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JPMorgan Chase Buying Another PF, Beefing up Healthcare Payments Capability with InstaMed Acquisition
Last week, JPMorgan Chase announced its plans to acquire InstaMed, a technology and payments platform focused on the U.S. healthcare industry.
Read More“We Will Grow with Them”: Processors on the Complexity of Their Relationships with PFs
The relationship with a payments processor is one of the most important partnerships a payment facilitator can have. As the entryway into the payments system, these companies provide technology and expertise that can help put the PF on the road to success.
Read MoreNew Requirements Coming This Fall to Maryland Merchant Agreements
The state of Maryland recently passed legislation that will require changes to merchant processing agreements in that state. What does this mean for payment facilitators?
Read MorePF Checkout.com: Largest Fintech Series A in EU History
For those of you wondering about the potential for PFs to attract investors, here you have your proof. PF Checkout.com has just completed what it says is the largest-ever fintech series A in Europe – and the third-largest globally – with $230 million in funding from outside investors.
Read MoreMastercard Announces $1 Billion Investment; Facebook Versus Paytm: News Roundup
PaymentFacilitator’sNews Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.
Read More“Imagine the Best Experience”: PF Veterans Offer Their Advice to Companies Considering the Model
While the payment facilitator way of doing business is still a relatively new entrant in the payments industry, the model has been around long enough to have generated some seasoned veterans.
Some of those veterans offered their advice during a discussion at PF WORLD 2019.
Read MoreHarnessing Changes to Empower Entrepreneurs: Square, Shopify, Other PFs Report 1Q Earnings
Publicly traded payment facilitators Square, Shopify, Blackbaud and PayPal all recently reported earnings from the first quarter of 2018. Revenues grew across the board and PFs reported responding to market trends with expanded solutions for their merchant clients. We have highlights from their earnings reports.
Read MorePayscape and NXGEN to Merge; UK OK with PayPal iZettle Acquisition: News Roundup
PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.
Read MoreFixing a Broken Experience: Stripe, Fivestars and Wave on Moving Quickly and Putting Service First
Gathering during a panel at this month’s PF WORLD 2019, representatives from three software companies shared insights into their payment facilitator journeys – including why they got into payments and what they’ve learned along the way.
Read More“Payments Have Become Plumbing”: Poynt CEO Osama Bedier on Remembering the Ultimate Value of Payments
“Payments have become plumbing,” Bedier said during the keynote address at PF WORLD 2019 earlier this month. “You can’t actually deliver a great commerce experience without payments already paving the way.”
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