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Payment processor: Definition, types, and examples

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To operate as an integrated software vendor (ISV) or payment facilitator, a software company requires a relationship with an acquiring bank and a payment processor. The processor is responsible for processing and settling the transactions initiated by the payment facilitators merchants, but they can also offer so much more.

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Payment processor: Definition, types, and examples

Payrix

To operate as an integrated software vendor (ISV) or payment facilitator, a software company requires a relationship with an acquiring bank and a payment processor. The processor is responsible for processing and settling the transactions initiated by the payment facilitators merchants, but they can also offer so much more.

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Payment facilitation and risk management: What do vertical software companies need to know?

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At a very high level, a referral partnership is an integrated payments model. You as the software company make an agreement with a payment processor to become one of their referral partner s. We will explore the risk s in more detail in the next section. What is PayFac-as-a-Service?

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Master merchant: Definition, types, and examples

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This setup is commonly used in marketplaces, software platforms, or businesses that facilitate payments for a network of sellers, service providers, or smaller businesses. The master merchant model is common in industries that involve marketplaces or platforms with multiple sellers or service providers.

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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know

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Association Group of card-issuing banks or organizations that set common transaction terms for merchants, issuers, and acquirers. Card brands Member-based corporations that connect consumers, businesses, and banks through electronic payments; establish and enforce rules amongst members; and promote the brands (e.g.,