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What is a Merchant Acquirer?

In the payments processing world, the term acquirer can be confusing. Even though it refers to a specific function in the payments processing chain, it is often used more broadly as well, as key players often take on multiple roles.

Why Investors Love Payment Facilitators Right Now

In recent years, investor interest in payments is booming and PFs are at the center of that trend. To learn more about why, we talked with Ryan Goldenberg, a vice president at LLR Partners.

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.