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Master merchant: Definition, types, and examples

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A master merchant can serve both card-not-present and in-person (card-present) sub-merchants, providing solutions that suit the needs of diverse business models.

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PayFac as a Business Model

Agile Payments

PayFac or Payment Facilitation enables software platforms to both brand and monetize payment processing offerings while at the same time offering instant, hassle-free customer payments onboarding.

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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). TL;DR Payment facilitators remove the need for businesses to open merchant accounts of their own to accept payments.

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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. What Is an ISV vs PayFac?

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Why the Payment Facilitator Business Model is Compelling

Agile Payments

Payment facilitation, or operating as a “ PayFac ” allows a SaaS company to act as a master merchant for its client base. The SaaS provider onboards clients via a non-intrusive application process -- making it simple for the user base to quickly begin accepting customer payments by credit card or ACH Payments [some providers offer].

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Why the Payment Aggregator Business Model is Compelling

Agile Payments

Payment Aggregation , or Payment Facilitation (Payfac), allows a SaaS company to act as a master merchant for its users. The SaaS provider onboards its clients via a fairly non-intrusive application process, and this easy, fast onboarding makes it simple for the SaaS company’s users to begin accepting customer payments very quickly.

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

Payrix

At a very high level, a referral partnership is an integrated payments model. From there, once your merchants are ready to set up payments for their business, you refer them directly to the pa yment process or and receive a referral fee. What is a PayFac® developer? Striking a balance will be instrumental to success.