Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

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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Payrix

APRIL 25, 2025

Software companies that offer integrated payments as part of their platform can ensure compliance with KYC through the verification processes of their payments partner. KYC compliance generally applies to financial institutions like banks, credit card processors, and investment firms. Learn more about integrated payments.

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Payrix

APRIL 3, 2024

Before we dive into the risks associated with payments, let’s review why embedding payments is good for SaaS businesses and the three payment processing solutions available to software companies today. What are the benefits of adding payments to vertical software? What is a PayFac® developer?

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Payrix

AUGUST 14, 2024

Step 2: Review application The underwriter will review your merchant’s submitted application. The time it will take for them to complete their review may depend on a variety of factors, and it can take a few days up to a few weeks. In the next section, we touch upon these specific documents.

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Payrix

JULY 24, 2024

An overview of the Payrix Embedded Payments solution Embedded Payments come in various forms, but customers of Payrix have specifically sought out our PayFac-as-a-Service solution for its perfect balance of customization, control, and time-to-value.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Do you find yourself listening to industry leaders and colleagues use terms like PayFac, PCI DSS, and tokenization and casually scratching your head in confusion? Payment facilitator (PayFac) A merchant registered by an acquirer to facilitate transactions on behalf of sub-merchants. Youve come to the right place.

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Natalia Luneva

APRIL 22, 2025

To start your PayFac journey, you’ll need to do several important things. Now, lets take a look at the steps of how to become a PayFac. Pre-Assessment The PayFac pre-assessment phase will help you check if you’re ready to be a payment facilitator. Make sure your business model fits the payment processing needs.

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Stax

JANUARY 17, 2024

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.

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Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

The number of Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) has grown 13.8% PayFac as a Service lets companies add payment processing to their platforms. Key Takeaways PayFac as a Service reduces PayFac setup time from years to days, slashing costs by millions. PayFacs, on the other hand, let businesses use a master account.

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Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. We wanted to be approachable, friendly, and easy to understand while also being tech-forward and smart.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As software companies look to integrate payments, understanding tokenization is essential for security, compliance, and long-term strategy. Initially, one-time tokens were introduced to meet compliance requirements, providing temporary replacements for card numbers but offering little utility for long-term data storage.

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Natalia Luneva

MAY 12, 2025

As businesses increasingly rely on diverse payment processing solutions, you should understand the distinctions between Payment Facilitators ( PayFacs ) and Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs). Key Takeaways Understanding the roles of PayFacs and ISOs helps in effective payment processing. They offer customer service support, too.

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