Becoming an International Payment Facilitator
Fin-Serv Advisors have been engaged by many leading Payment Service Providers (PSP’s) / Payment Facilitators (PF’s) on country expansion and the development of new acquiring relationships in their existing or new markets. We help PSP/PF’s speed their time to market by:
- Identifying all the regulatory considerations; assisting PSP/PF’s with complying with local regulations either through licensing or partnering with regulated entities
- Developing banking infrastructure
- Developing local sponsoring acquirer relationships, including the end to end processes between the PSP/PF and the acquirer such as boarding, transaction processing, reporting, merchant settlement and chargeback/dispute lifecycle
- Establishing what the local forms of tender/payment are
- Understanding domestic interchange
- Market analysis – local competitive landscape.
Acquiring an Existing Payment Facilitator
Often in terms of market entry, PSP/PF clients will want to look at the alternative of acquiring an existing in-market provider. Given our knowledge and relationships in many markets, we are able to inform the process by:
- Sourcing potential targets
- Advising on valuations
- Assist with key components of letters of intent
- Participating in the due diligence process including portfolio analysis, contract reviews, product evaluation
- Assist with drafting of definitive agreements
- Closing and Post-Closing support
RELATED PROJECTS
- Developing and delivering acquiring sponsorship for Payment Service Providers/Payment Facilitators in various countries/regions including USA, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific.