A research and business case pack for payments organizations deciding where to invest in merchant onboarding. It turns loose claims about conversion, cost and speed into a register of tested and untested assumptions. Funding then follows evidence, and regulatory obligations are kept separate from interpretations that still need confirmation.
What's inside
The pack contains:<ul><li>a decision frame with conditions for use;</li><li>an inputs table and an evidence hierarchy;</li><li>a formula-based method with evidence weighting, scoring anchors and a decision rule;</li><li>a sourced regulatory baseline covering US ownership and due diligence rules, the EU AML Regulation and card data security;</li><li>approval gates, a risk register and KPI definitions;</li><li>a synthetic worked case with a failure case and a practice exercise;</li><li>editable tools, including an assumption register, a source log, a research-question list and a review record.</li></ul>
- Purpose and decision
- Context and applicability
- Inputs and evidence
- Definitions and assumptions
- Method and analytical logic
- Current-state assessment
- Options and business case
- Recommended design
- Execution and activation
- Governance and risk
- Measurement and benefits
- Worked example and practice
- Working tools and references