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NMI acquires Sphere division

Payments Dive

The deal will enhance NMI’s underwriting capabilities and allow ISVs and fintechs to create merchant accounts within the company’s existing platform, NMI said.

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What is an ISV Partner? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Independent Software Vendors

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At the heart of this transformation is a growing ecosystem of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) building applications that plug into broader platforms and solve specialized problems. As these ecosystems evolve, ISV partnerships have become essential for companies looking to scale, reach new markets, and offer integrated ISV solutions.

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

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In this article, we’ll break down two popular terms used in the payment processing industry—ISV and PayFac —and see what they exactly mean. TL;DR An independent software vendor (ISV) develops and sells software applications independently of hardware manufacturers. What Is an ISV vs PayFac?

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RS2 On Why ISVs Should Avoid The ‘Knee-Jerk’ PayFac Route

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But at a high level, independent software vendors (ISVs) have increasingly recognized that they can embrace payments to increase their revenues — so much so that some firms glean the majority of their top lines, at about 90 percent, from offering payments. “I And I think that is a mistake.”. Avoiding The ‘Knee Jerk’.

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How to Streamline Your SaaS Clients’ Merchant Underwriting Process—and Improve Adoption Rates

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From there, your users must go through an application and underwriting process that determines their eligibility to accept payments. TL;DR Merchant underwriting is the risk level assessment process an acquiring bank carries out on every new merchant before they grant them a merchant account. What Is Merchant Underwriting?

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APIs, ISVs And The End Of Business As Usual

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To that end, said Daniela Mielke, CEO at RS2 Software , in an interview with Karen Webster, application programming interfaces (APIs) can help integrated software vendors (ISVs) and payment facilitators (PayFacs) make payments “invisible” as part of the merchant and consumer experience — and offer those merchants a range of value-added services.

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What Every ISV and SaaS Company Needs to Know When Switching to a New Payments Partner

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Innovative ISVs and SaaS companies know that one of the best ways to provide value to merchants—while improving your bottom line—is to provide integrated payments. That’s why it’s not uncommon for SaaS companies and ISVs to find payment partners (like Stax Connect) who can help them implement payment services.

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