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Payment Facilitator vs ISO. What’s the Difference?

Before payment facilitators began enabling smaller merchants to accept payments, acquiring banks relied on another business model to work directly with SMBs: the independent sales organization, or ISO.

Q2 Earnings: Square, Shopify, PayPal and Blackbaud

As we come to the halfway point for the year, momentum for fintechs is still going strong and cashless continues to dominate the marketplace. The recent trend towards mergers and acquisitions in our thriving ecosystem has paved the way for some impressive growth numbers, while the digital buzz continues to prime the marketplace for innovation and IPOs. Here is the Q2 earnings report.

Two Big Acquisitions Close, Ushering in an Era of Even Bigger Payment Processors

The lineup of processing giants at the top of the payments industry has been reduced by two this week.

PFs RealPage, Toast Beef Up Vertical Solutions with Acquisitions

payment facilitator RealPage announced this week that it has acquired SimpleBills, which provides utility management services within the student housing market. This acquisition follows closely on the announcement by PF Toast last week that it had acquired a restaurant HR software company.

Infinicept Invited to Join Mastercard Start Path Program, Achieves 500 Percent Growth

Infinicept is among ten companies recently invited to join the Mastercard’s Start Path program. The company helps software businesses become payment facilitators through an open, agnostic PF platform.

Pennsylvania Decision May Provide Clarity Around Money Transmission for Payment Facilitators

A recent decision by a Pennsylvania appeals court may help provide some clarity around the question of when a payment facilitator is a money transmitter.

What Makes PFs and Marketplaces Different?

The Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC) is hosting a webinar that takes a deep dive into the payment facilitator model versus the traditional marketplace classification. Specifically, they strive to outline the major differences between payment facilitators and marketplaces: What makes them different and why?

Celero Commerce CEO Kevin Jones on “Rising Through Chaos” – Competing in a Crowded Payments Environment

We’re continuing an occasional series featuring different perspectives from across the industry. This week, we share insights from Kevin Jones, CEO of Celero Commerce.

“Clients Want to Be with People Like Themselves”: BlueSnap CEO on Industry Consolidation

PF.com recently interviewed Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of payments platform provider and payment facilitator BlueSnap, regarding the driving force behind all the consolidation happening in the industry. In Dangelmaier’s view, much of the driving force behind the consolidation can be traced to the pressure retailers are feeling.

Vision 2020: Favorable for PFs with 23 States Signing on For Licensing Agreement

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and its Fintech Industry Advisory Panel created a plan back in 2017 to develop a consistent framework for regulating non-bank entities across states. They called it Vision 2020. And as 2020 starts to sneak up on us at what seems to be a rapid pace, the momentum continues towards this common goal.