Aghanim, a mobile gaming fintech company founded by the former CEO and CTO of Xsolla, has announced a strategic partnership with Adyen, a leading global financial technology platform. This collaboration will provide Aghanim’s direct-to-consumer enablement platform for mobile game developers and publishers with access to high-value payment processing capabilities worldwide.
Aghanim, established in June 2023 and backed by investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, QED Investors, and A16Z GAMES SPEEDRUN, is transforming how mobile games are monetized and distributed. Its proprietary Game Hub Builder and LiveOps Builder technologies empower game publishers to engage users on the web, opening up new revenue streams.
This direct-to-consumer e-commerce approach offers players significant value through competitive, social, and metagame features and rewards, along with targeted offers, all within a single web-based game hub.
“Aghanim’s commitment to mobile game studios is to provide only high-value, cost-effective payment systems to prevent cannibalization of distribution costs,” said Constantin Andry, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Aghanim. “Adyen helps us achieve this, enabling gamers and game publishers to transact quickly, easily, and with peace of mind across a wide range of payment methods and preferences.”
Adyen’s robust payment platform, recognized for its stability and compliance, is the solution of choice for enterprise merchants globally. Combining Adyen’s expertise with Aghanim’s platform will enable gamers worldwide to pay for their favorite mobile gaming content seamlessly and securely, ensuring unbeatable compliance, quality, security, and stability on a multinational scale.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Aghanim to power their payments and support their global expansion in the gaming industry,” said Davi Strazza, President of North America at Adyen. “Adyen’s technology ensures gamers worldwide can pay for their favorite content securely and effortlessly, while maintaining top-tier compliance and reliability across borders.”
Konstantin Golubitsky, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Aghanim, added, “Aghanim is dedicated to transforming the mobile gaming industry with innovative direct-to-consumer solutions that benefit both publishers and players. A seamless, high-quality payment experience is crucial to achieving this goal, and we’re excited to partner with Adyen, a renowned leader in the payment space, to empower the Aghanim platform.”
Aghanim offers game developers and publishers the potential to increase their net revenue by up to 200%, allowing them to reinvest additional capital into essential areas like user acquisition. The company is rapidly expanding its reach and collaborating with major mobile game companies to shape the future of gaming.
About Aghanim:
Aghanim, founded in June 2023, is a mobile gaming fintech company specializing in integrated commerce, liveops automation, community engagement, and payments. With a mission to revolutionize how mobile games are monetized and distributed, Aghanim’s web-based game hubs empower developers to go direct-to-consumer and unlock new revenue streams.
About Adyen:
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 their ambitions faster. With offices worldwide, Adyen partners with companies like Meta, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft. The collaboration with Aghanim highlights Adyen’s continued growth with existing and new merchants over the years.
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