"Oof. Green energy?" Kline chuckled. "That's a politically hot corridor. Standard PSPs run screaming from that. My fee is 4.5%. And I need a digital signature on a one-page memo. No fine print. Just a promise you're not moving blood diamonds."
Marcus exhaled. He texted Kline: Confirmed. Fee wire sent.
Their usual PSP, StratPay Global , had just flagged a routine compliance review. Three million dollars in cross-border payments for a green-energy shipment out of Mombasa were frozen. "Standard procedure," the automated email read. "Resolution time: 7-10 business days." ad hoc psp
"Fine," he said. "Send the memo."
"I'm moving solar panels," Marcus snapped. "4.5% is highway robbery. StratPay charges 1.2%." Standard PSPs run screaming from that
And as he boarded his red-eye to Rotterdam, he updated his contacts. He added a new note next to "R. Kline": Emergency Only. Worth every cent.
"I need three million out of Mombasa, converted to euros, settled to a Dutch IBAN by tomorrow noon. StratPay put a cork in it." No fine print
"StratPay isn't answering your calls at 11 p.m., is it?" Kline coughed. "Ad hoc means now. It means I'm calling a guy in Dubai who knows a guy in Mauritius who has a live license to touch Kenyan shillings. You're paying for speed, not price."
