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Integrated Payments vs. Payfac-as-a-Service: What Developers Need to Know

USIO

Two prominent solutions that have emerged in recent years are integrated payments and Payfac-as-a-Service. Payfac-as-a-Service: Payfac-as-a-Service, short for Payment Facilitator as a Service, is a model where a third-party service provider facilitates payment processing on behalf of multiple sub-merchants.

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

Payrix

What is a PayFac® developer? As a PayFac developer , software companies become their own payment facilitator , and therefore, can offer payment processing services directly to their merchants. We will explore the risk s in more detail in the next section. What is PayFac-as-a-Service?

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Embedded Payments explained: Everything software companies need to know

Payrix

This experience allows software companies to monetize payments without taking on the risk and compliance that comes with payment processing. Payment facilitation (PayFac) Today, many software companies have a pulse on the opportunities of becoming a payment facilitator, also referred to as a PayFac® developer.

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