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

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TL;DR Merchant underwriting is the process of evaluating a businesss risk level before approving it for credit card processing for any kind of payments from electronic payments to in-person payments. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification.

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Tradition and Technology: Bhutan’s Journey into Fintech and Financial Inclusion

The Fintech Times

A handicrafts shop manager in Thimphu described the challenges posed by the lack of ATMs, credit card authorisation systems, and other financial infrastructure catering to international customers.

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Avoiding AI Pitfalls in Financial Decision-Making

The Fintech Times

.” Risks of automation dependance Sharing a similar view, Adam Ennamli , chief risk and security officer at General Bank of Canada , added: “Failures can have existential consequences, from significant monetary losses to complete loss of market trust and regulatory penalties.

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The platform risk paradox: Managing digital commerce fraud at scale

The Payments Association

Mark McMurtie Ambassador, TPA "As digital threats become increasingly complex, payment companies should shift from a reactive approach to fraud prevention to more intelligent, adaptive risk management.

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Risk Management for Merchants in Payment Processing

Clearly Payments

While these technologies bring unparalleled convenience and global reach, they also introduce a plethora of risks that can impact the financial stability and reputation of businesses. Identifying and Assessing Risks Understanding the lay of the land is the first step in effective risk management.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

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In this article, we’ll discuss what SaaS companies looking to become payment facilitators need to know about risk management strategies. PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks.

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LexisNexis Teams With Cortera To Add B2B Payment Behavior Data Into Risk Assessment

PYMNTS

As part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ “Ask the Small Business Experts” series, Head of Small Business Risk Management Ben Cutler interviewed Cortera CEO Jim Swift about the role trade credit data plays in risk assessment. ”