Editorial team

Every review, switching guide and trade lander on MerchantHQ is owned by a named author who has held the terminal, run the test transactions, and signed off on the verdict.

• Adam Parker

  Author · Founder & Managing Director, Muswell Rose

  Adam writes the MerchantHQ library. Founder and managing director of Muswell Rose and a founder of Best Business Loans Ltd, the company that operates MerchantHQ. Career across insurance, mortgages, commercial finance and fintech lending.

• Oliver Mackman

  Reviewer · Director, Best Business Loans Ltd

  Oliver reviews everything MerchantHQ publishes and leads the terminal review programme, the trade-by-trade matrix and the high-risk acquirer comparisons. UK commercial finance and merchant payments background.

Named contributors with specialist hospitality, retail and high-risk experience join through 2026 as the trade matrix fills.