FT3 Nexus combines market strategy with commercial execution — led by operators who’ve sat in the seats at AmEx, Visa and Worldpay.
From deciding where and how to expand to building partnerships, distribution and the commercial path forward, we stay involved from strategy through execution.
Launch opens markets. Pay moves money. Nexus drives growth.
Start wherever you need us.
Most decisions don't need an outside team. These do. When the stakes are high, the playbook isn't obvious, and the cost of getting it wrong runs into months or millions — that's when our operators step in.
Brazil, Singapore, Mexico — or expanding from one of them into the US. Entity structure, banking strategy, local payment methods, regulatory posture. Decisions made in week one shape what’s possible in year one. We compress 12–18 months of trial-and-error into weeks of operator-led execution.
Authorization rates flat. Processing cost creeping up. Checkout converting below benchmark. Funds locked in a reserve nobody’s chasing. Most teams start at the gateway — the leak is usually upstream: checkout flow, MID and MCC classification, account and provider settings, stale credentials on recurring billing, retry logic that burns issuer trust instead of recovering revenue. We audit the whole path, fix what’s leaking, and build the case to get held funds released. Industry research puts the prize at a 10–28% conversion lift.
An underwriter is asking questions you can’t answer. A bank wants your ownership structure explained. A jurisdiction shifted the rules under a market you’re already selling into. Your file reads risky to people who’ve never met you. We design the compliance posture your regulator, bank, and board need to see — from people who’ve sat on the other side of the table.
You have a product. The market is real. But the channels and partners to scale aren’t obvious. We design the GTM, identify the right partners, and where they’re in our network, we make the introduction. Weeks to a working channel, not quarters of cold outreach.
Series B prep. M&A readiness. A funding round where the board wants the international growth story locked. Operator-led work on the cross-border narrative, structure, and banking relationships that need to be real, not theoretical. Stronger story, smaller diligence gaps, better terms.
Add payouts, a wallet, or seller disbursements and you may already be a money services business. In the US that’s FinCEN registration plus a money transmitter license in every state you touch — NMLS filings, surety bonds, net-worth minimums. In Canada, one FINTRAC registration covers all thirteen provinces and territories, but you must be registered before you serve a single Canadian. We map what applies, run the applications, and keep renewals and audits from becoming someone’s forgotten job.
Most engagements give you a deck and a smile. Or a portal and a ticket queue. Neither solves the problem. Operators do.
Every engagement starts with a clear commercial objective, defined scope and aligned economics. FT3 can lead a specific expansion initiative or operate as your ongoing international commercial partner.
A focused engagement around a specific growth objective — market entry, payments optimization, regulatory readiness, partnerships, distribution or capital strategy. FT3 leads the work and coordinates execution.
For businesses and partners with ongoing international growth needs. FT3 operates as an extension of your team — helping build markets, partnerships and revenue channels while coordinating the specialists and infrastructure behind them.
A quick comparison of where teams typically turn for cross-border decisions, and where FT3 fits.
| What you usually get | Big Four / Strategy firms | Self-serve platforms | FT3 Nexus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operators in the room | — Junior analysts | — No humans | ✓ AmEx, Visa, Worldpay |
| Specialist network coordinated | — Hand-off to vendors | — Find your own | ✓ Under one engagement |
| Strategy + execution under one team | — Strategy only | — Execution only | ✓ Both, connected |
| Built for complex / regulated industries | — Risk-averse | — Filtered out | ✓ Our sweet spot |
| Engagement starts | $100K+ minimum | Self-serve | $10K–$25K typical |
| Timeline to value | 8–16 weeks to deck | You're on your own | 4–8 weeks, with execution path |
Book a discovery call. We'll listen, ask honest questions, and tell you whether FT3 Nexus is the right fit — before anything else.