Challengermode Simplifies Payouts and Scales Esports Operations

We’re strong believers in cash payouts. Pairing our technology with Tipalti’s payment solution creates a one-stop shop for game developers looking to engage and reward players effectively.

Patrik Jackiewicz

Head of Partnerships, Challengermode

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Challengermode Overview

Industry

Gaming

Company Size

Sub 100

Region

Europe, Global

Tipalti Products Used

Mass Payments

Challenge

As Challengermode scaled, global prize payouts became a challenge—delays, exchange rate issues, and operational hurdles made small and large payments hard to manage.

Solution

With Tipalti’s Mass Payments, Challengermode automated global payouts, eliminated compliance headaches, gained greater visibility, and had the freedom to scale and innovate.

Results

Challengermode increased efficiency, strengthened B2B partnerships, and set the stage for innovative in-game cash payouts.

The Challenge

The Complexity of Global Payouts

Challengermode, a Swedish e-sports platform, connects gamers worldwide with competitive opportunities across games and skill levels. Launched initially as a matchmaking platform for League of Legends, the company has grown significantly over the past decade. Today, it offers an engagement platform that helps game studios, publishers, esports organizers, and brands drive engagement and better experiences. As Challengermode grew, distributing prize money globally—from $100 to $100,000—proved daunting. Payment delays, exchange rate complexities, and operational inefficiencies became barriers to scaling operations. Additionally, small payouts in regions like APAC added layers of complexity, requiring tailored solutions that Challengermode’s team lacked the bandwidth to handle.

Distributing funds globally is highly complex and not our core business. Our focus is on tournament technology, making it easy for players to register, compete, and have fun. Tipalti allowed us to avoid the complexity and time-consuming nature of global payouts, and since we partnered with them, the rest is history.

Patrik Jackiewicz

Head of Partnerships, Challengermode

The Solution

Seamless Automation Drives Visibility, Partnerships

Challengermode teamed up with Tipalti to take the headache out of global payouts. With Tipalti’s mass payments automation, Challengermode could send global payments quickly and reliably. Managing exchange rates and tax compliance became a thing of the past, and onboarding was smooth with minimal disruption. The partnership gave Challengermode better visibility and control over its financial operations. Freed from the grind of handling complex payouts, the team could focus on refining their core tournament technology—expanding to support any game, in any style or format, as well as a fully white-labeled solution.

Tipalti has helped us from a B2B partner acquisition standpoint because we have a solution that becomes such a valuable offering to some of the largest tournament organizers out there.

Patrik Jackiewicz

Head of Partnerships, Challengermode

The Result

The Foundation for Game-Changing Innovation

With Tipalti Mass Payments, Challengermode achieved operational efficiency and established a strong foundation for future innovation. In addition to reducing delays and errors, the partnership has created a powerful value proposition by building trust with game developers, players, and tournament organizers. The automation has also set the stage to pursue exciting new features such as in-game cash payouts, creating a seamless ecosystem where players can compete, engage, and be rewarded without leaving the platform. This forward-thinking approach not only enhances player loyalty but also strengthens partnerships with developers by combining competitions with real-world rewards.

We’re strong believers in cash payouts. Pairing our technology with Tipalti’s payment solution creates a one-stop shop for game developers looking to engage and reward players effectively.

Patrik Jackiewicz

Head of Partnerships, Challengermode