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PayFac Model 101: Payment Facilitators Explained

Exact Payments

As merchants look to accept payments with ease, and as software developers seek to diversify their revenue-earning strategies, the PayFac model has risen to the forefront. For businesses that choose to become payment facilitators, the benefits are tremendous. What is the PayFac Model? These technologies are often third-party solutions.

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Merchants, PayFacs And Monetizing Payments Flows

PYMNTS

Amid the seismic changes that have refashioned the payments landscape over the last few years — as large players get ever larger (such as the $22 billion Fiserv-First Data deal) — there is an opportunity for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and digital marketplaces to monetize payments. Consolidation Across Software.

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What is a Payment Processor?

Clearly Payments

In the intricate landscape of payment processing, merchants encounter a myriad of options, each playing a pivotal role in the facilitation of financial transactions. The Definition of a Payment Processor A payment processor is a financial service provider that facilitates transactions between a seller (merchant) and a customer.

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How Payment Facilitation Works: An Overview for SaaS Providers

Exact Payments

The world of payment processing has evolved rapidly since the early days of credit card payments. With the explosion of cloud-based software, e-commerce, and mobile payments, a significant portion of transactions now take place online. So, what is payment processing?