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

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Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of financial technology, businesses are constantly seeking efficient and seamless ways to handle transactions. Two prominent solutions that have emerged in recent years are integrated payments and Payfac-as-a-Service.

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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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TL;DR Payment gateways and PayFacs are both players in the digital payment process with similar goals in mind: secure and low-risk payments while providing seamless, fast, and positive customer experiences. A PayFac, by contrast, handles the bank’s interaction with a number of merchants. What is a Payment Facilitator (or PayFac)?

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How to Streamline Your SaaS Clients’ Merchant Underwriting Process—and Improve Adoption Rates

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The first step is to find a partner that can provide the right payment technologies and services to your customers. How a PayFac like Stax can help A business can choose to open a merchant account on their own but the process can be laborious and time-consuming. How exactly can you get your users started with payments?

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

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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. In this article, we’ll break down two popular terms used in the payment processing industry—ISV and PayFac —and see what they exactly mean.

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Embedded Payments explained: Everything software companies need to know

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In a market shaped by fierce competition, emerging technologies, and dominating customer expectations, B2B software companies have evaluated many angles of differentiation to keep the attention of their customers. Among the most recent strategies proving successful for software companies is Embedded Payments.

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What Is an ACH Payment Facilitator?

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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.