Stanchion is a trusted global PayTech integration partner that specializes in modernizing and optimizing payment system infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and payment processors. With a presence in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, Stanchion enables financial institutions to stay competitive by accelerating innovation and reducing complexity across their payment ecosystems.
With over two decades of domain expertise, Stanchion offers middleware, orchestration tools, and advisory services that streamline the rollout of new digital payment capabilities—while maintaining the security, reliability, and compliance required in today’s regulated environments.
Key Solutions
- Payment System Integration – connectors for card schemes, real-time payments, mobile wallets, and backend systems
- Tokenization & Secure Payments – EMV tokenization services and support for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay
- Issuer & Acquirer Middleware – switching, transaction routing, and payment orchestration
- Payment Lifecycle Management – tools for managing transaction flows, exceptions, and reconciliation
- Testing & Certification Tools – simulation platforms for certification, QA, and sandbox testing environments
Core Services
- Digital Payment Modernization – upgrade legacy core systems to support mobile-first and digital-native channels
- Fraud & Risk Management Integration – real-time fraud detection integration across payment rails
- Advisory & Project Delivery – consulting on ISO 20022 migration, EMV updates, scheme compliance, and system transformation
- Managed Services & Support – hosted and cloud-based delivery models with end-to-end support
Africa Presence
Stanchion has played a pivotal role in the digital payments evolution in South Africa, and has delivered strategic payment modernization programs for leading financial institutions across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and Namibia. Their technology is widely used to enable tap-to-pay, QR acceptance, and scheme tokenization for both issuing and acquiring banks.
Industries Served
- Retail and commercial banks
- Card issuers and merchant acquirers
- Payment processors and switches
- Mobile money and digital wallet providers
- National payment infrastructure operators
By enabling secure and agile payment innovation, Stanchion helps African financial institutions transition toward real-time, tokenized, and customer-centric payment environments.
Website: https://www.stanchionpayments.com
