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No Straight Road On The PayFac Road

No Straight Road On The PayFac Road
No Straight Road On The PayFac Road
December 14, 2017  |  Payment Methods

At first glance, becoming a payments facilitator seems a sure-fire way to help simplify the merchant account enrollment journey. But as with any corporate endeavor,...

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Startup Check-In: Amaryllis In Full Bloom
Startup Check-In: Amaryllis In Full Bloom
October 19, 2017  |  Startups

Unlike its namesake flower, startup payment platform Amaryllis did not bloom quickly or easily. It did, however, do so dramatically in pursuit of its goal...

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Chase Acquires WePay
Chase Acquires WePay
October 17, 2017  |  News

Can big banks be nimble of foot when it comes to FinTech? One giant — JPMorgan Chase & Co. — is taking some definitive steps on that stage....

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Taming The High Risk Merchant Beast
Taming The High Risk Merchant Beast
September 01, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

T1 Payments has a lot in the hopper, with a new same-day settlement to partners offering coming soon. At the same time, the firm has...

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PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?
PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

FinTech innovators love the payment facilitator (PayFac), a shift that WePay co-founder Rich Aberman outlined in Episode 1 of the Payment Facilitators series with Karen...

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PayFacs Are The New ISOs
PayFacs Are The New ISOs
July 13, 2017  |  Digital Payments

­­­­­­­­­Once upon a time, merchants had direct contractual agreements with the acquirers who signed them up to accept payments. The process was time-consuming, expensive and...

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PayFac Sooners and Boomers
PayFac Sooners and Boomers
August 08, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Much like the great Oklahoma land rush of 1889, many acquirers are quietly staking their claim to new opportunities as processors increase their willingness to...

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