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You will also support the development of other agents and deputise for the Customer Support Team Lead when required.\n\nDUTIES:\n\nInvestigate complex payment and integration issues, trace transactions and distinguish card scheme or acquiring bank issues from platform defects.\nKeep merchants informed throughout incidents, assess operational impact and coordinate progress updates and follow-up communication.\nProvide dedicated senior-level support to enterprise and high-value merchants, working alongside Relationship Managers to meet agreed service levels.\nCollaborate with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, Risk and Finance teams to identify root causes, track corrective actions and escalate delays.\nPrepare clear, comprehensive technical escalations and maintain accurate support documentation and knowledge base content.\nCoach support agents, strengthen troubleshooting capabilities and assist with daily operations, shift planning and escalations when deputising for the Team 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