For e-commerce / merchant
Evaluate acquiring, orchestration, fraud, disputes and cross-border payments against the same commercial and technical brief.
RFP · Payments and acquiring
E-commerce / Merchant
| Provider | Requirements | Coverage | Fit |
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Illustrative example.
Choose an initiative to see what it involves and which provider categories belong in the brief.
Define the operating, technical and compliance requirements for payments and acquiring, then compare providers against one consistent brief.
RFP · Payments and acquiring
Categories you would tender
Define the operating, technical and compliance requirements for disputes and chargebacks, then compare providers against one consistent brief.
RFP · Disputes and chargebacks
Categories you would tender
Define the operating, technical and compliance requirements for fraud and financial crime, then compare providers against one consistent brief.
RFP · Fraud and financial crime
Categories you would tender
Define the operating, technical and compliance requirements for fx and cross-border, then compare providers against one consistent brief.
RFP · FX and cross-border
Categories you would tender
Define the operating, technical and compliance requirements for account data and pay-by-bank, then compare providers against one consistent brief.
RFP · Account data and pay-by-bank
Categories you would tender
See the relevant market
Reach providers aligned to the categories and requirements behind your initiative.
Compare like with like
Every provider responds to the same structured questions, making trade-offs easier to see.
Keep one decision record
Requirements, responses and evaluation stay together for product, risk and procurement teams.
Online retailers
Optimising checkout and acceptance across markets.
Often starts with: Payments and acquiring · Disputes and chargebacks
Omnichannel merchants
Joining store, app and online payments.
Often starts with: Payments and acquiring · Disputes and chargebacks
Subscription businesses
Managing recurring payments, retries and disputes.
Often starts with: Payments and acquiring · Disputes and chargebacks
Market scan
Fits when: You are building the business case.
Describe the initiative and see which vetted providers match, before any formal RFP.
Run the Fit CheckSingle-category RFP
Fits when: You know what you are replacing.
One structured brief, comparable responses, one shortlist.
Start an RFPMulti-category programme
Fits when: The initiative touches several vendors.
Run one RFP per category, grouped into a single project, with one overview.
Start a projectAdvisor-led
Fits when: A consultant is running the selection for you.
Your advisor scopes and manages the process on Finlane, with you in the loop.
How advisors workScope
Describe the initiative with the AI advisor and turn it into a structured brief.
Align
Share the requirements with IT, risk and procurement before anything goes out.
Match
Vetted providers that fit the brief receive it and decide whether to respond.
Compare
Structured responses side by side; shortlist the ones worth a deeper look.
Hand over
Take the shortlist into your own procurement, due diligence and contracting.
Confidential by default
Providers see the requirements first. Buyer identity is revealed after a provider accepts the RFP.
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Every provider profile is reviewed before that provider can respond to an RFP.
Your process stays yours
Your team retains due diligence, negotiation and contracting.
No. Finlane supports scoping, matching and structured responses. Your team keeps due diligence, negotiation and contracting.
Providers see the requirements first. Your identity is revealed after they accept the RFP.
Yes. A consultant can be invited to scope and manage the process with your team.
Every provider profile is reviewed by Finlane before that provider can respond to an RFP.
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Run one RFP per category, group related selections into a project, and keep the whole process in one place.