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Payments Strategy and Consultancy

Connect channels, providers, customer journeys and operating requirements around a payment strategy that is secure, usable and commercially sustainable.

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Payments Strategy and Consultancy

Experience that brings context to the decision.

30+years of commercial leadership
15+years in payments
PCI Security Standards CouncilPCIPpayments industry credentials
Chartered Institute of Credit ManagementFCICMcredit management expertise
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The challenge

Design payment capability around customer, commercial and operational value.

Payment channels, providers and journeys have become fragmented, expensive or misaligned with customer and operational needs.

Practical value

From pressure to practical progress.

Each engagement is shaped around the decision, the evidence available and the value that needs to become visible.

01

Fix

Remove gaps, duplication, friction and unsuitable provider or channel choices.

02

Improve

Improve acceptance, convenience, reconciliation, resilience and customer experience.

03

Save

Reduce processing cost, failure, manual intervention and cost-to-serve.

04

Build

Create a channel strategy, provider model, roadmap and commercial case.

Scope & outcomes

What this engagement can cover

Visible value can be assessed through conversion, payment success, cost per payment, channel shift, time-to-collect and provider savings.

  • Online and telephone payments
  • Payment pages and digital journeys
  • Recurring payments and tokenisation
  • Open Banking and account-to-account
  • Gateway and provider selection
  • Integration requirements
  • Processing costs and commercials
  • Payment capability roadmap
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Questions about this service

Payment channels, providers and journeys have become fragmented, expensive or misaligned with customer and operational needs.
Improve acceptance, convenience, reconciliation, resilience and customer experience.
Reduce processing cost, failure, manual intervention and cost-to-serve.
Create a channel strategy, provider model, roadmap and commercial case.
Conversion, payment success, cost per payment, channel shift, time-to-collect and provider savings.