Services

Advisory support across sponsor bank readiness, onboarding and ecosystem enablement.

FTAS helps banks, fintechs, payment providers and enterprise businesses move from concept to market through readiness assessment, partner enablement and coordinated implementation.

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Sponsor Bank Readiness

Readiness assessments, partner suitability evaluations, banking model advisory and sponsor bank engagement support.

  • Commercial readiness and banking model advisory
  • Onboarding preparation and documentation review
  • Sponsor bank engagement planning
02

Partner Onboarding & Enablement

End-to-end onboarding coordination, documentation management and ecosystem integration to accelerate time to market.

  • Operating model alignment
  • Implementation planning and stakeholder coordination
  • Partner enablement across banks, fintechs and payment ecosystems
03

Banking & Payments Advisory

Strategic advisory across embedded finance, BaaS, payment solutions, card issuing and digital banking.

  • Settlement models and API-enabled banking
  • Payment and card issuing proposition support
  • Ecosystem partnership design
04

Technology & Ecosystem Solutions

Technology partner enablement, platform strategy and implementation coordination across the banking ecosystem.

  • Solution architecture advisory
  • Digital integration across banks, fintechs and payment ecosystems
  • Technology partner coordination
05

Commercial & Partnership Advisory

Business model design, commercial structuring and partnership strategy that create sustainable long-term value.

  • Pricing strategy and commercial model development
  • Partnership negotiations and sponsor bank matching
  • Ecosystem growth strategies
06

Governance & Regulatory Readiness

Initial governance, operational and regulatory readiness assessments to identify onboarding requirements and implementation priorities.

  • Documentation gap and readiness assessment
  • Governance responsibility clarification
  • Structured referral to Elysian for specialist compliance, risk and ongoing regulatory support

Training academies

Specialist programmes for alliance banking, embedded finance, BaaS and payments teams.

Financial Training Academy

Core financial services foundations for banking and fintech teams.

Banking Masterclass

Deep-dive banking operations and products.

Alliance Banking Academy

Sponsor bank, BIN sponsorship and partner ecosystem models.

Embedded Finance Academy

Embedding financial products into non-bank platforms.

Banking-as-a-Service Academy

BaaS operating models, risk and commercial design.

FinTech Strategy Academy

Market positioning, partnerships and commercialisation.

Digital Banking Transformation Academy

Modernising banking platforms and operating models.

Payments Academy

South African payments landscape, products and innovation.

Engagement options

Flexible structures depending on internal capacity and urgency.

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