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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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For SaaS companies, becoming a payment facilitator (or PayFac) offers a ton of advantages—including but not limited to—boosting retention and profitability while exercising greater control over the customer experience. However, several complex types of risks come along with this.

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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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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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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. There are two main ways that an ISV can become a payment provider—by adopting the ISO model or the PayFac model. What Is an ISV vs PayFac?

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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.