We build the payment stack for CFD and Forex brokers.
Tier 1 acquiring. Local methods. Multi-jurisdiction structure. CFD and Forex brokers sit in a category most mainstream processors won't touch — we bring the PSPs, the local acquiring, and the multi-jurisdiction structure that turn a broker payment stack from "approved everywhere" into "still processing two years later," with the methods every region your traders live in actually uses.
- License-matched acquiringAcquirers that take your jurisdiction
- Local acquiring + methodsPIX, UPI, SEPA, local bank transfers
- Multi-jurisdiction structureEU payment agent where needed
- Chargeback disciplineMulti-PSP distribution, dispute response
It's not about you. It's about leveraged products.
Acquiring banks see CFD and Forex brokers as high-risk for a few structural reasons — none of them about the quality of any individual operator. Leveraged products generate occasional disputes when traders lose money and look for someone to blame. Retail customer bases include first-time investors who chargeback decisions they later regret. Regulatory frameworks vary wildly by jurisdiction, which makes underwriting harder for banks that haven't built the muscle. We've broken down the broader category in our handbook article on what high risk payment processing actually means.
The result: mainstream processors like Stripe and Square won't onboard the category, and the PSPs that will are scattered across different regions, license types, and risk appetites. A broker trying to figure this out alone burns months on rejected applications and ends up on whichever acquirer said yes first — often the wrong one for their structure. The right framework is covered in how to choose a high-risk PSP.
The four pieces a CFD broker payment stack has to get right.
License-matched acquiring
Your license unlocks specific PSPs — not all of them. We match your existing license (or recommend the right one to add) to the acquirers that will actually onboard you, in the regions you process. The license is an input to the payment stack, not a checkbox.
Local acquiring + local methods
Cross-border card routing kills broker approval rates. We onboard local acquirers in each region you serve and add the methods your traders actually use — PIX in Brazil, UPI in India, SEPA across the EU, local bank transfers everywhere else. The deposit page adapts to the trader's geo.
Multi-jurisdiction structure
Offshore-only brokers hit walls fast — EU PSPs won't onboard a St. Lucia entity alone, and Tier 1 acquirers want to see a structure that matches their underwriting. We design the corporate setup that unlocks the PSPs you need, including EU payment agent entities where the customer mix requires it.
Chargeback + dispute discipline
Broker chargebacks are predictable and manageable when the stack is right. Multi-PSP distribution keeps any single MID well below scheme thresholds. Dispute response process, evidence collection from the trading platform, and customer-terms alignment all factor in. We help configure both the technical setup and the operational discipline.
Once the rails are in place, routing decides whether they perform. We layer payment orchestration on top — smart routing per region, retries on soft declines, cascading between PSPs so a single provider's outage doesn't take your deposit page offline. The mechanics behind each piece are in the handbook: why local acquiring lifts approval rates and what is payment cascading.
From brief to live, in three moves.
Typical first PSP live in 2-3 weeks with us, versus 4-6 weeks on direct applications that often need re-submission. The shortened timeline comes from existing acquirer relationships, not corners cut.
Audit your stack
Vertical, license, current corporate structure, current PSPs, target regions. From the brief we already know which acquirers will work with your existing setup — and which won't until something changes.
- Vertical + license fit check
- Current PSP + MID inventory
- Target-region acquiring gaps
Package + apply
Corporate documentation, compliance package, website audit, business model summary. Applications go through our existing PSP relationships — pre-vetted and properly formatted, so underwriting is days not weeks.
- Compliance package assembled
- Web audit against acquirer rules
- Applications via existing relationships
Live + optimize
MID configuration, integration, live transaction validation. Then ongoing: routing tuning, local methods per region, additional PSPs for redundancy, performance monitoring. The stack improves without you managing it.
- MID config + live validation
- Routing + local methods per region
- Ongoing redundancy + monitoring
Two brokers, two structures, both processing.
Local methods unlocked deposits a card-only broker lost.
A Mauritius-licensed broker was acquiring traders but losing them at the deposit page. Cards alone don't carry brokers in most non-US markets. We mapped local methods per geo, onboarded acquirers with broker-specific underwriting, and integrated alongside existing card processing. The deposit page started converting like it should.
From 40% to 80%+ approvals via EU payment agent structure.
A St. Lucia-based prop firm with EU customers couldn't get EU acquiring. We set up the Cyprus payment agent entity, onboarded three Tier 1 PSPs, and doubled their approval rate. Same multi-jurisdiction pattern that unlocks Tier 1 EU acquiring for offshore brokers.
Score your CFD brokers stack
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Brokers are one vertical we build for. The full payments engagement is the same model.
PSPs negotiated, structure incorporated, routing configured, rails integrated — across every vertical we serve. The broker-specific pieces above slot into the broader payments build.
Common questions from brokers.
Get your broker stack built.
Your license, your current setup, your target regions. We come back with the acquirers that will onboard you, the local methods each geo needs, and the structure to unlock both — and if you want us to build it, we start immediately.