Johannes is the Chief Growth Officer at FASTO, where he leads marketing, content, partnerships, and business development for a payment company dedicated to serving adult businesses and other high-risk industries. His work centers on an area of the payments industry that many conventional marketing professionals never encounter. It’s a specialized sector that requires a different perspective and a practical understanding of the challenges merchants face.
His role includes managing SEO initiatives, content strategy, community engagement, podcasting, conference participation, and partner relationships across the adult industry. He is also the host of the Hard-on Business podcast, which features open discussions with adult business owners about the realities of operating in the industry. Episodes explore compliance challenges, payment processing issues, platform removals, business expansion, and the experiences that often happen behind the scenes.
Johannes publishes the High-Risk Wrap as well, a weekly LinkedIn newsletter covering regulatory changes and industry news affecting adult entertainment, gambling, dating platforms, and subscription billing. He works from Tallinn, Estonia.
FASTO is a payment processor designed for companies operating in high-risk markets, with adult businesses representing one of its primary specialties. The company serves adult websites, cam services, creator platforms, dating businesses, gambling operators, CBD brands, nutraceutical companies, and additional industries that are frequently declined by traditional payment processors.
The company places a strong emphasis on supporting merchants located throughout the European Union and the United Kingdom. Its team has extensive experience navigating the banking systems and regulatory requirements across those regions.
FASTO has established relationships with multiple banking institutions, providing merchants with greater continuity if one banking partner changes its policies. Its client base ranges from first-time business owners entering the adult market to large, established companies processing substantial payment volumes.
The company also works with legitimate MATCH-listed merchants and businesses that have previously experienced account terminations. FASTO provides card payment processing, open banking services, and customized multi-currency payment solutions with transparent pricing structures designed around each merchant’s business.
The company encourages adult merchants to have their existing payment arrangements reviewed. Businesses paying excessive fees, dealing with unfavorable contract terms, maintaining unnecessarily large rolling reserves, or seeking an independent evaluation can receive an honest assessment. Based on a merchant’s processing record, FASTO can often help secure improved rates and contract terms.
You can follow him on X @JohannesKanter
Bruce, the adult site broker, host of the show, and CEO of Adult Site Broker , said: “Talking to Johannes was very informative on the subject of credit card payments. This is a good episode for anyone in the adult space.”
Adult Site Broker helps people buy and sell websites in the adult space. They are known as “the ethical broker” for their business practices. You can contact them on their website at adultsitebroker.com . Bruce, the adult site broker, is a two-time nominee for XBIZ Community Figure of the Year and Adult Site Broker Talk was a 2026 AVN Award nominee for Favorite Adult Podcast.
Starting today, you can listen to Johannes Kanter of FASTO on Adult Site Broker
Talk here: https://adultsitebroker.com/podcast/
