Isvs news and trends

Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors
SMBs // May 08, 2025

The rise of embedded payments is helping to change the business models of legal and financial services companies, accounting firms, nonprofits and logistics operators, to name just a few verticals. For the payments processors serving those firms — and partnering with independent software vendors (ISVs)...

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

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 21st-century global payments landscape, those words continue to ring true. With the demand for seamless payment solutions growing at an...

Payments Go From Mono to Modular: Why North Says ISVs Are the Big Winners
Payments Innovation // February 18, 2025

For decades, payments infrastructure was largely controlled by major financial institutions and legacy processors, with limited flexibility for customization. However, the rise of open banking, cloud computing and API-first development has changed the equation. Payment platforms are now embracing API-first products and developer-friendly architectures, enabling...

CTO Interview: Mindset Shift Is ‘Vital’ to Future of Financial Services
Opinion // January 23, 2025

Data management makes for a unified ecosystem that fosters collaboration, Stax Chief Technology Officer Mark Sundt writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Innovation Mindset: How to Achieve It in 2025.”   At Stax, we are committed to fostering growth and innovation, not just for...

Interviews & Exclusives
Vertical SaaS Platforms Find Path to Profits With Partners, Says Stax CEO

June 05, 2025
Partnerships have always greased the gears of commerce, but in the payments business, where technology evolves by the week and margins hinge on fractions of a cent, choosing the right partner can be the difference between riding a growth wave and capsizing under its weight. That calculation has become even sharper in 2025’s unsettled economy, […]

Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors

May 08, 2025
The rise of embedded payments is helping to change the business models of legal and financial services companies, accounting firms, nonprofits and logistics operators, to name just a few verticals....

Payments Move From Checkbox to Strategic Differentiator for ISVs

February 26, 2025
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 21st-century global payments landscape, those...

Payments Go From Mono to Modular: Why North Says ISVs Are the Big Winners

February 18, 2025
For decades, payments infrastructure was largely controlled by major financial institutions and legacy processors, with limited flexibility for customization. However, the rise of open banking, cloud computing and API-first development...

Quick Reads
Worldline Launches FlexPricing for Independent Software Vendors

December 18, 2024
Payments services company Worldline has introduced FlexPricing for independent software vendors (ISVs). The new offering, which Worldline calls the first of its kind, lets ISVs implement flexible pricing strategies that include charging a percentage fee on bank transfer transactions, adding custom fees, and allowing Worldline to take on their billing duties. “FlexPricing empowers partners to enhance their revenue […]

Maverick to Integrate Visa Acceptance Platform Into Sales Enablement Solution

June 10, 2024
Maverick Payments will connect to the Visa Acceptance Platform to increase authorization rates and reduce fraud and friction. This integration, which will go live in the third quarter, will add...

NMI Debuts Embedded Payments Offering

February 15, 2024
Payments technology company NMI has debuted a new embedded payments solution. NMI Payments, announced Thursday (Feb. 15), is designed for software companies, independent sales organizations (ISOs) and payment professionals, the company said in a...

Worldnet, POSDATA Team On EMV Payments

March 20, 2019
Worldnet Payments announced Tuesday (March 19) that it has entered into a strategic agreement with POSDATA to deliver fully integrated and pre-certified EMV payments solutions. In a press release, the...