Stax

MAY 23, 2025

Behind the scenes: key components of integrated payments In order for integrated payments to work, youll typically integrate with a payment gateway or payment facilitator (PayFac). It shows that you’re invested in solving real customer pain points and evolving your product to meet their needs.

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Payments Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 88

Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

Two of the most popular payment solution providers for businesses looking to accept digital payments are payment processors and payment facilitators (PayFacs). PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac SaaS Payments 88

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. Even the organizational shake-up that comes with the decision to become a PayFac may disrupt your core business.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payfac Payment Services SaaS Payments 88

Payrix

JULY 24, 2024

Whether you decide to move ahead with plug-and-play products or solutions that require a full API integration , to get the most value from your investment, your implementation should be transparent, tailored, and flexible. Every launch is supported by a dedicated implementation team invested in you and your Embedded Payments outcomes.

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Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 130

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Their journey as an ISV began as a referral partnership with a third party but as they continued to build out their payments strategy, shifted to implement a PayFac-as-a-Service model that would grow their revenue potential. On the other end of the spectrum is payment facilitation (PayFac). Learn more about PayFac-as-a-Service.

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Payments Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 100

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.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

Infinicept

MARCH 2, 2023

Deconstructing the Myths About the Payment Facilitator Model Being a Payfac has many touted benefits: you bring payments in-house, increase gross revenue, and have more control over the merchant experience. However, there has been quite a bit of fearmongering about the investment (time, labor, costs) it takes to be a Payfac.

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Payrix

JULY 23, 2024

This engaging conversation provides valuable insights into the evolving landscape, with Ian and Renn tackling important questions, like: What are the benefits of implementing a PayFac-as-a-service model? One-on-one conversations with customers highlighted the need for capital investment and streamlined repayment processes.

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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.

Merchant Services 40

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac SaaS Payments 40

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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Merchant Services PayFac as a Service Payment Services Marketplace as a Service 40

Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

Launching PayFac and ISV solutions In 2019 and 2020, Stax became more than just a payment processor for merchants. We wanted to provide value to other players in the payments ecosystem, so we launched PayFac solutions in 2019. This was around the time that Fattmerchant decided we were going to be a Payfac.”

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Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

It is a platform that’s being invested in that will continue to advance and provide us with the functionality we need without having to go build the direct integration into a single processor,” Durrett said. Payrix also provides Storable the option to become a fully registered payfac when the time is right.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

Payrix

APRIL 25, 2025

Financial institutions like banks, credit card processors, and investment brokers must comply with KYC requirements, along with some businesses in other regulated industries. KYC compliance generally applies to financial institutions like banks, credit card processors, and investment firms. Who must comply with KYC requirements?

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Software Review 100

Infinicept

JULY 28, 2022

Last year, investment in embedded finance companies tripled and. The rise of embedded payments opened the door to offering even more financial services through software platforms, and the space has since become the darling of the fintech sector.

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Payments Embedded Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 64

Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

So, I think those are key, I think that investment will pay off, because now there’s such a big focus on that. I mean, we have a PayFac customer right now, that’s transitioning their whole payments model. We’ve watched VC and PE continue to increase their investments, particularly within the vertical software space.

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Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 147

Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software companies that invest in true payments partnerships can expect an elevated experience that goes well beyond simply handing off payments to a payments vendor. Listen now Events Driving growth through seamless payments implementation Watch this on demand webinar to learn strategies for a friction-free launch of PayFac-as-a-Service.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Payment Solutions 100

Infinicept

DECEMBER 9, 2022

However there has been quite a bit of fear-mongering about the investment. Deconstructing the Cost of Becoming a Payment Facilitator (Part 4 of the Payments Education Webinar Series) Being a payment facilitator has many touted benefits: you bring payments in-house, you get more revenue, and more control over the merchant experience.

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Stax

MAY 6, 2024

They build trust with customers and protect you from liability so you can continue to invest in your business. The importance of PCI compliance PCI DSS applies to any organization—small businesses, payment processors, payment gateways, ISOs, PayFacs, and more. TL;DR Data security and PCI compliance are critical for growth.

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Payment Services Merchant Services compliance SaaS Payments 88

USIO

JUNE 5, 2025

Whether youre a CFO decoding a board deck, a startup founder building embedded payments, or just trying to survive your first PayFac meeting Usio is here to simplify your payments (and your acronyms). Youre now officially bilingual: English and FinTech. Want to see what happens when payments actually make sense ?

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 130

USIO

MAY 7, 2025

With just a few SDK integrations, the partner became a full-fledged PayFac in weeks , not months. True to its promise, the Usio platform gave the company all the capabilities of a payment facilitator without the need for upfront investment, ongoing maintenance, or complex compliance work. There was no upfront costjust new revenue.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments 130