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Firm
Specialist advisory team

Annapolis, US / London, UK

Payments and fintech strategy and M&A boutique

Market analysis
Payments strategy
M&A due diligence

EEA · UK · US · English / German / Dutch / French / Czech

Firm
Specialist advisory team

San Francisco, US (London, Frankfurt, Paris offices)

Independent payments strategy consultancy since 1978

Payments strategy
Go-to-market strategy
M&A advisory

EEA · UK · US · APAC · MEA · English / French / German

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Manchester, UK

Payments cost and performance advisory for merchants

Payments cost reduction
Acquirer and PSP review
Fraud and authorisation optimisation

UK · EEA · US · English / German

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Frankfurt am Main, DE

Independent cards and payments consultancy in Frankfurt

Card issuing strategy
Acquiring and processing advisory
E-money and e-commerce payments

DACH · EEA · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Amsterdam, NL

Boutique payments consultancy with interim and talent arms

Commercial and growth strategy
Go-to-market and market entry
Product strategy

EEA · UK · English / Dutch

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Specialist payments and fintech consulting

Due diligence
Strategic planning
Digital transformation

UK · EEA · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Challenger consultancy for digital banking propositions

Proposition design
Customer research
Go-to-market and operating model

UK · EEA · MEA · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Amsterdam, NL (Frankfurt office)

Digital transactions, open finance and data sharing consultancy

Open finance strategy
Payments strategy
Scheme development

EEA · DACH · Global · English / Dutch / German

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Nuremberg, DE

Open banking and digital finance engineering consultancy

Open banking / PSD2 implementation
Architecture consulting
Digital finance software

DACH · EEA · German / English

Independent
Independent specialist

London, UK

Independent digital banking commentator and advisor

Digital banking strategy briefings
Board and executive workshops
Keynotes

UK · EEA · Global · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Düsseldorf, DE

Fintech and banking market research and advisory

Banking market research
Strategy consulting
Sparkassen and savings-bank analysis

DACH · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Decatur, US

Payments strategy and education for platforms

Merchant and platform payments strategy
Industry research
Investor due diligence

US · Global · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Guildford, UK

Digital identity and payments technical consultancy

Digital identity strategy
Trust framework design
Vendor selection

UK · EEA · US · English / French

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Financial crime consultancy for fintechs

Financial crime audits and assurance
AML framework design
Remediation

UK · EEA · US · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Financial crime compliance specialists

Financial crime advisory
Fraud prevention
Technology advisory

UK · EEA · Nordics · APAC · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Regulatory compliance and authorisation support

Regulatory authorisation
Ongoing compliance support
Prudential services

UK · EEA · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Regulatory compliance for payments and fintech

FCA authorisation
Compliance monitoring
Financial crime

UK · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Financial services regulatory consultancy

Regulatory authorisation
Compliance advisory
Financial crime

UK · EEA · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Credit risk and analytics consultancy

Credit risk modelling
Decisioning strategy
Model validation

UK · EEA · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Frankfurt am Main, DE

Banking consultancy for credit, securities and payments

Credit process consulting
Lending platform selection
Securities and fund processes

DACH · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Edinburgh, UK

Data science consultancy for financial services

Credit risk analytics
Data strategy
Machine learning

UK · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Risk, regulation and finance consulting

Credit risk
Regulatory change
Capital and liquidity

UK · EEA · English / German / Dutch

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Reading, UK

Conduct and regulatory consultancy for consumer finance

Conduct risk advisory
Consumer Duty
Complaints and remediation

UK · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Bonn, DE

Pricing and monetisation strategy for banks

Loan and deposit pricing
Monetisation strategy
Product design

DACH · EEA · UK · US · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Münster, DE

Strategy and IT consultancy for European banks

Banking strategy
IT and core banking transformation
Data and AI

DACH · EEA · UK · Nordics · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Zurich, CH

Financial services consultancy for core platforms and wealth

Core banking modernisation
Wealth management advisory
Risk and compliance

DACH · UK · APAC · US · German / English / French

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Eschborn, DE

Digital banking transformation and software delivery

IT transformation
Core banking modernisation
Custom software development

DACH · EEA · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Hamburg, DE

Banking consulting and payments software

Banking consulting
Payments consulting
Software development

DACH · EEA · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Brussels, BE

Financial services change and transformation delivery

Transformation delivery
Payments
Risk and regulatory compliance

EEA · UK · CH · English / French / Dutch / German

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Managed services, technology and consulting for FS

Strategic transformation
Data and analytics
Client lifecycle management

UK · EEA · US · APAC · English / German / Dutch

Independent
Independent specialist

London, UK

Digital identity and digital currency advisor

Digital identity strategy
Digital currency / CBDC advisory
Board advisory

UK · EEA · Global · English

Independent
Independent specialist

Switzerland

Blockchain and digital assets advisory

Digital assets strategy
Blockchain advisory
Board advisory

CH · EEA · Global · English / German

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Zug, CH

Blockchain and tokenisation consultancy

Tokenisation advisory
Blockchain architecture
Digital assets strategy

CH · EEA · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Belfast, UK

GRC specialists for payments, e-money and crypto

Authorisation
Financial crime
Audit

UK · IE · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Regulatory compliance including crypto-asset firms

Authorisation support
Compliance monitoring
Financial crime / AML advisory

UK · EEA · UAE · India · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Paris, FR

Asset management and capital markets consultancy

Asset management consulting
Capital markets operations
Operating model reviews

FR · EEA · French / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Utrecht, NL

Independent treasury, risk and finance consultancy

Treasury advisory
Treasury technology selection
Risk management

EEA · UK · US · English / Dutch / German

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Vienna, AT

Treasury and finance consultancy for DACH

Treasury strategy
Treasury system selection
Payments and cash management

DACH · EEA · German / English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

UK

Treasury advisory for UK corporates

Treasury advisory
Debt advisory
FX and interest rate risk

UK · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Kennett Square, US (London office)

Debt, derivatives and treasury risk advisory

Hedging advisory
FX risk management
Debt advisory

US · UK · EEA · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

Edinburgh, UK

Investment platform research and consulting

Platform due diligence
Proposition development
Market research

UK · English

Firm
Specialist advisory team

London, UK

Financial services technology and management consultancy

Wealth and asset management transformation
Payments
Core banking

UK · EEA · US · APAC · English / German / French