Risk Underwriting Intern (Summer 2026)

Dive into the dynamic world of fintech and payments with our hands-on summer internship! Perfect for curious students and recent graduates eager to get real exposure to merchant underwriting, transaction monitoring, and risk management. No prior experience needed - just bring your analytical mindset, attention to detail, and passion for challenging norms in the payments space. Build foundational skills for a fintech career while working alongside our Risk team. 

Program Overview:

• This program is designed to provide broad exposure to merchant underwriting and monitoring within our Risk Department.
• Is suited for candidates with an interest in fintech, risk management, acquiring, merchant underwriting, transaction monitoring.

Learning Scope:

• Develop a foundational understanding of the payments ecosystem (the flow of money between Customer, the Merchant, the Acquirer, and the Card Schemes).
• Become familiar with key concepts in payments, such as acquiring, alternative payment methods, point-of-sale (POS), chargeback, fraud, card scheme networks.
• Get familiarity with basic risk assessment frameworks: how to assess merchants, review websites, spot basic “red flags”.
• Strengthen analytical, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills through practical tasks.
• Gain insights into how Underwriting/ Risk functions operate on a daily basis.

Tasks and Duties:

• Assist in the review of merchant applications under supervision.
• Maintain well-organized onboarding records and documentation within centralized merchant repositories.
• Support website assessment processes, including uploading merchant information and websites to internal automated tools (e.g. SimilarWeb, Ballerine, Webshield), extracting and saving generated reports.
• Collect and store relevant website data, such as terms and conditions, policies, checkout screenshots and other supporting materials in merchant files.
• Input merchant data into card schemes databases (inputter only, supervisor approval is mandatory).
• To monitor card schemes retroactive blackscreening alerts, and pass it to the supervisor for review.
• Provide general support to the Underwriting Team in day-to-day operational tasks.

Program Details: 

• Duration: Up to 3 months (full-time).
• Start date: June 10, 2026.
• Location: Office-based in Cyprus (on-site required).
• Openings: 1-2 interns only.
• Stipend: €200 per week.
• Ideal Candidate: Curious students/grads from any background (business, econ, tech, or beyond)-prioritize eagerness to learn payments/risk, strong analytics, and a challenger mindset.

Hiring Process: 

✔️ Application Screening - Applications will be reviewed and selected candidates will be invited to complete a video interview.

✔️ Video Assessment - You will record a max 30-minute video on our platform, answering a few questions designed to reveal your curiosity, ingenuity, and attention to detail.

✔️ Interviews - Successful candidates will be invited to a 30-minute interview with the Head of Talent Acquisition, followed shortly by a final conversation with the Head of Risk.

Let's embark on a journey to redefine the landscape of payments together. We're not just offering a role; we're inviting you to be a part of something bigger. Join our team, and let's innovate, disrupt, and lead the future of payments. Together, we can make an impact that resonates. Welcome to the team! 

If this role seems like a good match, please submit your resume all applications are treated with the strictest confidentiality. Please note that we may keep your CV for a period of one (1) year for future relevant job opportunities. For more information about how we process your data please see our privacy policy at https://www.payabl.com/privacy-policy