ISO8583 & payment switching
Authorization flows, host integration, and legacy switch modernisation—engineers who have shipped on live rails.
Payments-only · AI-enabled
Specialist payments talent. Built for institutions that move money at scale.
We help banks, processors, and fintechs hire people who understand ISO8583, real-time rails, and fraud—not generalists who need six months to ramp. AI sharpens the match. Payments experts deliver the outcome.
Trusted by issuers, acquirers, gateways, and global capability centres across 40+ markets.
40k+
Payments professionals vetted
150+
Institution partners
400+
Payments skills mapped
14 days
Avg. shortlist turnaround
Generic recruiters miss what matters in payments.
A switch engineer is not a backend developer. A fraud analyst is not a data scientist. When hiring timelines slip, migration programmes stall and product launches slip quarters.
We exist because payments infrastructure demands domain depth—across issuing, acquiring, switching, compliance, and real-time settlement.
The Kinetic approach
- Payments-only focus — every search, assessment, and squad is scoped to BFSI and payments.
- AI-assisted matching — skill extraction and role fit, validated by human SMEs.
- Delivery, not just placement — managed teams and interview services that scale with you.
Depth across the payments stack
From card rails and merchant acquiring to ISO migration and fraud operations—we supply talent where your architecture actually lives.
ISO 20022 migration
Cross-border messaging, rich data payloads, and coexistence strategies for SWIFT and domestic RTGS programmes.
View expertise →Issuing & digital wallets
Card programme design, tokenisation, wallet integrations, and processor relationships.
View expertise →Fraud, risk & compliance
Transaction monitoring, AML/KYC orchestration, PCI-DSS programme owners, and chargeback operations.
1.4k+ specialists in active poolAcquiring & gateways
Merchant onboarding, POS logic, settlement engines, and API-first payment products.
View expertise →How we engage
One partner from role definition to validated hire—or embedded delivery when you need velocity.
Discovery → shortlist → validate → onboard
Scoped brief, AI-assisted search, SME technical validation, and compliance-ready onboarding. Typical shortlist in 14 days.
Book a discovery call →Profile → assess → match → grow
Build your payments skill profile, get matched to roles that fit your stack—not your job title alone.
Join talent network →Payments talent marketplace
Assessments, training, SME marketplace, and employer dashboards—extending the platform beyond search and placement.
See roadmap →AI that assists. Experts who decide.
Skill extraction & role matching
We map 400+ payments competencies—from clearing logic to cloud-native gateways—against your role spec and team context.
SME validation on every shortlist
Practitioners who have operated on Visa, Mastercard, SWIFT, and processor environments review fit before you interview.
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Score · SME validated
SME validated
Payments skill map
Built for payments leaders
"We cut integration hiring time by 40% because candidates actually understood our switch architecture—not just Java on a CV."
CTO · Tier-1 European bank
"Interview-as-a-Service freed our principal engineers from first-round screens. Reports were specific to PCI and auth flows."
Head of Engineering · Payment gateway
"Finally a partner that speaks ISO 20022, not just 'payments experience.' Our migration programme stayed on track."
Programme Director · Global processor
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Are you a staffing agency?
We are a payments talent intelligence company. Search and placement are how we start—but our model is built on domain assessments, AI skill profiling, and SME validation, not volume recruiting.
Which roles do you fill most often?
Payment switch engineers, gateway developers, fraud analysts, PCI programme leads, product managers for payment products, QA for certification labs, and engineering leaders for migration programmes.
How does AI fit into your process?
AI extracts skills from resumes and maps them to payments taxonomies. Humans—specifically payments SMEs—validate every shortlist. We do not auto-place candidates without expert review.
Do you support contract and permanent hiring?
Yes—permanent, contract, executive search, managed delivery squads, and SME-led interview services. See our services page for detail.
Your next payments hire shouldn't take a quarter to find.
Talk to a partner who understands your stack—and ships validated talent to your timeline.