This role pays less than
80%
of similar roles. Most pay
$119,050–$170,000
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
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versus about
$145k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Fiserv
Fiserv is a global leader in financial services technology, providing core banking platforms, payment processing, digital banking, and merchant acquiring solutions to financial institutions and businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments
Fiserv currently has
90 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$120,000–$198,000
across 60 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Business Analyst, you will support the delivery of card and core banking capabilities by translating complex business needs into actionable requirements for product, engineering, and delivery teams. You will be responsible for eliciting and documenting functional and integration requirements for debit card, credit card, payment processing, and account servicing workflows. Your daily work involves analyzing transaction lifecycles, including authorization, clearing, settlement, and dispute handling. You will define integrations across core banking platforms and payment networks using REST APIs, ISO 8583, ISO 20022, and message-based interfaces. To validate integration behavior, you will utilize tools like Postman, logs, and data extracts. The role focuses on solving technical challenges within the payments domain, ensuring that card processing systems are scalable and aligned with specific business rules and operational requirements across various digital channels.
What does a Business Analyst earn?
Median $119050 from 34 postings across 12 companies.
Elicit, analyze, and document business, functional, and integration requirements for card and core banking capabilities.
Translate complex business processes into user stories, use cases, process flows, data mappings, and acceptance criteria.
Analyze the full card transaction lifecycle including authorization, clearing, settlement, disputes, and chargebacks.
Define and support integrations across payment networks, fraud systems, and third-party providers using APIs and message-based interfaces.
Apply knowledge of ISO 8583, ISO 20022, and REST APIs to define technical solutions.
Use Postman and other tools to validate integration behavior and ensure alignment with documented requirements.
Facilitate workshops with cross-functional teams for backlog refinement, solution design, and certification.
Identify process gaps and maintain business analysis artifacts across card processing and core banking workflows.
What we're looking for
Must have 6+ years of experience in business analysis within financial services, payments, card issuing, card processing, or core banking.
Must have 6+ years of experience documenting business, functional, and integration requirements using user stories, use cases, process flows, and data mappings.
Must have 6+ years of experience supporting debit and credit card processing functions including authorization, clearing, settlement, disputes, and chargebacks.
Must have 6+ years of experience working with core banking concepts, account processing, and system integrations across payment platforms.
Experience with ISO 8583, ISO 20022, REST APIs, and various integration patterns like file-based or event-driven systems.
Experience using Postman or similar tools to review, test, and validate API and integration scenarios.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Must possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization without requiring current or future sponsorship.