I introduce fintechs, platforms and merchants to licensed providers for accounts, IBANs, cards and acquiring, and run the RFPs that get you there.
I know the market and the people in it. I match your business, model and risk profile to providers I have seen deliver, and I make the introduction warm. An introduction costs you nothing.
I turn your requirements into a proper RFP and compare responses on fit, cost and speed.
Licensing routes, scheme relationships and the decisions a board needs sized before it commits.
Marc Conway, founder and sole director, with more than twenty years in payments and networking across the UK, Europe, the US and the UAE. The person you talk to is the person doing the thinking.
Every provider is scored on the same three things, so you get a clear pick and the reasons behind it, not a directory to wade through.
Clients stay confidential, so these are described, not named.
Higher-risk merchant, turned away on sector alone. I found a sponsor that understood the model and ran the onboarding with them.
A platform outgrowing its first provider. I ran an RFP across five licensed institutions and scored them on fit, cost and speed.
An investor sizing a payments target. I pressure-tested the licence perimeter, the revenue quality and the key-person risk.
An introduction costs you nothing. A provider may pay me an introducer fee, and if they do, I tell you in writing before I introduce you.
Consultancy work is a fixed fee or a day rate, agreed in a written scope before anyone starts. No meters running quietly in the background.
7 Seas Consultants Ltd. delivers world-class payment solutions for us at Keeva Travel. Their expertise in e-commerce payments, RFP management, and multi-currency IBAN setup is second to none. They are knowledgeable, responsive, and make things easy for us. Totally recommend 7 Seas if you want to scale your business operations.
We've worked with Marc and his company for many years and across multiple companies and sectors. 7 Seas offers a no-nonsense approach with sensible, robust solutions that enable my team and our projects to fly. If you want a serious customer services focused team, twinned with a laser-focus on commercials, this is the team and company you should work with!
We have both utilised this consultancy ourselves, as well as recommended them to our clients, several times. Always very well informed, well connected and highly knowledgeable.
I've worked with Marc for the last eight years, first directly for him earlier in my career and then on multiple projects since. He's an outstanding manager who knows how to drive and motivate people, and he's been key in shaping payment strategies across issuing, acquiring and alternative payment methods. His first-hand experience across multiple jurisdictions means he not only has sharp insight into local card and payment markets but has also delivered solutions globally. Very few people in the industry have his depth and breadth of knowledge. If you need strategic direction on new payment solutions or on accelerating existing ones, Marc is the person to talk to. I highly recommend 7 Seas Consultants.
A free call usually tells you whether you need me at all. I reply within one working day.