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Global Payment Intermediary

Payments
Without Borders

MeridAx connects merchants and card issuers to the world’s best acquiring banks — delivering superior approval rates, lower MDR, and complete payment infrastructure. Low, medium, and high-risk welcome.

98.7%
Approval Rate
40+
Bank Partners
72h
Onboarding
180+
Countries
98.7%
Average Approval Rate
40+
Acquiring Bank Partners
350+
Merchants & Issuers Served
99.9%
Platform Uptime

Not a Processor.
A Strategic Connector.

We sit between merchants, card issuers, and the global banking network — matching, negotiating, integrating, and managing so you get outcomes you could never achieve alone.

01

You Tell Us Your Needs

Business type, vertical, volume, geography, and processing challenges. The more detail, the better our match.

02

We Match & Negotiate

Right acquiring bank from 40+ partners, negotiating rates your volume alone could never achieve.

03

You Go Live Fast

Most merchants connected within 72 hours. Card programmes in 4–8 weeks. We handle the entire bank relationship.

04

We Manage Ongoing

Continuous AI monitoring, chargeback management, compliance oversight, and proactive optimisation — included.

Complete Payment Infrastructure
for Every Business Type

High-Risk Acquiring

Gaming, crypto, nutraceuticals, forex, travel, adult content — right specialist bank for your vertical. No sudden shutdowns.

High Risk Specialist
🌐

Payment Gateway Connectivity

Single integration to battle-tested gateways across our global bank network. Multi-acquirer redundancy built in.

Core Infrastructure
🌍

Multi-Currency Processing

Accept and settle in 135+ currencies. Improves approval rates and enables true checkout localisation globally.

135+ Currencies
🔄

Intelligent Routing

Smart real-time routing across multiple acquirers. Optimal path per transaction. Recovers declined revenue automatically.

Smart Routing
💸

Alternative Payment Methods

Bank transfers, e-wallets, SEPA, BNPL, crypto, QR payments — 150+ methods across 60+ countries.

150+ Methods
⚖️

Chargeback Management

Pre-dispute alerts, professional representment, and ratio management to keep accounts protected and scheme-compliant.

Full Lifecycle
🛡️

3D Secure 2.1 & 2.2

Frictionless authentication for genuine customers. PSD2 and SCA compliant. Reduces fraud without impacting approvals.

PSD2 Compliant
🤖

AI Fraud Screening

Real-time ML models score every transaction. Device fingerprinting, velocity checks, and behavioural analytics.

Machine Learning
📊

AI Analytics Dashboard

Proprietary intelligence across all connected banks. Approval rates by acquirer, BIN, geography.

Proprietary AI
🏛️

BIN Sponsorship

Connect to BIN sponsors globally — essential for fintechs launching card programmes without direct scheme membership.

Visa & Mastercard
💳

Credit Card Programme

Full lifecycle from application through to statement generation. Connected to processors across Africa, Asia and Europe.

Full Lifecycle
🏧

Debit Card Programme

Real-time debit connected to your core banking system. Online, contactless, ATM, and POS — all major schemes.

Real-Time Debit
🎫

Prepaid Card Programme

Open or closed loop prepaid for fintechs, travel cards, corporate expense, and government disbursement programmes.

Open & Closed Loop
📱

Virtual Card Issuance

Instant API-driven virtual card generation. Single-use or multi-use cards issued in milliseconds.

API-Driven
⚙️

Authorisation Switching

Sub-100ms switching to all major card schemes. Full fall-back and contingency routing.

Sub-100ms
🔐

Network Tokenisation

Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay connectivity. Improves CNP approval rates and reduces fraud.

Apple / Google Pay
📊

Clearing & Settlement

Automated clearing and multi-currency net settlement via our processor connections.

Automated
🛡️

3DS ACS (EMV 3DS 2.2)

Access Control Server connectivity for compliant cardholder authentication. Risk-based and frictionless flows.

EMV 3DS 2.2

A Global Connector.
Not a Processor.

MeridAx was built on a simple insight: the best payment outcomes come from having the right bank for each merchant — not one-size-fits-all processing.

🌐

Global Reach

Active connections across 180+ countries with in-region expertise in every major market.

🤝

Bank-First Model

Direct relationships with 40+ acquiring banks. Our volume gives you rates you can’t negotiate alone.

Speed to Market

Most merchants connected within 72 hours. Card programmes live in 4–8 weeks.

🔒

Risk Expertise

High-risk is our speciality — not our exception. We understand the verticals traditional banks avoid.

Our Mission

To eliminate the barriers that prevent good businesses from accessing reliable, fairly priced payment processing. Every merchant and card issuer deserves a banking connection that works.

