TSG (The Strawhecker Group), a leading analytics and consulting firm serving the global payments ecosystem, announced a strategic partnership with Payforge, a premier software engineering firm specializing in payments infrastructure. Together, TSG and Payforge offer the industry’s only end-to-end technology enablement solution, combining strategic consulting and full-scale development, to help clients modernize platforms and accelerate innovation.
This partnership marks another milestone in TSG’s twenty-year mission to provide comprehensive, high-impact payments technology solutions. By uniting TSG’s deep industry expertise with Payforge’s payments-focused engineering capabilities, organizations gain a unified partner for strategy, architecture, and engineering execution.
“TSG has long been the go-to for consulting, analytics, and intelligence,” said Mike Strawhecker, President of TSG. “Now, with Payforge’s engineering capabilities, we give clients even more: the ability to define their vision and build it with precision, speed, and confidence, all under one roof. This partnership is a game-changer for the payments industry.”
“This partnership is a natural fit,” said Petru Metzger, CEO of Payforge. “By aligning our engineering capabilities with TSG’s strategic expertise, we’re creating a powerhouse that can deliver world-class outcomes for clients across the payments ecosystem.”
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Payforge specializes in secure, high-performance software solutions for the payments space, supporting fintechs, banks, and payment providers in building scalable platforms, modernizing infrastructure, and accelerating product delivery. Their expertise spans architecture, platform engineering, cloud, DevOps, data & AI, and compliance-grade security.
“This collaboration reflects a shared vision for the future of payments,” said Bob Leonard, Board Member at Payforge and former President of iMobile3 (a TSYS company). “By uniting TSG and Payforge, we’re not just adding capabilities, we’re multiplying the value we can deliver. Together, we’ll help clients navigate complexity, unlock new revenue streams, and build resilient, future-ready platforms.”
Technology Enablement spans strategy, architecture, development, deployment, and optimization, ensuring faster time-to-market, reduced risk, and greater alignment between business goals and technical execution.
Source: BusinessWire
