Payrix

JANUARY 28, 2025

In this episode of PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments Podcast, host Ian Hillis welcomes Matt Downs, President of Worldpay for Platforms, to discuss software-led payments predictions for 2025 and beyond. Navigating market dynamics in 2025 and beyond Matt emphasized the cyclical nature of the payments industry, likening it to a pendulum.

Payments 130

Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 130

Payrix

AUGUST 14, 2024

As a software company getting ready to or thinking about embedding payments into your platform, there is much to consider. One point of consideration is the merchant underwriting process and the onboarding experience you’re creating for your customers. What does the merchant experience look like?

Merchant Services 100

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments Software Review 100

Stax

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless. The writing on the wall is clear—businesses need to start accepting digital payments and software providers need to start offering payment services one way or another.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 88

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Interested in learning more about software-led payments or joining the current Embedded Payments conversations in your organization? Do you find yourself listening to industry leaders and colleagues use terms like PayFac, PCI DSS, and tokenization and casually scratching your head in confusion? Youve come to the right place.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 100

Stax

JANUARY 22, 2024

That’s the value of eCommerce transactions that took place in 2023 in the U.S. In a world where we’re spending more and more time online and every click is a potential transaction, it’s no surprise the eCommerce and digital payments sectors are experiencing exponential growth.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What is a master merchant? A master merchant, often referred to as a payment facilitator or merchant aggregator, is a third-party agent that acts as the link between acquirers and online merchants. Whats the relevance of a master merchant in software-led payments and financial services?

Merchant Services 100

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 100

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What is a payment processor? A payment processor facilitates the flow of transactions typically made with credit cards, debit cards, and other digital payments. 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.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments 100

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What are integrated payments? Integrated payments are payment processing capabilities that are incorporated into a software companys platform to provide their user base with the ability to accept and manage payments for their businesses. 3 things you should know about integrated payments 1.

Payments 100

Payments Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods 100

Payrix

JULY 24, 2024

With their sights set on elevating the customer experience, deepening user engagement, and driving sustainable growth, there’s one thing software companies are making room for in their roadmap: Embedded Payments. However, not all Embedded Payments solutions are built under the same standards.

Payments 130

Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 130

Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Offering payment processing services is a move that makes sense for a lot of SaaS companies, particularly if your software helps your customers run their business. For example, if you have a project management app, then you can add payment features that allow people to use your software to take payments from their clients.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 88

Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

Digital payments are increasingly becoming the norm. According to Forrester’s data, digital payments are the most used payment method today, with 69% of American adults using them to make payments online. Businesses must therefore adapt and be able to accept such payments.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac SaaS Payments 88

Stax

JANUARY 17, 2024

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are a type of electronic bank-to-bank payment system in the US. Unlike payments facilitated by card networks like Visa or Mastercard, ACH payments are managed by a body called the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). Let’s get started.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

For SaaS companies, becoming a payment facilitator (or PayFac) offers a ton of advantages—including but not limited to—boosting retention and profitability while exercising greater control over the customer experience. However, several complex types of risks come along with this.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payfac Payment Services SaaS Payments 88

Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For any merchant selling products or services online, it’s always a good idea to allow customers to make payments on their platform itself—instead of redirecting them to a third-party website or gateway. Not only is this inconvenient for customers but also risky. of global GDP. Let’s get started.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac Technical Review 88

Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software-led payments have grown in popularity, and for good reason. Last year, we sat down with several of the payments experts that roam the halls of Worldpay to understand what was on the horizon for software platforms and payments. From those conversations, we made software-led payments predictions for 2024.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Payment Solutions 100

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The success of your business can be greatly impacted by your choice of payment processing model in the dynamic world of eCommerce and online business. To simplify the intricacies of payment processing, two well-known solutions have surfaced: Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) and Merchants of Record (MoRs).

Merchant Services 59

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Facilitation Payfac 59

Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. We’ve adapted to challenges and seized opportunities to serve our partners and merchants better.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Nick realized that adding payments to the software product was the only way he could continue to compete in the space, so he took the opportunity. Nick considered partnering with an ISO, but was reluctant to hand off his studio owners — and the relationships he built with them — to a payment processor. It’s too much work,” Nick said.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

Subscription Flow

JANUARY 19, 2024

Smooth payment processing is at the heart of any business’s smooth operations and growth. If this process is blotchy then you run the risk of losing money. If the process is not secure, then you run the risk of losing your customers’ trust resulting in catastrophic consequences for your business.

Payment Services 59

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 59

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Real Green’s journey to embedded payments is also rooted in innovation. According to Kellie Kucik, Head of Payments, the company has spent the last decade focused on developing its Customer Assistant Website. Our first integrated payment solution was a referral agreement with a third-party ISO.

Payments 130

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features Merchant Services 130

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Storable , the leading provider of all-in-one software for the self-storage industry, has a vision for its payments solution that is reminiscent of the industry it serves. As John Durrett, General Manager of Payments for Storable, recently explained in a sit down with Payrix, Storable wants to make payments “invisible” for its customers.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

Subscription Flow

JANUARY 1, 2024

Establishing a smooth and streamlined online transaction processing setup is important for every business. When payment processing is smooth, the flow of the recurring revenue stream automatically remains steady. So, many companies have started offering Merchant of Record payment processing services.

Merchant Services 52

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payments 52

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Beyond simple semantics, the relationship between Merchant of Record (MoR) and Seller of Record (SoR) involves legal frameworks, financial ramifications, and operational nuances that influence how business transactions are conducted. What is the Merchant of Record (MoR)?

Merchant Services 52

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Facilitation Payment Features 52

Stax

MAY 6, 2024

Having a secure platform for managing customer and payment data is paramount to building and maintaining trust, and you can’t do that with poor systems and practices. In our latest webinar, Garrek Harris, Director of Platform Management at Stax, discussed the ins and outs of data security for merchants and ISVs.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services compliance SaaS Payments 88

Payrix

APRIL 15, 2025

An independent sales organization commonly referred to as an ISO is a third-party organization that sells products or services on behalf of another organization. In the payments world, an ISO will partner with a payments provider to sell their merchant services to businesses. Learn more about ISVs.

Payments 100

Payments Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 100