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Stax vs Riverside Payments: Which Solution Should You Choose?

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Whether you’re a freelance service provider, a cafe owner, or a retailer, card payments are king, and your credit card processing account is where you hold power to manage and control your fees. The company has EMV enabled point of sale systems to accept digital wallet payments as well as cards.

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What is a Payment Management System?

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SMB owners wear many hats, managing everything from staff to sales. Adding to the already tough job of managing a small or medium business is the complex task of understanding how payment processing works, including managing the fees, equipment, accounts payable and more. Learn More What is a Payment Management System?

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Days Sales Outstanding Formula: What is DSO and How Do You Calculate It?

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DSO, or Days Sales Outstanding, is a formula and KPI for small and medium-sized businesses to measure the average number of days it takes to collect payments from customers. TL;DR DSO is calculated by dividing Net Credit Sales by Accounts Receivable, then multiplying by the number of days in any given period.

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Unearned Revenue: What it is and What it Means for Subscription Businesses

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Effective management of unearned revenue involves cash flow forecasting, using the right accounting software, and mitigating the risks associated with subscription churn. Understanding Unearned Revenue In a conventional sale, a customer will make a payment and receive goods or services either instantly or after a short delay.

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Card-Present Tokenization: Keep Customers Happy and Accept Credit Cards with Zero Friction

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Enter card-present tokenization, a feature by Stax that enables merchants to accept payments in person and instantly tokenize payment data for future transactions. ” How it Works If you’re a Stax merchant, enabling card-present tokenization is easy and doesn’t come with additional costs. The best part?

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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As such, PayFacs need to equip themselves with an effective risk management strategy that helps them continuously monitor risks and employ appropriate risk responses if needed. PayFacs need to equip themselves with an effective risk management strategy that helps them continuously monitor risks and employ appropriate risk responses if needed.

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Top ISV Companies that Integrate Payments [2024 List]

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To access these functionalities, most companies work with an independent software vendor (ISV) partner, which essentially is a software company or app that works with another ISV company to drive their digital transformation and revenue sales, improve scalability, and enhance business processes.