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

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Merchant account underwriting is the evaluation process payment processors use to assess whether a business meets the criteria for accepting credit card payments. Anti-Money Laundering (AML): AML checks prevent the use of payment systems for illegal activities, such as money laundering or financing terrorism.

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Stripe vs Shopify Payments: Overview and Features

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What's interesting about Stripe is that they've really tried to become an all-in-one platform for business payments. They have over 450 integration options and offer services like a terminal for in-person payments, business financing, and more. per online payment 2.7% per online payment 2.7% Stripe Fees 2.9%

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8 Top Stripe Alternatives: In-Depth 2023 Guide

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When selling physical goods and services (online or in person) , various Stripe alternatives built for physical goods payments (like Amazon pay, Square, etc.) can provide payment processing, order fulfillment, financing options, and more. SaaS companies using FastSpring can also process payments using PayPal.).

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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.

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The Ultimate Guide to Online Payment Processing

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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services BNPL is a payment method where your customer uses a short-term financing service to pay for your product or service. You will receive your payment in full, while the customer will repay the loan in interest-free installments (but there are associated fees) to the credit provider.

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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

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These fees can be seen frequently on your monthly statement, but such monthly fees are never actually required in order to accept credit card payments. Chargebacks and Risk Holds No one likes it when things don’t go according to plan, especially when it comes to your business’s finances.