01
Prepare the merchant profile
Provide the entity, website, vertical, licences, customer GEOs, payment methods, currencies, volume, ticket size and current constraints.
PSP matching process
From payment brief to qualified introduction.
OfferPSP is a private matching desk, not a public provider directory. We use a structured merchant profile to reduce irrelevant conversations and preserve the operating context through the introduction.
Send a private payment brief
What we evaluate
The four-step matching process
Each step improves the signal before confidential provider identities and live commercial conversations are introduced.
02
Screen practical provider fit
We compare the brief with current coverage, method, risk, integration, limit and settlement constraints. Missing facts are clarified rather than invented.
03
Review indicative route information
Relevant route information is explained without presenting a generic directory. Provider identity remains confidential while the merchant brief is still being qualified.
04
Confirm provider acceptance and introduce
A provider reviews the merchant dossier and can accept, decline or request more information. Its identity is disclosed only after it accepts the merchant and OfferPSP coordinates a controlled introduction.
Decision checkpoints
What a merchant receives at each stage
The process is designed to preserve the operating context and make every next step visible without presenting a decorative provider list.
D1
A completeness review
Missing licences, GEOs, payment flows, volume or risk evidence are identified before the profile is treated as ready.
D2
A route rationale
Each candidate route must have a stated reason tied to GEO, method, vertical appetite, limits, integration or settlement.
D3
A controlled decision record
The merchant can review shortlisted options while confidential provider identity and source economics remain protected until the introduction gate.
D4
A provider response
The PSP can accept, decline or request more information; only explicit interest moves the case into a shared introduction and onboarding conversation.
Practical detail
What changes between a lead, a route match and an introduction
These are separate decision states. A complete merchant brief allows route screening; a plausible route allows a confidential provider review; only explicit provider acceptance allows OfferPSP to disclose the provider and coordinate a controlled introduction. None of those stages is final onboarding approval.
| Stage | Evidence and output | Decision boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Merchant qualification | Entity, website, ownership, licence position, customer GEOs, vertical, methods, currencies, volumes, ticket, processing history and funds flow. | Missing material facts are requested; an incomplete profile is not promoted as a qualified provider opportunity. |
| Route screening | Available route information is compared with GEO, method, traffic, vertical, integration, limits, settlement and risk requirements. | A match is an internal compatibility hypothesis, not proof of availability, fresh commercial terms or provider acceptance. |
| Provider review | The provider receives the structured merchant dossier and can accept, decline or request more information. | Provider identity remains confidential until that provider explicitly accepts the merchant for a controlled introduction. |
| Controlled introduction | OfferPSP coordinates disclosure, shared context and the direct conversation after acceptance. | The provider still controls due diligence, contract, pricing, reserves, limits, settlement and final approval. |
Brief example
Example dossier handed to a provider
A dossier for a subscription merchant might name the contracting entity and owners, product URL, customer markets, licence or regulatory position, cards and bank-debit flows, currencies, expected volume, average ticket, disputes, recurring authority, settlement account and launch sequence. It also lists missing evidence and questions. OfferPSP shares the dossier for provider review without promising a route or revealing that provider to the merchant before acceptance.
B1
Identity and product
Company records, owners, directors, website, customer terms, product description, licences and restricted-market policy.
B2
Payment requirement
Customer and entity GEOs, PayIn and payout flows, methods, currencies, volume, ticket, limits, settlement and launch order.
B3
Risk and history
Traffic sources, processing statements, refunds, disputes, fraud and compliance controls, earlier constraints and unresolved risks.
B4
Decision log
Route rationale, freshness warnings, provider questions, acceptance or decline, missing-information requests and the introduction record.
Glossary
Matching-stage terms
- Qualified brief
- A merchant profile specific enough to screen for relevant routes and present coherently to a provider; it is not compliance approval.
- Indicative route information
- Available information used to assess possible fit before the provider confirms live availability and commercial terms.
- Provider acceptance
- The provider's explicit agreement to consider the identified merchant; it precedes identity disclosure and does not equal onboarding approval.
- Controlled introduction
- The coordinated point at which OfferPSP discloses the accepted parties and transfers the relevant context into a direct conversation.
Review process
What prevents a match from becoming a controlled introduction
OfferPSP can check whether a brief is complete within a planning range of 1–2 business days. Route screening and an interested provider's first review may take roughly 3–10 business days once the dossier is ready; due diligence, contracting and technical launch take additional weeks. These are not provider SLAs. Provider identity remains confidential until the provider explicitly accepts the merchant for an introduction.
Common brief mistakes
- A route match is described as provider approval or live commercial availability.
- The dossier omits the entity, website, licence, payment flow, volume or processing evidence needed for provider review.
- Provider identity is requested before the provider has received and accepted the merchant dossier.
What speeds up the provider decision
- Keep one structured dossier and answer every missing-information request against the same version.
- Record the route rationale, freshness warning and unresolved assumption instead of converting them into claims.
- Use one decision log for provider questions, acceptance, decline and the controlled introduction gate.
Matching inputs
Information that improves the match
Specific, current information improves the quality of every provider conversation.
Legal entity and product URL
Licence and operating status
Target markets and currencies
Methods, flows and settlement
Volume, ticket and processing history
Integration, timing and current blockers
Questions
What businesses usually ask
How long does PSP matching take?
PSP matching is fastest when the merchant profile is complete, but there is no fixed duration. Timing depends on profile complexity and current provider appetite, and it is separate from provider onboarding.
Why do you not publish the full PSP list?
A public list creates low-signal outreach and exposes commercial relationships without proving fit. We disclose a relevant provider through a controlled qualification and introduction process.
What happens if the first provider declines?
We record the reason where available, protect the provider’s identity and assess whether another genuinely compatible route exists. A decline is not hidden or relabelled as an approval.
Does a shortlist contain final commercial terms?
A PSP shortlist does not contain final commercial terms. It can include indicative route information, but pricing, limits, reserves, settlement and contracts are confirmed by the provider after due diligence.
Related payment briefs
Continue the research
Private qualification
Describe the route that must work.
Share the company, target GEOs, vertical, methods, volume and current constraint. We will assess the next useful step without publishing your provider search.