Ecommpay goes live on PayControl orchestration platform

Ecommpay has gone live as a payment connector within PayControl's payment orchestration platform, giving PayControl merchants access to Ecommpay as a direct acquirer and payment method provider.

The integration links PayControl's orchestration software with Ecommpay's gateway and acquiring services, allowing merchants on the platform to route transactions through Ecommpay across multiple regions.

PayControl is a London-based payments orchestration company founded in 2025. It describes its platform as modular and provider-agnostic, and deployable within a merchant's own private cloud so businesses can retain control of their data and payment operations.

For Ecommpay, the deal extends the reach of its acquiring and payment services into a newer orchestration platform aimed at larger merchants. For PayControl, it adds another acquiring option for clients seeking broader coverage through a single integration.

Merchant control

The integration is designed to give merchants more choice over how transactions are routed without adding extra technical connections. Through the setup, PayControl users can access Ecommpay's full-stack acquiring within the orchestration layer.

The tie-up reflects a broader shift in the payments sector as merchants seek more flexibility in how they connect gateways, acquirers and payment methods. Orchestration platforms have gained attention from businesses looking to avoid dependence on a single provider while maintaining oversight of routing, performance and data handling.

Nathan Salisbury, Chief Executive Officer of PayControl, said the partnership reflects how enterprise merchants want to manage payments.

"At PayControl we are rethinking how enterprises manage payments at scale, and enabling companies to retain full control of their payments," Salisbury said.

"Ecommpay designs and builds payment solutions that meet real needs and resolve pain points. By bringing full-stack acquiring to the PayControl orchestration layer, Ecommpay enables us to give our enterprise merchants a powerful and flexible solution through a single integration.

"Merchants can deploy solutions within their own environment, ensuring they retain data sovereignty and control of every transaction, data point and routing decision."

Broader reach

Ecommpay was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in London. It offers acquiring, payment processing and access to more than 100 payment methods.

Its addition to PayControl's platform means merchants using the orchestration system can connect to those services without building a separate direct integration. That may appeal to companies managing payments across different markets and channels, where a mix of local methods and acquiring relationships is often needed.

Roy Blokker, Head of Strategic Sales at Ecommpay, said the two companies share a common aim of improving payment options for merchants.

"PayControl is an exciting and innovative startup built to provide merchants with better payment solutions - a mission we share at Ecommpay. Together, our two platforms now give enterprise merchants more control, broader coverage and a proven acquiring partner. Importantly, merchants gain these benefits without the usual added complexity, as everything is accessed through a single integration," Blokker said.

The agreement also underlines the growing role of orchestration in enterprise payments, as merchants look to manage acquirers and payment methods through a central layer rather than separate point-to-point integrations. PayControl's model, which places the software inside a merchant's own private cloud, is aimed at businesses that want to retain ownership of infrastructure and data while still connecting to external payment providers.

Ecommpay's integration gives those merchants a new acquiring route within that structure, adding another option for transaction routing and payment acceptance across multiple regions.