FT3 Global was founded by payments veterans who spent 20+ years building acquiring relationships, navigating compliance, and helping businesses cross borders. We created FT3 because we knew there was a better way — one where businesses get a genuine partner, not just a service provider.
Global expansion is the most exciting growth move a business can make — and one of the most complex. Entity formation, banking access, payment acquiring, compliance, currency management. Each barrier can delay a business by months or kill momentum entirely.
FT3 was built to solve all of it from a single relationship. We're not a payments company that bolted on market-entry services. We're a global commerce partner — designed from day one to serve businesses that want to move beyond their home market, and partners who want to help them do it.
Our promise is simple: whatever it takes to get you live and growing internationally, we handle it. You focus on your business. We'll handle the borders.
Founder, builder, and global payments insider. Frederik has held senior leadership roles at American Express, Visa, Worldpay, and high-growth fintechs across four continents — North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. FT3 is a digital global boutique fintech: a platform, a team, and a partner network of regional experts — built to support the full business journey, from launch through scale. He's done this work from the inside. That's what makes FT3 different.
Whether launching new digital products, optimizing global acquiring, or navigating the compliance complexity of high-growth and sophisticated merchant models, Fredo has built the systems, the relationships, and the playbooks behind it. What sets him apart is the ability to connect the dots — across partners, regions, providers, and technologies — so clients make confident decisions and scale smarter.
"There's a huge gap between what payments platforms promise and what companies actually need. FT3 exists to close that gap — with flexible infrastructure, trusted advice, and people you can actually call."
Steve leads FT3's partner network and business development, drawing on deep experience in financial services and international business relationships. His focus is on building the FT3 Nexus partner program — giving professionals and organizations the tools to offer world-class global commerce solutions to their own clients.
Steve's approach to partnerships is built on transparency and shared upside. If our partners win, we win — it's the only way to build a network that lasts.
“The best partnerships aren’t signed — they’re earned. We build the kind of relationships where clients and partners come back because the value is real, not because they’re locked in.”
FT3's network spans four continents. We have active operations, acquirer relationships, and partner networks across the markets that matter most for global commerce.
Whether you're a business ready to go global or a professional wanting to add global commerce to your offering — we'd love to hear from you.