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Software-led payments: What’s on the horizon for platforms in 2025? | Episode 46

Payrix

AIs role in payments Artificial intelligence is reshaping the payments landscape. We were the original author of the PayFac model on the trademark. He encouraged software companies to anticipate customer needs and offer solutions that feel natural, delivering delight without additional effort. Plug, plug, plug.

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The Ultimate Guide to Ecommerce Payment Solutions

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This requires the merchant to become a registered payment facilitator or PayFac. A PayFac is a payment service provider for eCommerce merchants. This model works by having a master merchant account (and master merchant ID) through having a relationship with an acquiring bank.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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Two of the most popular payment solution providers for businesses looking to accept digital payments are payment processors and payment facilitators (PayFacs). PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks.

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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

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In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac). Key AML Requirements for PayFacs Now that we’ve covered the basics of AML compliance and its role in the financial system, let’s dive deeper into how PayFacs can help. Let’s get started.

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How to prepare your software users for merchant underwriting

Payrix

However, for our Payrix partners, we use innovative technology, machine-learning, and automation to streamline the underwriting process, alleviating the pains traditionally associated with the merchant boarding experience. But it doesn’t have to continue like this.

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What Is an ACH Payment Facilitator?

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In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about the ACH payment facilitator model and how SaaS companies can go about facilitating ACH payments easily. An ACH payment facilitator, therefore, is simply a PayFac that allows users to accept payments through an electronic bank-to-bank network. Let’s get started.

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How to Become a PayFac: A Detailed Guide

Natalia Luneva

To start your PayFac journey, you’ll need to do several important things. Now, lets take a look at the steps of how to become a PayFac. Pre-Assessment The PayFac pre-assessment phase will help you check if you’re ready to be a payment facilitator. Make sure your business model fits the payment processing needs.