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affect goods in transit; it affects data, too. A manufacturer radation can you tolerate for critical services? What
rerouting a supply chain from China to Mexico or Vietnam are you doing to stay within those limits?
may also reroute its payments partners, payment types, • Run real-world tests: Tabletop exercises are useful,
currencies and timelines. That introduces new partners, but live simulations and red-team scenarios are bet-
systems and rules, many of which need to be onboarded ter.
quickly and securely.
• Modernize where it counts: Legacy systems can't flex.
If your payments system can't onboard new partners fast, If your core infrastructure can't scale or shift with
support different payment rails, or adapt to regional com- market needs, it's time to invest.
pliance, you're leaving yourself exposed. And in a world • Train your people: In a crisis, your team is your great-
of rolling economic shocks, from tariffs to tech failures to est asset or your weakest link. Make sure they know
geopolitical tensions, agility is resilience. the playbook and can execute under pressure.

Amid this turbulence, some firms are still stuck in compli- Resilience is the strategy
ance mode, treating resilience as a checkbox for regula-
tors. But the most future-ready companies see resilience In a world where tariffs can reshape supply chains over-
as a trust enabler. Because when times are uncertain, cus- night, and a single point of failure can cost billions, resil-
tomers remember who stayed online. They remember who ience is no longer optional. It's foundational. Regulators
didn't miss payroll, who settled their invoice and who pro- are demanding it, markets are testing it and customers
tected their funds. Resilience builds trust and trust builds are expecting it. Payment prepping isn't about surviv-
business. It's that simple. ing disruption, it's about thriving through it by building
systems, teams and cultures that are ready for whatever
Preparing for the next disruption comes next. In today's global economy, preparedness isn't
just protection – it's power.
So, what does payment prepping look like in practice?
• Audit your dependencies: Identify every external Robin Anderson is head of product management at Tribe Payments,
service you rely on, from cloud providers to KYC https://tribepayments.com/acquirer-solutions. Contact him via
vendors. Know who they rely on, too. LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/robincanderson.
• Map your tolerances: What level of downtime or deg-

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