LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 14, 2025--
Xsolla, a global commerce company helping developers launch, grow and monetize their games, announces today a strategic partnership with Adyen, a leading financial technology platform, to power seamless and scalable payment experiences for game developers around the world. This partnership supports the launch of Xsolla Payment Service Provider (PSP), a new payment solution designed for studios that want to operate as their own Merchant of Record (MoR) while leveraging Xsolla’s unique payment and game tech infrastructure.
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The Xsolla PSP gives developers full control over their payment experience, handling taxes, compliance, direct end-user relationships, and revenue while providing global coverage across 200+ markets and 160+ currencies. This model complements Xsolla’s traditional MoR services by offering a parallel path to payment control, flexibility, and ownership of player relationships in markets where game studios have their local presence.
The service will be available to eligible merchants registered in Hong Kong, with phased expansion into Europe, Singapore, and the United States as regional licenses are secured.
Key benefits of Xsolla PSP include:
“We're excited to collaborate with Xsolla to support game developers with the tools they need to scale globally and create seamless checkout experiences,” said Trevor Nies, SVP and Global Head of Digital at Adyen. "Adyen's unified financial technology platform will empower game developers to streamline global payment processing, enhance player monetization strategies, and, together with Xsolla, will ultimately drive greater success in the market."
The Xsolla + Adyen partnership enhances Xsolla’s PSP offering by enabling:
The service is ideal for gaming marketplaces, skill-based platforms, live-streaming services, donation ecosystems, and developers who prioritize ownership of player relationships and checkout UX.
"Game developers today want more control and access to global markets without the complexity of building their infrastructure," said Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla. "With Adyen as our global acquiring partner, we’re delivering a solution that meets these needs at scale, supporting developers who want to grow their businesses on their terms."
With the addition of the PSP model, Xsolla now offers two flexible and combinable paths for game developers:
This launch underscores Xsolla’s commitment to building tailored, developer-first solutions that meet the evolving needs of the gaming industry.
To learn more or request access to Xsolla PSP, visit: http://xsolla.com/payment-service-provider
About Xsolla
Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.
For more information, visit xsolla.com
About Adyen
Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. Providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve ambitious growth goals faster. With a global presence and a deep focus on innovation, Adyen supports some of the world’s leading brands across retail, digital, platform, and gaming industries.
For more information, visit adyen.com
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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — For patients in an Ebola outbreak with no approved medicine or vaccine, there is little comfort. But Arlette Basekawike, a volunteer for the U.N. food agency, is doing her best.
Her hair covered by a pink bonnet, Basekawike prepares porridge, omelets and bread for breakfast in a shed outside the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo. Lunch and dinner might include fresh fish with fufu, made of mashed plantains, finished off by fruit. She feeds both patients and health workers.
“Even though the patients have this disease, they still feel better when they eat, and the doctors have the energy to treat the sick and give them medication,” Basekawike told The Associated Press as she prepared vegetables and potatoes with goat meat in a large pot. “I’m here for them like a parent, preparing food so they feel comfortable.”
Her contribution may appear like a simple task, but it has become a critical support for the remote region as it grapples with the rapidly spreading Bundibugyo virus, the rare species of Ebola confirmed in May.
As of Tuesday, 321 cases including 48 deaths had been confirmed in the Central African nation’s three eastern provinces of Ituri, North and South Kivu, according to the World Health Organization. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said the number of suspected cases has dropped to 116 from 906 last weekend as many were ruled out after investigation.
Neighboring Uganda's has had 15 cases and one death confirmed, its health ministry said Tuesday. Uganda closed its border with Congo last week despite WHO guidance not to do so.
Meanwhile, Congolese authorities reopened Bunia’s airport on Tuesday for domestic flights, requiring passengers to undergo temperature checks and respect strict sanitary measures.
The International Organization for Migration on Tuesday urged governments to strengthen cross-border coordination instead, warning that border closures could drive people's movement underground and increase transmission risks.
“Viruses do not stop at borders, and neither should our response,” said Ugochi Daniels, IOM deputy director-general for operations. “When borders close, people often continue moving through informal routes where health screening and surveillance are limited.”
The Congo-Uganda border has numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts.
Before the outbreak, the region already faced one of the world's most severe food crises, because of an ongoing conflict that has displaced millions of people as government forces fight rebels. The United Nations has warned that might complicate efforts to manage the spread of the virus among an already wary population.
“Ebola is an additional crisis on top of a crisis,” said Olivier Nkakudulu, who heads the World Food Program in Ituri province.
WFP is facing a critical choice as aid cuts by the U.S. and other major partners have disrupted operations in the vulnerable region. Efforts to contain the disease, which WHO has deemed a public health emergency of international concern, have been hampered.
Meanwhile, attacks by suspicious residents on health workers and the slow delivery of aid because of the conflict have been challenging.
Responders say they have ensured patients' nutritional demands are met as “comfort food” takes on a more significant meaning.
“Today we need to increase the amount because the number of patients has gone up,” said Esther Bao, a nurse and one of the volunteers. She worried about patients who, because of their health situation, “don't eat just any meal.”
Among the rare signs of optimism, at least five people have recovered in the outbreak, which continues to spread.
More than 400 meals have been served since the food assistance began on Thursday, according to Nkakudulu.
But "without more funding, we might not be able to prioritize every suspected case,” Nkakudulu said. "We might have to focus on some and not have food to give to others."
Adetayo reported from Lagos, Nigeria. Geir Moulson in Berlin and Mark Banchereau in Dakar, Senegal, contributed to this report.
Workers paste a waiting area at Bunia National Airport with Ebola awareness posters in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Cooks prepare meals for Ebola patients at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
People work at the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse where supplies for the Ebola response are kept in Bunia, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A health worker receives food for medical staff and Ebola patients at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Arlette Basekawike prepares meals for Ebola patients at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Kavugho Hortense, a cook, delivers meals to the medical staff and Ebola patients at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Arlette Basekawike prepares meals for Ebola patients at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
