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Payment facilitation and risk management: What do vertical software companies need to know?

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At a very high level, a referral partnership is an integrated payments model. You as the software company make an agreement with a payment processor to become one of their referral partner s. In this model, your organization assume s no ne of the payments risk and subsequently , has little control over the customer experience.

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How to Choose Between a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) and a Merchant of Record (MoR) for Your Business

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The success of your business can be greatly impacted by your choice of payment processing model in the dynamic world of eCommerce and online business. To simplify the intricacies of payment processing, two well-known solutions have surfaced: Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) and Merchants of Record (MoRs).

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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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In this article, we’ll dive into the intricacies of two types of players in the eCommerce ecosystem: payment gateways and payment facilitators. The high-level difference is when and how to deploy them as part of the payment process. A PayFac, by contrast, handles the bank’s interaction with a number of merchants.

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Pumped up profits, with less heavy lifting

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“Payments is a core part of my business, and a core part of our offering, but I’m not a payments company. Its payfac-as-a-service solution — Payrix Pro — enabled Nick to control the onboarding and customer service, while Payrix managed the processing, compliance, and most of the risk and liability. Get started today.

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How to Streamline Your SaaS Clients’ Merchant Underwriting Process—and Improve Adoption Rates

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This is where merchant underwriting comes in—merchant account underwriters check if new merchants meet the guidelines set by the bank and card brands. This is where merchant underwriting comes in—merchant account underwriters check if new merchants meet the guidelines set by the bank and card brands.

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

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The writing on the wall is clear—businesses need to start accepting digital payments and software providers need to start offering payment services one way or another. In this article, we’ll break down two popular terms used in the payment processing industry—ISV and PayFac —and see what they exactly mean.

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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.