Handling prize payments involves more than just calculating who won and how much. Organizers must distribute funds to multiple recipients across different jurisdictions, split prize money between team members, manage currency conversion rates, and comply with tax and regulatory obligations. They also have to meet participants’ expectations for accurate and
Payments feel like a solved problem until the needs of a business expose the limits of a payment provider. At that point, they stop being an invisible utility and start becoming an operational obstacle. As volume and complexity increase, teams are forced into manual workarounds, global payments get more expensive,
Fee collection and dues management present a unique set of challenges for sports clubs and leagues. Solutions for large-scale sports organizations are too expensive and complex. At the same time, manual tracking, chasing payments, and messy spreadsheets take up a disproportionate amount of time. This makes financial management, compliance, and
Thousands of fraud prevention specialists are working long hours to stop financial crime, while fraudsters are putting in just as much or even more work into coming up with new strategies, upgrading hacking tools, and implementing new uses of AI to trick defences. Protecting a business from payment fraud is
Sometimes business payments show up in the payee account almost instantly. Other times, it takes both you and the payee days or even weeks of frustrating financial limbo, with no idea where your transaction got stuck. It may feel like a lottery, but it isn’t. How fast a payment
Every payment your business makes goes through a labyrinth of systems and parties before it reaches the recipient. And after it does, the lifecycle goes on to maintain neat records of every transaction and report them accurately and timely to the tax authorities . Being able to delegate all this work
Payment Labs achieved SOC 2 Type II certification, validating our highest standards of security, availability, and confidentiality. This ensures robust data protection, reliable operations, simplified compliance, and trusted, enterprise-ready payment solutions for organizations worldwide.
Every motorsport has a unique set of rules dictating how the prize money is distributed and the payins are collected. The Indy 500 bases payouts on finishing position, bonuses, and special awards, Formula 1 has a points system, and NASCAR has implemented a sophisticated charter system that even includes the
Payment Labs raises $3.25M led by Aperture VC to scale its global payment platform for sports, esports & creators. Processes 150+ currencies across 180+ countries with built-in compliance. Clients include Microsoft, SEGA, X Games.
“1% of payees trigger IRS backup withholding. Payment Labs automates tax checks & filings so you avoid audits, fines & penalties.”
Easy payment and prize management for fishing tournaments with Payment Labs’ all-in-one solution.
Payment Labs names sports industry veteran Paul Brewer as EVP of Sales & Sports Partnerships. The 20-year industry veteran from Rival and ESL will drive expansion of the fintech's automated payment platform for sports organizations navigating the evolving NIL landscape.
Payment Labs has transformed its customer support landscape with the introduction of Live Support via WhatsApp, bringing real-time assistance directly to users through Meta's familiar messaging platform.
Payment Labs has transformed its customer support landscape with the introduction of Live Support via iMessage, bringing real-time assistance directly to payees through Apple's familiar messaging platform.
Payments
The NCAA revenue sharing & NIL estimates for 2025 are staggering. Think about $1.6 billion suddenly flowing directly to student athletes.
Interview
Ronak Desai, CTO of Payment Labs, was interviewed by The Daily CTO on innovating in the payments industry.
Esports
Han Park, CEO of Payment Labs, recently sat down with Esports Insider for an article and podcast on the topic of the esports payment dilemma.
Payments
In this article, we’ll focus on AML and KYC risks and advice for 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) nonprofits.
Payments
The Payment Labs platform is made to solve the unique use case of paying student athletes, and is the best solution for NCAA revenue share payments.
Taxes
Everything you need to know to understand 1099 and 1042 forms and their use cases.
Payments
Let’s say your organization pays hundreds of esports competition participants and contractors around the globe. This means you must file 1099 forms for all the non-employee people and organizations who get more than $600 in total from you during a year. 1099 noncompliance can cost your business significant penalties
Global Payments
Understand what you need to know about foreign exchange (also known as FX, currency exchange, or forex) to run an international business and get the best rates possible.
Payments
Here are the main regulations that govern payments, what they control, and who enforces them.
Payments
We review the participants of the card payment process, fees associated with different parts of the process, and what to consider when choosing a payment processing provider.