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APRIL 3, 2025

Its the bridge between an eCommerce website, its customers, and the bank. Its the third-party service that serves as the link between the payment gateway, acquiring bank, and issuing bank or card network. It works in tandem with the customers bank or credit card provider to verify and authorize the transaction.

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are a type of electronic bank-to-bank payment system in the US. An ACH payment facilitator, therefore, is simply a PayFac that allows users to accept payments through an electronic bank-to-bank network. This is pretty much similar to the service that PayPal offers.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

A merchant account acts as a pathway between your business, your customers, and the issuer and acquiring banks to process electronic transactions like credit cards. A merchant account refers to a business bank account that allows businesses to accept electronic payments for goods and services.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 88

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider the following: Merchants are the sellers, businesses, or service providers seeking payment for their offerings. The acquiring bank (or issuing bank or acquirer) is the financial institution that enables merchants to accept payments, transferring funds from customers to the merchant’s account.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

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AUGUST 20, 2024

TL;DR Embedded finance integrates financial services into non-financial business processes, while embedded fintech integrates fintech solutions into the processes of an institution in the finance industry. This is because most embedded finance solutions are provided by traditional banks. However, they’re two different concepts.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Finance 88

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JANUARY 10, 2024

As well as improving profit margins, these activities can also enhance the customer experience and give merchants a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The merchant service providers that a business is using to handle credit card payments play a key role in determining the size and structure of credit card fees.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Facilitation 88

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JANUARY 8, 2024

They would then request a chargeback from their bank instead of requesting a refund from the seller—which essentially constitutes friendly fraud. Reputational risks Risks associated with things like data breaches, poor customer service, company controversies, etc. Most PayFacs have technology in place to prevent these breaches.

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