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Out-of-date lists
Databases and bought lists can't keep up with how fast merchants launch.
Early-warning merchant intelligence
See tomorrow's
merchants today.
Merchant Scanner finds emerging online merchants before anyone else, then carries them all the way: meet them at events, reach them by email, collect their onboarding file and match them with the acquirer that will say yes.
- New merchants discovered and scored every day
- Badges and business cards scanned straight into your pipeline
- Onboarding, risk review and acquirer placement in the same platform
Discovers merchants from
- Newly registered domains
- App Store and Google Play
- Gambling licence registers
- Certificate transparency logs
- Ad libraries
- Regulator warning lists
The challenge
Static lists leave opportunity on the table.
By the time most databases list a merchant, your competitors already know about them. And finding the merchant is only the start: the meeting, the follow-up, the paperwork and the acquirer each live in a different tool.
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Missed early movers
The weeks after launch are when merchants pick a provider. Most lists arrive later.
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Event leads go cold
Business cards sit in a drawer while the follow-up waits for someone to type them in.
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Onboarding by email
Documents chased one by one, then a file sent to acquirers that were never going to approve it.
One platform
From first signal to live merchant.
Six stages, one record per merchant. Every step adds to the same history, so whoever picks it up next knows exactly where it stands.
01Discover
New merchants, scored
Newly registered domains, app stores, licence registers, certificate logs and ad libraries are watched every day. Each merchant's website is read, classified and scored from 0 to 100.
Merchant discovery →02Meet
Lead Scanner and Conferences
Photograph a badge or business card at an event and the contact, QR code and vertical are read and saved. The Conferences view ranks who is worth meeting, and why.
Conference Lead Scanner →03Reach
Outreach campaigns
Segmented email campaigns sent from your own team's mailboxes, at a safe daily pace, with replies, bounces and unsubscribes tracked automatically.
From lead to outreach →04Onboard
Private onboarding links
The merchant completes the application and uploads KYC documents on a private link. You see progress by section and document, and are told the moment they open, upload or submit.
Merchant onboarding →05Underwrite
Identity and risk review
Review the business identity, then get a risk assessment with clear flags, including any match on a regulator warning list, before the file goes anywhere.
Identity and risk review →06Place
Acquirer Matching
See which acquirers fit the merchant and why, send the file to one or several, and follow each answer: information requested, approved with a merchant ID, or declined.
Acquirer Matching →Lead Scanner · Conferences
Every conference contact, in the pipeline before the coffee break ends.
Open the Lead Scanner on your phone, point it at a badge or business card and it reads the name, company, email, website, QR code and vertical. Check the details, tap save, and the contact is in your pipeline.
- Camera-first capture. Works in the phone's browser and can be added to the home screen; no separate app to install.
- Vertical evidence. The industry is read from the card itself and kept apart from what the website later shows.
- Straight into the workflow. The contact lands in sales and onboarding, ready for follow-up.
Suggested meetings
Know who to meet before you land.
Load a conference's attendee list and Merchant Scanner ranks the people worth meeting, with the reason for each: their vertical, what their website shows and whether they already have a payment provider.
Guide: capturing leads at payment conferences →Merchant onboarding
Onboarding files that complete themselves.
Each merchant gets a private link to fill in the application and upload KYC documents. Your team watches the file fill up and gets an email when the merchant opens the link, uploads a document or submits.
- Progress you can see. Every section and every document tracked, with a clear "what to do now" on each merchant.
- Identity review. Confirm the business entity behind the website before underwriting starts.
- Risk assessment. Clear risk flags, including a match on a regulator warning list, before the file goes to anyone.
Acquirer Matching
Send each file to the acquirers that will say yes.
Acquirer Matching reads the risk assessment and shows which acquirers fit the merchant, why, what they will still ask for, and which would decline. Choose one or several; each acquirer reviews the file on its own private link.
- Explained, not a black box. Every suggestion lists its reasons. Override it with your own choice and a short reason.
- One shared history. The acquirer asks for information, approves with a merchant ID or declines, and the merchant's stage follows.
Who it's for
Built for the teams that win merchants.
ISOs and agents
Fill the funnel with merchants you found first, and hand each one over with a complete file.
Acquirers and PSPs
Give business development a live view of new merchants in the verticals you board.
Payment facilitators
Spot new platforms early and onboard them through one consistent flow.
Payment introducers
Match each merchant with the right acquirer and follow every answer in one place.
Supported verticals
High-value industries. Real opportunities.
Configure Merchant Scanner for high-risk, standard-compliance or mixed acquisition strategies.
- GamblingOnline gaming
- GamingGames and platforms
- CryptoWeb3 and wallets
- AdultAdult commerce
- DatingDating and social
- Forex / TradingBrokers and trading
- CBDSpecialist commerce
- NutraSupplements
- SubscriptionRecurring models
- CustomOther verticals
Pricing
A plan for every stage of growth.
