Payments Consultant - Acquiring SME (Contract)
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Our client is seeking an experienced payments professional, for an initial five-month contract, to support strategic initiatives across merchant acceptance, acquiring, gateways, and PayFac ecosystems. This role requires strong knowledge of the UK & Ireland acceptance landscape, combining commercial, regulatory, and technology expertise to help shape merchant payment strategies and drive industry insight.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide subject matter expertise across merchant acceptance, acquiring, gateway, and PayFac models.
- Support strategy development for merchants across at least one merchant segment – SME, Mid-Corp, or Enterprise segments.
- Assess acceptance journeys and identify opportunities to improve customer experience, conversion, and operational efficiency.
- Advise on emerging industry trends, including PSD3, Network Tokenisation, Agentic Commerce, and B2B payments.
- Support engagement with acquirers, gateways, PayFacs, ISVs, and payment partners.
- Translate regulatory requirements, including PSD2, PSD3, and Consumer Duty, into practical business recommendations
- Collaborate with product, technology, operations, compliance, finance, and commercial teams to deliver acceptance initiatives
- Develop insights, recommendations, and stakeholder presentations
What You Bring
10+ years of experience, or equivalent, across payments, with expertise in one or more of
- Acquiring
- Payment gateways
- Merchant acceptance
- PayFac models
- ISV partnerships
- Payments product, technology, operations, finance, or compliance
Strong understanding of the UK & Ireland acceptance landscape; international market experience is a plus.
Experience working with merchants, acquirers, PSPs, gateways, or payment technology providers.
Knowledge of PSD2, PSD3, Consumer Duty, and the regulatory environment impacting merchant payments.
Understanding of the commercial drivers influencing merchant acceptance decisions across SME, Mid-Corp, or Enterprise segments.
Working knowledge of key industry trends and technologies, including Network Tokenisation, Agentic Commerce, and B2B Payments.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.
Comfortable working in fast-paced environments and engaging with senior stakeholders.