What RPGC Group LLC does

RPGC Group LLC is a privately held global payments consulting firm headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, founded in 2002/2003 and operating with 1–10 employees. The firm advises enterprise merchants, fintechs, and card issuers on payment operations optimization, global payments strategy, and payment infrastructure design — positioning itself as 'The Trusted Reference for Cross Border Payments.' Its professional services portfolio is organized into three practice areas: Payment Operations (Payments Workshops, Authorization Analysis, Payment Fee Analysis, Fraud Rules Analysis, RFP and Vendor Management, Chargeback Management Evaluation, and Project Support & Acceleration); Developing a Global Payments Strategy (Payment Product Review, Payments Infrastructure Design and Review, Market Research, Go-To-Market Strategies, Compliance Support, M&A Due Diligence, and Payment Systems Vendor Report); and Payments Education (a numbered course catalog from introductory to advanced cross-border and mobile payments, plus a custom-course option).

The underlying deliverable is human-expert advisory built on the proprietary Payments Workshop methodology, through which RPGC documents client environments, maps payment use-cases, and produces actionable frameworks — distinguishing its engagement-based approach from software-based competitors. The firm also produces proprietary thought-leadership IP, most notably white papers on the Payments Orchestration Layer concept and on EMVCo/card-network standard-setting, plus a recurring annual Payment Vendor Report co-developed with Paladin Fraud Group under Merchant Risk Council sponsorship.

RPGC operates a sales-led, direct-engagement model: every engagement begins with a Payments Workshop to scope the work, after which services are delivered through bespoke, quote-based advisory engagements. The company markets primarily through content (blog, white papers, newsletter) and industry event participation (Merchant Risk Council, PaymentsEd Forum, PaymentsFN). No external institutional investment, subsidiary structure, or M&A activity is documented; the firm appears to be independently owned and founder-led, with Rene Pelegero serving as President & Managing Director and Daniel Pelegero as Payments Consultant. Cited enterprise logos include LinkedIn, Smartsheet, and Trusona.

Name

RPGC Group LLC

Legal name

Retail Payments Global Consulting Group L.L.C.

Website

https://rpgc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodinville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements for payment operations optimization, global payments strategy development, payment infrastructure design, compliance support, and vendor management. engagements are structured around workshops and ongoing advisory relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RPGC Group LLC (Retail Payments Global Consulting Group) is a boutique payments consulting firm that advises enterprise merchants on payment operations optimization, global/cross-border payments strategy, payment infrastructure design, vendor selection, fraud and chargeback management, compliance, and payments due diligence. Engagements begin with a Payments Workshop and are delivered as tailored advisory projects, supplemented by structured payments education courses and published research.

Product overview

RPGC Group LLC is a global payments consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services organized across three main practice areas: Payment Operations (including Payments Workshop, Authorization Analysis, Payment Fee Analysis, Fraud Rules Analysis, RFP and Vendor Management, Chargeback Management Evaluation, and Project Support & Acceleration), Developing a Global Payments Strategy (covering Payment Product Review, Payments Infrastructure Design and Review, Market Research, Go-To-Market Strategies, Compliance Support, Due Diligence for M&A, and Payment Systems Vendor Report), and Payments Education (structured courses 101-400 plus custom course options). The company also produces white papers and the annual Payment Vendor Report in collaboration with Paladin Group. The offering is a service-based consulting portfolio rather than a unified software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Payments Workshop

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% to 30% 'save' rates on declined transaction retries through dynamic routing

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Paladin Fraud GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Ongoing partnership with Paladin Fraud Group for fraud prevention content. Paladin Group produces the annual Payment Vendor Report and Fraud Vendor Report in collaboration with RPGC and under Merchant Risk Council sponsorship. RPGC co-authors white papers and blog posts featuring Paladin's fraud prevention technology insights including behavioral biometrics, device identification, and 3D Secure solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Payments Cards & Mobile: Payments industry research and advisory platform covering cards, mobile, and digital payments — overlaps with RPGC's research and cross-border payments content.
• Kaleidoscope (payments consulting): Smaller payments-focused advisory firm offering payments strategy and transformation services — competes for similar mid-market merchant mandates.

Direct peers

• The Strawhecker Group: Payments consulting firm specializing in merchant services, acquirer relations, and payments strategy — competes directly with RPGC for merchant payments advisory mandates.
• Javelin Strategy & Research: Payments and fintech advisory and research firm producing vendor evaluations and strategic advisory — analogous to RPGC's payments research and merchant advisory offerings.
• First Annapolis: Payments-focused consulting practice covering merchant acquiring, networks, and payments strategy; competes for similar merchant-side payments advisory mandates as RPGC.
• Mercator Advisory Group: Payments and financial services research and advisory firm producing vendor reports and merchant advisory — overlaps with RPGC's Payment Vendor Report and merchant strategy services.
• PayGility Advisors: Boutique payments consultancy focused on merchant payments optimization, vendor selection, and fee analysis — directly comparable to RPGC's payment operations practice.
• Edgar, Dunn & Company: Independent global payments consulting firm advising merchants, acquirers, and issuers on payments strategy, vendor selection, and cross-border expansion — directly comparable to RPGC's merchant advisory focus.
• Glenbrook Partners: Boutique payments-focused consulting and education firm offering strategy, payments training courses, and research — a very close analog to RPGC's three-pillar model (operations, strategy, education) with similar boutique scale.

Broad incumbents

• Aite-Novarica Group: Larger research and advisory firm covering banking, payments, and fintech with deep industry reports and consulting — competes for similar enterprise advisory dollars but with broader scope and larger team.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/retail-payments-global-consulting-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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