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Best Payment Processors for Startups

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The story of payment processors begins in 1998 when Confinity (later X.com, but you probably know it as PayPal) was released. This early payment processor did very little and wasn’t all that important to global commerce. That history might be interesting to some, but the real questions are: What are payment processors?

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Stax vs Riverside Payments: Which Solution Should You Choose?

Stax

Accepting card payments is a must for small to medium businesses today. 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.

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Mobile Credit Card Processing Explained: What Business Owners Need to Know

Stax

According to Forbes , “mobile payments are increasingly being used by U.S. Not only are there a number of ways your customers could be using their mobile devices to give payments, but you as a business owner could be leveraging mobile devices to accept them as well. What is mobile credit card processing?

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The Right Compliance Framework for Your Startup: Common Compliance Frameworks

Scytale

Did someone say ‘compliance framework’? Security compliance isn’t just the new buzzword of the year nor a novelty that separates the greats from the average. As it grows in significance, it also grows in complexity – often deterring startups from investing in the proper compliance framework.

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AR Management Playbook - Secrets to Reduce AR Aging and Increase Cash Flow

If you’re like many SaaS startups, billing and payment management is a big challenge. With this playbook, we’ll show you how to implement an AR management process to handle late payments, subscription renewals, and other recurring billing functions.

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

Subscription Flow

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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Pumped up profits, with less heavy lifting

Payrix

That simple idea eventually led to fitDEGREE, Nick’s growing software startup for class-based fitness studios that want a more community-driven way to manage their local business. Nick realized that adding payments to the software product was the only way he could continue to compete in the space, so he took the opportunity.