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Embedded Payments in 2024: A year in review for platforms | Episode 44

Payrix

The world of Embedded Payments saw remarkable developments in 2024, shaping strategies and innovations across the industry. Takeaway #2: Inflation and surcharging compliance Ella highlighted the rising importance of surcharging as a response to inflation and escalating operational costs. There is a lot of material out there.

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

Stax

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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How to grow your field service platform’s revenue up to 3x with payments

Payrix

In todays competitive software market, forward-thinking trade and field service platforms are no longer asking if they should modernize their payment infrastructure, theyre working diligently to source the right payments partner to implement innovative solutions before their competitors beat them to the punch.

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How to Maintain Anti-Money Laundering Compliance as a PayFac

Stax

The US, therefore, requires financial institutions as well as financial services firms to have anti-money laundering (or AML) compliance programs in place. In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac). Non-compliance can have major implications.

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DORA Compliance Checklist: From Preparation to Implementation

Scytale

With this DORA compliance checklist and clear outline of the DORA compliance requirements, financial entities have a clear roadmap of what they must follow to stay safe and sound. Standardize compliance : No more guessing games across EU countries. Perform due diligence and stay on top of ongoing monitoring.

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What Brands Look for When Considering Acquiring Software Companies

FastSpring

As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains. “This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions.

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Top 10 Compliance Tips for Startups

Scytale

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the compliance requirements of running a startup? As a startup founder trying to build your new organization from the ground up there’s a ton to do – And one of the commitments is keeping security compliance regulations and industry standards, and all that red tape! You’re not alone.