Use Merchant Scanner as a monthly SaaS product, a branded white-label platform or a tailored enterprise deployment.
Growth
€299 / month
For smaller teams getting started with merchant discovery and outreach.
- Full merchant discovery
- Industry classification and scoring
- Contact information
- Lead Scanner for events
- Standard reporting
Pro
€990 / month
For established teams that need more volume, qualification and workflow.
- Everything in Growth
- Higher discovery volumes
- Advanced filtering and scoring
- Outreach campaigns and CRM workflow
- Conference meeting suggestions
- Priority support
White Label
From €7,500 setup + custom monthly
For companies that want their own branded Merchant Scanner.
- Branded platform and domain
- Custom qualification configuration
- Merchant onboarding and acquirer workflow
- Optional custom sources
- Onboarding, training and ongoing support
Enterprise
Custom
For tailored deployments across discovery, onboarding and placement.
- Everything in Pro
- Onboarding, underwriting and Acquirer Matching
- Your own acquirer panel
- Custom features and sources
- Dedicated onboarding and enterprise support
Guides
Merchant acquisition, explained.
Practical guides for payment sales and onboarding teams, from finding a merchant to getting it approved.
Prospecting
How to find new merchant leads before your competitors do
Where new merchants first appear, how to qualify them and when to reach out.
Read the guide →OnboardingMerchant onboarding checklist: the documents acquirers ask for
The KYC and KYB file, section by section, and how to collect it without chasing.
Read the guide →EventsCapturing and following up leads at payment conferences
Plan meetings, scan badges and cards, and follow up while they still remember you.
Read the guide →PlacementHow to match a merchant with the right acquirer
The criteria acquirers screen on and how to send a file that gets a fast answer.
Read the guide →Frequently asked questions
Merchant Scanner, answered.
What payment companies, acquirers, PSPs and ISOs ask before they use Merchant Scanner.
What is Merchant Scanner?
Merchant Scanner is a merchant acquisition platform for payment companies. It discovers emerging online merchants, scores each opportunity, captures leads at conferences, runs email outreach, collects the merchant's onboarding file and suggests which acquirer fits it, so one team can take a merchant from first signal to approval.
Who uses Merchant Scanner?
Payment service providers, acquirers, ISOs, payment facilitators and other business-development teams that sell payment processing and need a steady flow of new merchants, including teams that focus on high-risk verticals. Leads for ISOs and acquirers →
How is it different from a merchant database or a bought lead list?
Static databases and lead lists are compiled once and age quickly. Merchant Scanner monitors commercial signals continuously, so new merchants surface while they are still early, each with a score and the commercial context your sales team needs to decide whether to reach out. Guide: how to find new merchant leads →
Which industries does Merchant Scanner cover?
Gambling, gaming, crypto, adult, dating, forex and trading, CBD, nutra and subscription businesses, plus custom verticals on request. It can be configured for high-risk, standard-compliance or mixed acquisition strategies. High-risk merchant leads →
Can we capture leads at conferences with Merchant Scanner?
Yes. The Lead Scanner works in the phone's browser and can be added to the home screen: photograph a badge or business card and it reads the contact details, the QR code and the vertical, then saves the contact into your pipeline. The Conferences view ranks the attendees worth meeting and says why. Conference Lead Scanner →
Does Merchant Scanner help us onboard merchants?
Yes. Each merchant gets a private onboarding link to complete the application and upload KYC documents. Your team sees progress by section and by document, is told when the merchant opens the link, uploads a file or submits, and reviews the business identity before underwriting. Merchant onboarding →
How does Acquirer Matching work?
Acquirer Matching reads the underwriting result, including risk class, vertical, region, monthly volume, chargeback ratio and recurring billing, and suggests the acquirers that fit the merchant, why they fit, what is still missing and which would decline. Each acquirer then reviews the file on its own private link and can request information, approve with a merchant ID or decline. Acquirer Matching →
Does Merchant Scanner find contact details?
Yes. For each qualified merchant it looks for contact paths such as email addresses and phone numbers, and the workflow takes a lead from discovery to outreach and your CRM in one place.
How much does Merchant Scanner cost?
Growth is €299 per month and Pro is €990 per month. White Label starts from a €7,500 setup fee plus a custom monthly fee, and Enterprise deployments are priced individually.
Can we run Merchant Scanner under our own brand?
Yes. The White Label plan gives you a branded platform on your own domain, with custom qualification configuration, optional custom sources, onboarding and training, and ongoing support. White label in detail →
How do we see Merchant Scanner in action?
Watch the 70-second product video, or email sales@getmerchantscanner.com to request a private demo for your team. Watch the product video →
Merchant acquisition for payment teams
Turn market intelligence into live merchants.
Discover, meet, onboard and place new merchants with one continuous workflow.