PaymentsNova Decision Tool
Payment Stack Action Plan
After diagnosis, the priority is not adding more integrations: it is deciding what to fix first, what to validate and who should own it.
1. Prioritize by impact, not convenience
Start with gaps capable of interrupting funds movement, blocking markets, degrading acceptance or preventing operational recovery.
| Area | Question | Priority | Next action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuity | Can it stop collections, payouts or market access? | Critical / High / Medium | Define mitigation and alternate route |
| Acceptance | Does it affect conversion, authorization rate or method availability? | High / Medium | Validate data and cause before changing routing |
| Provider | Is there dependency, an underwriting restriction or unconfirmed coverage? | Critical / High | Confirm directly with provider |
| Settlement | Can it concentrate funds, delay liquidity or create treasury risk? | Critical / High | Map funds, frequency and contingency |
| Reconciliation | Does it prevent explaining balances, fees, refunds or payouts? | High | Define source of truth and matching |
| Operations | Is ownership, alerting, escalation or procedure missing? | High / Medium | Assign ownership and runbook |
2. Separate facts from assumptions
Mark as pending anything that depends on provider availability, jurisdiction, underwriting, compliance, pricing, reserves, limits or supported assets/networks.
3. Assign an owner and evidence
Each action needs an owner, evidence required to close it and a subsequent decision. A plan without ownership becomes backlog.
4. Turn decisions into architecture
Once critical points are validated, update the Architecture Brief, funds flow, routing, redundancy, settlement and operating procedures.
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