Our Model

We are not a payment processor. We are a specialist intermediary — using our deep banking network, negotiating power, and payment expertise to connect clients to the right processing partner.

Our Commitment

Transparency in everything. We will never recommend a banking partner that isn’t right for your business. We will never charge fees we haven’t disclosed.

Why Merchants
Choose MeridAx

MeridAx has built the banking relationships that let us say yes where others say no.

01

Unrivalled Global Bank Network

40+ acquiring bank relationships globally. Right partner for your vertical, volume, and geography — connected fast.

02

Rates You Can’t Negotiate Alone

Aggregated volume gives us genuine pricing leverage. We consistently negotiate MDR rates below what merchants achieve directly.

03

High Risk is Our Core

Gaming, crypto, nutraceuticals, adult, firearms, forex — we have the underwriting and monitoring infrastructure to serve these verticals properly.

04

Single Integration. Multiple Banks.

Connect once and access our entire global network. Adding redundancy or entering new markets requires no re-integration.

98.7%
Average approval rate across all verticals
Industry Leading
40+
Global acquiring bank partnerships
Network Depth
72h
Average merchant onboarding time
Fast Activation
135+
Currencies supported globally
Global Coverage

Why Card Issuers
Choose MeridAx

Whether launching a new card programme or migrating infrastructure, MeridAx removes the complexity and delivers results in weeks.

01

Launch in 4–8 Weeks, Not 18 Months

Our established processor and BIN sponsor connections get card programmes live in weeks versus the 12–18 months needed to build direct scheme relationships.

02

One Relationship. Full Infrastructure.

Switching, tokenisation, 3DS ACS, clearing, settlement — single MeridAx connection. No fragmented vendor management.

03

All Card Types. All Major Schemes.

Credit, debit, prepaid, virtual, and co-badge across Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay, and local networks.

04

Africa, Asia & Eastern Europe Specialists

Deep regulatory and processor knowledge in the markets where scheme relationships are most complex to build independently.

4–8wk
Average card programme launch timeline
Fast to Market
4
Card types: Credit, Debit, Prepaid, Virtual
Full Range
<100ms
Authorisation switching response time
High Performance
3DS2
EMV 3DS 2.1 & 2.2 ACS connectivity
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What Our Clients
Say About MeridAx

“MeridAx connected our gaming business to the right acquiring bank within 72 hours after three prior rejections. Our approval rate is now consistently above 93%.”

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Client name withheld for confidentiality
COO — Online Gaming Operator, Central Europe
★★★★★

“MeridAx launched our prepaid card programme across three West African markets in under 8 weeks. Their expertise in African payments is outstanding.”

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CEO — Fintech Card Issuer, West Africa
★★★★★

“MeridAx reduced our effective MDR by 0.8% within 30 days. That’s a material number when you’re processing at scale.”

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CFO — E-Commerce Group, Greater China
★★★★★

“When our acquirer terminated with 48 hours notice, MeridAx had us live with a new banking partner within three days. That kind of speed is genuinely rare.”

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Client name withheld for confidentiality
Director of Payments — Travel Platform, Japan
★★★★★

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Processing?

Tell us about your business and a payments specialist will reach out within one business day with a tailored proposal.

No obligation — free assessment
All verticals considered — low, medium & high risk
Response within one business day
Most merchants live within 72 hours of approval

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Every Payment Product
You Could Need

Merchant — Core
  • Payment Gateway Connectivity
  • High-Risk Acquiring
  • Medium-Risk Acquiring
  • Low-Risk Acquiring
  • Multi-Currency Processing
  • Multi-Acquirer Routing
  • Recurring Billing
  • Subscription Management
  • MOTO Processing
  • Marketplace Payments
Merchant — Risk & Security
  • 3DS 2.1 & 2.2
  • AI Fraud Screening
  • Chargeback Management
  • Chargeback Representment
  • Network Tokenisation
  • PCI DSS Compliance
  • AI Analytics Dashboard
  • KYC / AML Onboarding
Card Issuers — Products
  • Credit Card Programme
  • Debit Card Programme
  • Prepaid Card Programme
  • Virtual Card Issuance
  • Corporate Card Programme
  • Co-Badge Programme
  • BIN Sponsorship
  • Card Lifecycle Management
  • Loyalty & Rewards
  • Instalment Products
Card Issuers — Infrastructure
  • Authorisation Switching
  • 3DS ACS (EMV 3DS 2.2)
  • Network Tokenisation
  • Apple / Google / Samsung Pay
  • PIN Management
  • Clearing & Settlement
  • Dispute Management
  • AI Fraud Detection
  • Card Personalisation Bureau
  • Scheme Compliance
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