Day one

From application to active merchant.

Digital applications, automated KYC and document collection, and parallel boarding to every processor — all in one workflow your sales team actually wants to use.

Boarding · Acme Coffee Co.

Live · stage 5 of 7
4m 06s elapsed
  1. Application captured

    Pulse

    Acme Coffee Co. · MCC 5812 · J. Smith owner

    0:00Done
  2. Address + identity verified

    Smarty + ID.me

    USPS-grade match · ID.me selfie pass

    0:42Done
  3. Bank account linked

    Plaid

    Acct ••8421 · Plaid auth confirmed

    1:31Done
  4. KYC + OFAC screened

    Sovos

    Beneficial owner cleared · sanctions clean

    2:18Done
  5. PCI SAQ + ACH e-signed

    Documenso

    Owner signature · auto-archived to vault

    4:06Running
  6. Submitted to processors

    Fiserv + NMI

    Fiserv + NMI · parallel boarding

    Pending
  7. MID assigned · live

    Pulse

    MID 482910 · ready to process

    Pending
5 of 7 stages complete
8 min avg total time
0 rekeys

Simplify the process

Merchants in fast. Compliance in place. Reps off spreadsheets.

Onboarding is dense — regulatory requirements, risk evaluation, document collection, processor submissions. Pulse handles every step for agents and ISOs alike, paired with the merchant-services CRM that ties it all together.

What it does

Four pieces, one workflow.

Automated onboarding pipeline

Pulls business data, runs identity and KYC checks, collects documents, and submits to every processor in parallel — no spreadsheets, no rekeying.

  • EIN and license validation
  • Bank verification via Plaid
  • KYC + due diligence
  • Behavioral signals routed to fraud detection
  • E-signed agreements via Documenso

Risk + compliance built in

Risk scoring, sanctions checks, and document verification run inline so every merchant clears compliance before they go live.

  • KYC + OFAC screening via Sovos
  • PCI DSS controls baked in
  • GDPR-ready data handling
  • Audit-trail export for every change

Multi-processor submission

One application, every processor. Pulse keeps the connections current so you don’t maintain a portal-per-vendor.

  • Fiserv, NMI, TSYS, First Data, Stripe, Maverick
  • Card-present and card-not-present
  • Status updates flow back as decisions land
  • Equipment pre-board with the application

Live dashboards + reporting

Real-time analytics, dashboards, and workflows keep ops moving. Track every application stage, surface chargebacks, and manage residuals without leaving Pulse.

  • Application funnel by source, MCC, and rep
  • Per-merchant timeline from lead to first txn
  • Custom queues + SLAs for review work
  • Branded merchant-facing flow when you want it

How it works

Five stages, eight minutes.

  1. Step 1

    Capture

    Smart-fill applicant data from a single form. EIN lookup, address standardization, and merchant category pre-population.

  2. Step 2

    Verify

    Identity, bank, and sanctions checks run inline via Plaid, Smarty, and Sovos. Every signal lands on the application record.

  3. Step 3

    Sign

    Merchant agreements e-signed via Documenso. PCI SAQ, ACH authorizations, and bank docs collected automatically.

  4. Step 4

    Submit

    One application boards in parallel to Fiserv, NMI, TSYS, and the rest. Decisions stream back as they land.

  5. Step 5

    Activate

    MID assigned, equipment pre-boarded, residual splits configured. Merchant is live — typically inside 8 minutes.

Protect merchants and customers.

Pulse verifies personal data, identity documents, and business records against jurisdictional regulations. Detect fraud, prevent financial crime, and reduce chargeback exposure without slowing approval.

Automation that compounds.

Document validation, risk scoring, and decision logic run on every application. As the portfolio grows, the automation surface grows with it — so ops headcount doesn't have to.

Outcomes

The numbers an operator actually cares about.

Boarded in 8 minutes

Clean applications move from started to live in under 10 minutes — friction-free for the merchant, instant for ops.

KYC, AML, PCI compliant

Every regulator-relevant control is wired into the flow, not bolted on later.

Risk-aware by default

Velocity, device, and chargeback signals score every applicant before approval.

Plays with every processor

Direct integrations to the processors and gateways your team already runs on.

CRM data, not just forms

Every interaction lives on the merchant record so support and sales see one history.

Scales with the book

A handful of agents to thousand-merchant portfolios — without bottlenecks.

Who it's for

Built for the team that owns boarding.

  • Agents and ISOs onboarding merchants across multiple processors
  • Sales offices that lose deals to slow boarding cycles
  • Operations teams stitching together Plaid, Documenso, OFAC checks by hand
  • Compliance officers who need a clean audit trail on every signature
  • Owners who want one application that boards every processor in parallel

Closed release · now taking applications

Stop chasing residuals in spreadsheets.

Boarding in minutes. Residuals that reconcile themselves. A platform that actually understands the way your team operates.

Invite-only cohort · Hand-picked for the closed release

PCI DSS compliantSOC 2 Type II99.9% uptimeMulti-processor