payment facilitators

Mastercard Launches UK-Based Open Banking Pact With Cardstream

Mastercard Launches UK-Based Open Banking Pact With Cardstream
Mastercard Launches UK-Based Open Banking Pact With Cardstream
May 07, 2025  |  Partnerships

Mastercard has teamed with British FinTech Cardstream to promote open banking payments. The partnership will allow Cardstream to bolster its Payment Facilitation-as-a-Service (PFaaS) platform and allow customers to...

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Fiserv Acquires Australian Payment Facilitator Pinch Payments
Fiserv Acquires Australian Payment Facilitator Pinch Payments
April 08, 2025  |  Partnerships

Fiserv says it has acquired payment facilitator (PayFac) Pinch Payments and its management platform Glassbox. As the company noted in a Monday (April 7) announcement,...

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Payments Move From Checkbox to Strategic Differentiator for ISVs
Payments Move From Checkbox to Strategic Differentiator for ISVs
February 26, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

To paraphrase a saying attributed to Charles Darwin, it’s those most responsive to change that ultimately survive. And from the 19th century Galapagos to the...

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Recent Funding Rounds Signal PayFac’s Rising Star
Recent Funding Rounds Signal PayFac’s Rising Star
December 05, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Platforms are rapidly forging their own ecosystems — matching supply and demand, buyers and sellers, sometimes on a global scope. In other cases, they serve...

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Embedded Finance Is the Force Multiplier for PayFacs and Software Platforms
Embedded Finance Is the Force Multiplier for PayFacs and Software Platforms
September 19, 2024  |  eCommerce

Payment facilitators (PayFacs) are transforming how and where we conduct commerce. Entities such as independent software vendors (ISVs) and online marketplaces offer services and products,...

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Social Platforms and PayFacs Now Power the Creator Economy
Social Platforms and PayFacs Now Power the Creator Economy
April 19, 2024  |  Social Commerce

Whether it’s a viral Instagram post, an informative YouTube video, or a thought-provoking blog article, content creators are playing a pivotal role in shaping online...

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PayFacs Serve Logistics Sector Through Digital Wallets
PayFacs Serve Logistics Sector Through Digital Wallets
March 30, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Innovations in embedded finance have captured the attention of decision makers in the logistics and wholesale trade space. As a result, payment facilitators (PayFacs), independent...

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Report: An Uncertain Economy Weighs on Embedded Finance Innovation for Marketplaces
Report: An Uncertain Economy Weighs on Embedded Finance Innovation for Marketplaces
March 15, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Logistics and wholesale trade businesses exhibit robust demand for embedded finance innovations. For example, most payment facilitators (PayFacs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and marketplaces are...

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