Consulting for every stage of a payment program
Whether you are deciding what to build, choosing a vendor, rescuing a delivery or preparing for certification, you get senior consultants who have done it before, and who stay until it works.
Six consulting services
Each service can stand alone or combine into a single engagement. We'll recommend the smallest scope that solves your problem.
Strategy & Advisory
Payment strategy, business cases and roadmaps grounded in how the systems really work.
- You're launching a new issuing, acquiring or wallet proposition
- A regulator, scheme or market shift is forcing a change
- You need an independent view before a major investment
Architecture & Solution Design
Target architectures, specifications and independent design reviews for critical platforms.
- You're building a switch, issuing or acquiring platform
- Vendors and teams need specifications they can build against
- A design needs an independent review before sign-off
Vendor Selection & Procurement
Independent RFPs, vendor evaluation and technical due diligence. We don't resell platforms.
- You're replacing a card management, switch or gateway platform
- Several vendors claim to do the same thing
- You need a defensible process for a public or regulated tender
Delivery & Program Assurance
Senior, hands-on support through integration, testing and go-live, plus independent health checks.
- A program is approaching integration, testing or launch
- Vendors and internal teams aren't converging
- Leadership needs an independent view of program health
Certification & Compliance Readiness
EMVCo, scheme, PCI and 3-D Secure readiness, so certification is a formality, not a surprise.
- A new terminal, kernel or card product needs certification
- A PCI DSS or PCI PTS assessment is coming up
- Test failures are delaying your launch
Training & Capability Building
Hands-on courses and knowledge transfer, so your team owns what we build together.
- A new platform needs a team that can run it
- Engineers are new to EMV, ISO 20022 or tokenization
- Product and operations teams need a shared vocabulary
Four steps, no surprises
Scope, team and deliverables are agreed before work starts, and every engagement ends with your team in control.
Discover
An introductory call, then a focused discovery of your goals, constraints and what is already in place.
Define
A clear proposal covering scope, approach, team and deliverables, agreed before work starts.
Deliver
Senior consultants work alongside your teams and vendors, with regular, honest reporting.
Transfer
Documentation and knowledge handed over, so your team can run it without us.
Work with us the way that suits you
From a single architecture review to consultants embedded in your program for its full lifecycle.
Advisory
Senior advice on call for leadership and architecture decisions.
Fixed-scope projects
Assessments, designs, RFPs and health checks with defined deliverables.
Embedded experts
Consultants working inside your program through delivery and launch.
Training programs
Catalog and custom courses for engineering, product and operations teams.
Independent by design
We don't resell platforms or take vendor commissions. Our recommendations follow your requirements, budget and roadmap.
Not sure which service you need?
Tell us what you're trying to achieve. A senior consultant will suggest the right engagement, at no cost.