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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

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The merchant underwriting process helps reduce fraud (including chargeback volume), ensures compliance with regulations, and protects financial stability in the payment processing space. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification.

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Everything You Need to Know About PCI Compliance for Credit Card Processing

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TL;DR PCI compliance is essential because it helps prevent data breaches, ultimately cultivating customer trust. Failing to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard can have a number of severe consequences for a business. What is PCI Compliance? Why Is PCI Compliance So Important?

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8 Top Stripe Alternatives: In-Depth 2023 Guide

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A billing solution that acts as your MoR gives you access to multiple payment processors (which lets you accept more payment methods and is useful when accepting payments globally, as we explain below) while taking on the liability of all transactions for you. Read the Mailbird case study here.

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Visa Interchange Rates 2024: What You Need to Know

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If your company accepts credit card payments ( which it should ), chances are, you’re going to be affected by Visa’s interchange rates. Visa is one of the biggest payment networks in the world, with ~4.2B cards currently in use. So it’s virtually impossible for a business to not accept Visa cards.

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No Fee Payment Processing: Everything You Need to Know

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Clearly, the monthly fees that businesses typically pay to accept card payments can eat away a significant portion of their revenue and overall profits. This is where the concept of no-fee payment processing (also known as no-cost, zero-fee, zero-cost, or free credit card processing) comes into play.

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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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At its core, payment processing involves various players and technologies to facilitate the movement of funds from customers to merchants securely and efficiently. Digital payments only take a few seconds, but they flow through many different layers of partners and technology. Q: What is considered a payment gateway?

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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know

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Payment facilitator (PayFac) A merchant registered by an acquirer to facilitate transactions on behalf of sub-merchants. They provide the infrastructure necessary for their merchants to accept credit card payments. Listen now Podcast What is PCI attestation of compliance (AoC)?