Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A master merchant, often referred to as a payment facilitator or merchant aggregator, is a third-party agent that acts as the link between acquirers and online merchants. The master merchantis the primary account holder for a payment processing system, overseeing and managing multiple subordinate accounts, often referred to as sub-merchants.

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Payrix

APRIL 17, 2025

What is a payment facilitator? A payment facilitator (or PayFac) is a software platforms all-in-one payment processing solution. Instead of your customers needing to create their own merchant account to process payments, you as the PayFac developer handle all the payments setup and complexity for them.

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Stax

MAY 23, 2025

If youre a software provider looking to boost revenue, streamline operations, and deliver more value to your users, ISV integrated payments can be a game-changer. Embedding payments directly into your platform can unlock tremendous benefits both for you and your users. The best part?

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Payrix

MARCH 20, 2024

Among the most recent strategies proving successful for software companies is Embedded Payments. In fact, a recent report from IDC estimates that by 2030, 74% of global digital payments will be processed through platforms owned by non-financial institutions, including software companies. What are Embedded Payments?

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Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

of retail sales in 2025, amounting to $6.862 trillion. Like most business owners, your instincts tell you to hop on the bandwagon and launch an online store for your business. But launching your eCommerce store is just half the equationaccepting payments efficiently and effectively is a whole different ball game.

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USIO

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What are integrated payments? Integrated payments are payment processing capabilities that are incorporated into a software companys platform to provide their user base with the ability to accept and manage payments for their businesses. Learn more about Embedded Finance.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Our suite of financial tools makes it easy to turn recurring revenue into flexible growth financing. The Intellum Platform includes all the tools an organization needs to create, manage, track and improve highly-personalized learning experiences for customers, partners and even employees. Welcome to Payfac-as-a-service.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What is a payment processor? A payment processor facilitates the flow of transactions typically made with credit cards, debit cards, and other digital payments. To operate as an integrated software vendor (ISV) or payment facilitator, a software company requires a relationship with an acquiring bank and a payment processor.

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Payrix

JULY 23, 2024

In the latest episode of PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments podcast, Ian Hillis sits down with Renn Salo, Vice President of Payments at Inktavo, to delve into the exciting world of Embedded Finance, with a particular focus on the intersection of lending and software platforms.

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Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

No one knows this better (or more intimately) than a software company Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Adam Tesan, CRO at Worldpay for Platforms, is a seasoned executive leader with decades of experience in sales, marketing, and revenue in the software space. It was an Embedded Finance play starting with payments. [It

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Stax

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless. The writing on the wall is clear—businesses need to start accepting digital payments and software providers need to start offering payment services one way or another.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Interested in learning more about software-led payments or joining the current Embedded Payments conversations in your organization? 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?

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Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Back to customer stories A cut above the rest Why Real Green Systems, the leading software platform for lawn care businesses, chose Payrix. Real Green’s journey to embedded payments is also rooted in innovation. Our first integrated payment solution was a referral agreement with a third-party ISO.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A master merchant, often referred to as a payment facilitator or merchant aggregator, is a third-party agent that acts as the link between acquirers and online merchants. The master merchantis the primary account holder for a payment processing system, overseeing and managing multiple subordinate accounts, often referred to as sub-merchants.

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Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software-led payments have grown in popularity, and for good reason. Last year, we sat down with several of the payments experts that roam the halls of Worldpay to understand what was on the horizon for software platforms and payments. From those conversations, we made software-led payments predictions for 2024.

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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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Stax

JANUARY 17, 2024

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are a type of electronic bank-to-bank payment system in the US. Unlike payments facilitated by card networks like Visa or Mastercard, ACH payments are managed by a body called the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). Let’s get started.

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Payrix

AUGUST 14, 2024

As a software company getting ready to or thinking about embedding payments into your platform, there is much to consider. One point of consideration is the merchant underwriting process and the onboarding experience you’re creating for your customers. Looking for more information on Embedded Payments?

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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. Learn more about integrated payments. Learn more about payment processors.

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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. Launching PayFac and ISV solutions In 2019 and 2020, Stax became more than just a payment processor for merchants.

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Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Offering payment processing services is a move that makes sense for a lot of SaaS companies, particularly if your software helps your customers run their business. For example, if you have a project management app, then you can add payment features that allow people to use your software to take payments from their clients.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 19, 2024

Smooth payment processing is at the heart of any business’s smooth operations and growth. If this process is blotchy then you run the risk of losing money. If the process is not secure, then you run the risk of losing your customers’ trust resulting in catastrophic consequences for your business.

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Stax

MAY 6, 2024

After all, the topic of security doesn’t sound as exciting as that latest Instagram hack and isn’t as immediately impactful as a new sales tactic. Having a secure platform for managing customer and payment data is paramount to building and maintaining trust, and you can’t do that with poor systems and practices.

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USIO

APRIL 23, 2025

Unlock Hidden Revenue, Scale Smarter, and Choose the Right Partner Introduction: Payments Are No Longer Just Transactions If you’re building a SaaS or platform business, embedding payments isnt just a featureits a business model. Chapter 1: What Are Embedded Payments (and Why Should You Care)?

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USIO

JUNE 5, 2025

Ever sat through a payments meeting and wondered if you accidentally joined a secret society that only speaks in acronyms? Between PFaaS, NACHA, and VPA, the payments industry has more abbreviations than a teenagers group chat. You’re not alone. Some you’ll recognize. Some you’ll want to forget.

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USIO

MAY 7, 2025

How the Usio Platform Helps SaaS Companies Serving Nonprofits Unlock Revenueand Boost Valuation This Usio partner began as a volunteer-run SaaS platform supporting school clubs and community volunteers with fundraising, ticket sales, communications, event management, and more. The Usio platform. Payments powered by Usio.

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Payrix

APRIL 15, 2025

What is an independent sales organization (ISO)? An independent sales organization commonly referred to as an ISO is a third-party organization that sells products or services on behalf of another organization. In the payments world, an ISO will partner with a payments provider to sell their merchant services to businesses.

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Natalia Luneva

MAY 12, 2025

Did you know that by 2025, the global gross payment volume processed by payment facilitators is projected to exceed $4 trillion ? As businesses increasingly rely on diverse payment processing solutions, you should understand the distinctions between Payment Facilitators ( PayFacs ) and Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs).

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