Architects Assemble

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Payment Infrastructure Platform for CTOs and Engineering Leaders at Funded Fintechs

LondonJoined November 2024

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We help CTOs and VP Engineering teams at Series A-C fintechs get audit-ready, acquirer-ready, and agentic-payment-ready — without the £200K consulting engagement. 25 purpose-built tools covering PCI-DSS v4.0.1, agentic payment infrastructure, acquirer due diligence, and AWS payment architecture. Based in London. Platform at syncyourcloud.io

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Architecture reviews and PCI DSS gap analysis for engineering teams building agent-based payment systems. Infrastructure governance and ongoing compliance support via Sync Your Cloud membership. syncyourcloud.io

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AAArchitects Assembleblog.syncyourcloud.ioJun 20 · 7 min read

AWS Cost Optimisation for UK Fintechs — Why Generic Advice Doesn't Work for Payment Infrastructure

Most AWS cost optimisation guides ignore PCI-DSS scope, regulatory burst capacity, and payment-specific architecture constraints. Here's what UK fintechs actually need to know. Why Generic Cost Optimi

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AAArchitects Assembleblog.syncyourcloud.ioJun 19 · 8 min read

What Is Your AWS Payment Infrastructure Actually Costing You? Most CTOs Underestimate by 40%

Incident loss, security overhead, AWS waste, and operational toil — four costs most funded fintechs aren't measuring. Here's how to model all four. At some point in the next board meeting, investor up

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AAArchitects Assembleblog.syncyourcloud.ioJun 17 · 7 min read

Your Payment Latency Is Costing You Merchants — How to Know Before They Tell You

Most fintechs don't know their end-to-end payment performance until a merchant complains. By then the conversation is already about churn, not optimisation. The Merchant Conversation You Don't Want to

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AAArchitects Assembleblog.syncyourcloud.ioJun 16 · 8 min read

Why Your QSA Keeps Sending Your Cardholder Data Flow Diagram Back . What It's Costing Your Audit Timeline

Every revision cycle adds QSA day rates, delays your acquirer onboarding, and pushes your go-live. Here's how to get the diagram right first time. The Hidden Cost of Getting It Wrong A stalled PCI-DSS

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AAArchitects Assembleblog.syncyourcloud.ioJun 14 · 8 min read

The 6 Reasons Acquiring Banks Reject Fintech Applications And How to Fix Them Before You Apply

Most fintechs find out they aren't ready during due diligence. By then you' are looking at 3-6 months of delay minimum and in payments, that delay costs you merchant relationships, revenue, and someti

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AWS Cost Optimisation for UK Fintechs — Why Generic Advice Doesn't Work for Payment Infrastructure

What Is Your AWS Payment Infrastructure Actually Costing You? Most CTOs Underestimate by 40%

Your Payment Latency Is Costing You Merchants — How to Know Before They Tell You

Why Your QSA Keeps Sending Your Cardholder Data Flow Diagram Back . What It's Costing Your Audit Timeline

The 6 Reasons Acquiring Banks Reject Fintech Applications And How to Fix Them Before You Apply

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Architects Assemble's blogs

Recently published

AWS Cost Optimisation for UK Fintechs — Why Generic Advice Doesn't Work for Payment Infrastructure

What Is Your AWS Payment Infrastructure Actually Costing You? Most CTOs Underestimate by 40%

Your Payment Latency Is Costing You Merchants — How to Know Before They Tell You

Why Your QSA Keeps Sending Your Cardholder Data Flow Diagram Back . What It's Costing Your Audit Timeline

The 6 Reasons Acquiring Banks Reject Fintech Applications And How to Fix Them Before You Apply