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Payment orchestration: Beyond transaction routing

The Payments Association

This visibility enables data-driven decision-making and facilitates effective troubleshooting of issues like high decline rates or chargebacks. These tokens are useless if intercepted, significantly mitigating the risk of data breaches.

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

Stax

The primary purpose of merchant account underwriting is to mitigate risks for payment processors and credit card networks. How Merchant Underwriting Works The merchant underwriting process typically follows a few steps carried out by the payment facilitators or acquiring bank to develop an underwriting risk profile.

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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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In this article, we’ll dive into the intricacies of two types of players in the eCommerce ecosystem: payment gateways and payment facilitators. At its core, payment processing involves various players and technologies to facilitate the movement of funds from customers to merchants securely and efficiently.

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SWIFT CSP: A Quick Guide for Financial Institutions

VISTA InfoSec

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) provides secure and reliable communication networks for over 11500 connected financial institutions to facilitate cross-border payments and securities transactions. Test the IRP periodically to ensure its effectiveness in mitigating cyber incidents.

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Payment Processors or Facilitators: Which Is Right for You?

Paystand

Table of Contents What is a Payment Facilitator (PayFac)? How Do Payment Facilitators Work? Payment Facilitator Payment Gateway Vs. a Payment Facilitator Key Takeaways Payment Facilitators Simplify Transactions : They allow sub-merchants to accept card payments without needing a direct relationship with an acquiring bank.

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The Ultimate Guide to Online Payment Processing

Stax

Encryption and transfer of payment information The payment gateway that underpins your checkout page will now encrypt the customers payment details as stipulated by industry data security regulations like PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) before transferring the data to your payment processor.

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SWIFT CSP: A Quick Guide for Financial Institutions

VISTA InfoSec

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) provides secure and reliable communication networks for over 11500 connected financial institutions to facilitate cross-border payments and securities transactions. Test the IRP periodically to ensure its effectiveness in mitigating cyber incidents.

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