Clearly Payments

JANUARY 15, 2025

Assessment Fees What It Is: Charged by the card networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) Processor Markup What It Is: The payment processors own cost on top of interchange and assessment fees. Why Its Hidden: This small per-transaction fee might not seem like much, but for a high-volume business, these costs add up quickly.

Process 105

Process Processors Gateways Push-to-Card 105

Stax

JANUARY 23, 2025

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

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Underwriting PCI DSS Money Laundering Processors 68

Clearly Payments

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These metrics can span across different functional areas, including transaction volume, processing times, customer satisfaction scores, fraud rates , and many more. They serve as the foundation for assessing the overall health and performance of a payments business. This metric indicates the scale of operations.

Processors 105

Processors PCI DSS Payments Volume 105

FICO

MARCH 17, 2021

In this two-part series, I will explore some recent studies on TBML, the challenges faced in countering the problem and some industry trends. In my next post, I will focus on the challenges faced in countering the TBML problem and some of the recent industry trends. Efforts to Combat Trade-Based Money Laundering”.

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Money Laundering Crime Financial Crimes Industry Trends 98

Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Released on July 16, 2024, the report examines key trends, developments, and prominent players in Vietnam’s fintech industry, drawing on extensive data collected from social media interactions and covering 46 fintech companies.

FinTech 117

FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Point-of-Sale (POS) Payment Gateways 117

Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks. PayFacs also handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks. Some PayFacs completely avoid working with merchants from such industries.

Risk Management 88

Risk Management Risk Regulatory Compliance Due Diligence 88

Payment Savvy

JULY 3, 2024

Transaction Volume: Higher transaction volumes can sometimes qualify businesses for lower fees, as some processors offer volume-based discounts. These companies set interchange fees and assessment fees, which are charges for using their payment network. Assessment fees are also known as brand usage fees.

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Debit Card Process Debit Transaction Processors 52