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

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Two prominent solutions that have emerged in recent years are integrated payments and Payfac-as-a-Service. While both aim to simplify payment processes, understanding the nuances between the two is crucial for businesses to make informed decisions about which solution best suits their needs.

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

Payrix

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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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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In a world where we’re spending more and more time online and every click is a potential transaction, it’s no surprise the eCommerce and digital payments sectors are experiencing exponential growth. In this article, we’ll dive into the intricacies of two types of players in the eCommerce ecosystem: payment gateways and payment facilitators.

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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

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For any merchant selling products or services online, it’s always a good idea to allow customers to make payments on their platform itself—instead of redirecting them to a third-party website or gateway. In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac).

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The Economics of Payment Facilitator Registration

As the popularity of becoming a PayFac (payment facilitator) grows, it's crucial to understand the intricate economics involved. Our article delves deep into the costs, complexities, and risks associated with PayFac registration. Explore upfront investment expenses and the long-term financial implications.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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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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How to Choose Between a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) and a Merchant of Record (MoR) for Your Business

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The success of your business can be greatly impacted by your choice of payment processing model in the dynamic world of eCommerce and online business. To simplify the intricacies of payment processing, two well-known solutions have surfaced: Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) and Merchants of Record (MoRs).

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PayFac vs. ISO: What Is the Optimal Integrated Payment Strategy in SaaS?

Our comprehensive article delves into the merits and challenges of Payment Facilitators (PayFac) versus Independent Sales Organization (ISO) registration. Understand the nuances of speedy onboarding with PayFacs and the enterprise value advantages of ISOs. Delve deeper into issues of scalability, compliance, and setup.

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The Payfac eBook

There’s plenty of talk out there regarding payment facilitators and how they fit in to the landscape of software-led payments. But the information can be a lot to sort through: What is a payment facilitator, exactly? What do they do? What’s involved in becoming one? And who should make that move?

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Your Guide to Embedded Payments

Right now, the embedded payments conversation can be downright confusing. Part of the reason for this owes to the sheer volume of terms used to describe some of the approaches within the space, like payfac, payment facilitator, merchant of record (MOR), embedded payments, software-led payments––and that's just to name a few.

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SaaS Payments 101: Roadmap for Monetizing Payments

Embedded solutions have taken the software industry by storm and disrupted the traditional distribution network for financial services, like payment processing. The payment facilitation (payfac) model and partnership offerings create a near- and long-term roadmap for SaaS growth and transformation.

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Compliance 101: What You Need to Know as a Payfac

Payment facilitators are obligated to follow rules and regulations from the multiple entities that govern the payments ecosystem. Compliance is achieved by implementing the appropriate processes needed to adhere to these rules and remaining aware of changing conditions.