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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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TL;DR Payment gateways and PayFacs are both players in the digital payment process with similar goals in mind: secure and low-risk payments while providing seamless, fast, and positive customer experiences. A PayFac, by contrast, handles the bank’s interaction with a number of merchants. What is a Payment Facilitator (or PayFac)?

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The Benefits of Digital Disbursements

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Simply a business will send a customer a designated QR code through the mail made by Usio and a customer will use their mobile device to scan and it will take them right to the branded payment section eliminating any use of having the customer to navigate a confusing website.

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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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Beyond PCI Compliance: Why Data Security is Key to Growth and Success [Webinar Recap]

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Garrek says it best: “PCI compliance is a series of requirements put forth by the card brands that every merchant who wants to accept credit cards has to adhere to. The importance of PCI compliance PCI DSS applies to any organization—small businesses, payment processors, payment gateways, ISOs, PayFacs, and more.

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

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FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless. 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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Embedded Payments explained: Everything software companies need to know

Payrix

Referral partnerships Often referred to as Integrated Payments , this model connects the payment processing with point-of-sale (POS) system software that can sync with other business-critical systems. Embedded vs. integrated payments: What’s the difference between referral partnerships, PayFac, and PayFac-as-a-Service?

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What Is an ACH Payment Facilitator?

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TL;DR A payment facilitator (PayFac) is essentially a SaaS vendor or software provider that enables its users (businesses) to accept online payments from their customers through the platform itself. An ACH payment facilitator, therefore, is simply a PayFac that allows users to accept payments through an electronic bank-to-bank network.