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The Difference Between a Payment Acquirer, ISO, and PayFac

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ISOs: Bridging Acquirers and Merchants Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) or Merchant Service Providers (MSPs) operate as indispensable intermediaries, bridging the gap between acquirers and merchants. These may include robust fraud prevention mechanisms and advanced reporting tools.

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How Payment Facilitation Works: An Overview for SaaS Providers

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Merchant services providers Merchant services providers (MSPs) equip merchants with all the tools they need to start processing card payments. There are several types of MSPs, including independent sales organizations (ISOs) and payment facilitators. Independent sales organizations ISOs are a type of merchant services provider.

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What is a Payment Processor?

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ISOs (Independent Sales Organizations) or MSPs (Merchant Service Providers) ISOs, or Independent Sales Organizations , act as intermediaries between merchants and acquirers. The level of detail required can vary, but accuracy is crucial to expedite the underwriting process.

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Comparison and List of Payment Acquirers, ISOs, and Aggregators

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In the intricate landscape of payment processing, merchants are confronted with a choice between three types of payment processors: Acquirers, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs or MSPs), and Aggregators (PSPs or PayFacs). An ISO is what Visa calls their approved merchant account providers and an MSP is what MasterCard calls them.

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