital and has since launched a U.S. entity in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as a new technology hub in Leeds, UK.
Yaspa’s platform provides instant account-to-account deposits and withdrawals, automated KYC checks and rapid verification flows, with increasing adoption among iGaming operators and other merchants across the UK and Europe. The company said its services are helping operators improve customer experience, reduce operational costs and reinforce compliance, with the latest recognition coinciding with Safer Gambling Week.
Yaspa CEO James Neville said: “We’re incredibly proud to receive the Payments Award for Real-Time Payments Innovation. It reflects the hard work of our team and the value our partners see in reliable, real-time money movement.
“This has been a milestone year for Yaspa, from being named a CB Insights Top 100 Fintech to gaining recognition at the EGR B2B Awards. Each achievement reinforces the momentum behind real-time payments and the impact it can have on both merchants and their customers.”
