About the job

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
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