Onboarding Friction with New Acquiring Partners
Anyone else finding that the KYC/KYB process for new acquiring partners has become increasingly cumbersome over the last 12-18 months? It feels like the paperwork and verification steps have doubled, even for established entities with clean records. This extended onboarding timeline can be a real headache when trying to diversify payment rails quickly or bring on a new regional partner.
It's almost as if they've collectively decided that the best way to accelerate the future of finance is by thoroughly investigating its past, one document at a time. My personal record for the longest KYC turnaround is now pushing five months, and that was for a known entity. Perhaps they're just training us for the patience required in long-term investing?