What Is the Payment Facilitator Model?

Many software companies are choosing to enable their merchant customers to accept payments through their platform. It’s an appealing way to increase revenue and provide their customers with a complete software and payments experience. For companies that choose to own the payments function in-house, the process involves becoming what’s known in the payments industry as a payment facilitator.

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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?

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PF Relationship 101: Marry Your Processor or Date Your Gateway?

Relationships, by nature, are complicated. And the payments world is no different. We have codependency issues, monogamy issues and even a fluctuating divorce rate. So when it comes to the payment facilitator model, is it better to commit yourself to one processor? Or is it better to play the field with a more agnostic gateway?

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PaymentFacilitator Launching New India Site

As we’ve often noted in PaymentFacilitator, India is on track to become a global leader in digital payments.
So, to better enable us to take our readers where the opportunity is, we’re launching a new sister site: PaymentFacilitator.in.

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Is Becoming a Payment Facilitator Right for You?

As a software provider, you have many options for bringing your payments solution to market. One avenue is to become a payment facilitator (PF). But what exactly does it entail? Following are answers to some of the most common questions about payment facilitators, to help you determine if this is the right path for your business.

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