AdvisoryBrokr · strategic payments advisory

Why an independent broker

Most "payments consultants" aren't really independent.

They sell licenced platforms, embed their own gateway, or run reseller agreements that quietly steer recommendations. We're paid for the work, not the placement.

What we're not

Not a reseller. We don't license a platform we then "advise" you to deploy.
Not a generalist. Payments is our entire focus, not part of a broader management consulting practice.
Not Big 4. No partner pyramid, no junior team running the engagement, no €450/hour blended rate.
Not opaque. Every commercial relationship we have is disclosed up front, in writing.

What we are

Direct operator experience. 10+ years inside the industry, sales leadership at Tier 1 PSPs, the actual negotiating table.
Active market intelligence. We run live commercial relationships with multiple PSPs. We know what's actually being offered right now.
Founder-led. The person you brief is the person doing the work. No handoff.
Conflict transparency. If there's a referral relationship that could colour a recommendation, we say so before the engagement starts.

Engagement formats

Three formats. Scope what you need.

Fixed-fee where possible. We hate hourly rates as much as you do.

diagnostic

Payment health check

€2,500 fixed · 2 weeks

Full audit of your current PSP, gateway, and acquirer relationships
Effective-rate analysis across last 6 months of statements
Identification of fee leakage, contract risks, and underused features
Written report with quantified savings opportunities and switch costs
One follow-up session to walk through findings

Brief us

most common

Project engagement

€8k–€25k scoped · 4–12 weeks

Vendor selection, long-list to short-list with weighted scoring
RFP authoring, issuance, and response evaluation
Contract negotiation: rates, terms, indemnity, liability caps
Migration planning and implementation oversight
Direct involvement with your finance, ops, and legal teams

Scope a project

ongoing

Strategic retainer

€3.5k+ per month · 6mo min

1–2 days/month of senior advisory time
Quarterly review of your payment stack and commercial terms
Ad-hoc support on partner negotiations, board prep, M&A diligence
Priority response on incidents and contract events
Quarterly market briefing on PSP pricing and product shifts

Discuss a retainer

How we work

Four principles. No exceptions.

01 · DISCLOSURE

Conflicts on the deck.

If we have a referral relationship with a PSP under consideration, it's in writing before the engagement starts. You decide whether to include them.

02 · FIXED FEE

No hourly bill.

Engagements are scoped and quoted up front. If scope grows, we tell you, agree it, and re-paper. Never bury it in a monthly invoice.

03 · FOUNDER-LED

No handoff.

The person you brief does the work. Where specialist input is needed, we bring it in transparently. Never substituted in silently.

04 · DOCUMENTED

Every recommendation in writing.

Verbal advice is forgettable and contestable. Every recommendation lands as a written deliverable you can circulate to a board.

Who you're working with

Founder-led. Senior throughout.

Kevin Griffin

Founder · Director

10+

Years in payments

€300M+

Volume influenced

Kevin has spent a decade inside the payments industry, most recently in senior commercial leadership at a Tier 1 payments provider, leading relationships with merchants across hospitality, retail and ecom. Before that, sales leadership roles across multiple Tier 1 PSPs.

He started PayBrokr because the consultancy market had a structural gap: nobody was offering Irish SMEs and mid-market businesses genuinely independent payments advice. The big firms wouldn't take a €15k project. The "independents" turned out to be resellers. The market needed someone who'd actually negotiated contracts from the PSP side.

Every advisory engagement is run directly by Kevin. No partner pitches, no associate handoffs.

For when a brokered deal isn't enough.

Three ways we work.