Tag: The Payment Facilitator Landscape

What is a Money Transmitter?

Improving the merchant experience is a rallying cry for payment facilitators. Streamlining the underwriting and onboarding process is often a first step, but many PFs go further in search of solutions for the unique needs of their industries.

Investor Interest in Fintech Continues to Rise Globally; Payments Take the Lead

Investor interest in the fintech space remains strong, with an increase in fundraising in most markets during 2019, according to an Accenture analysis of CB Insights data.

CSBS Launches SES for Bird’s Eye View on Fintechs

In an effort to streamline the examination of fintech and other non-bank platforms with a broad-picture perspective, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has announced the nation-wide rollout of the State Examination System (SES).

Payment Facilitator Toast Raises $400 Million, Valued at $4.9 Billion

Restaurant management platform Toast announced this week that it has raised $400 million in a Series F round of funding, placing its latest valuation at $4.9 billion.

Flywire Acquires Payment Facilitator Simplee with Plans to Digitize the Healthcare Industry

Vertical payments company Flywire has announced its acquisition of leading healthcare technology platform and payment facilitator Simplee.

How Does a Software Company Become a Payment Facilitator?

How does a software company become a payment facilitator to benefit from the additional revenue and better control over the payments experience?

RealPage to Acquire Modern Message, Creating a Comprehensive Resident Engagement Solution

Real estate software provider RealPage Inc. is slated to acquire prominent resident engagement company Modern Message, Inc.

PF Flutterwave Raises $35 Million and Partners with Worldpay

A $35 million funding round brings total investment for fintech startup and payment facilitator Flutterwave to $55 million. And a partnership with Worldpay enhances their customer reach

How Chargebacks Apply to Payment Facilitators

While becoming a payment facilitator can create new revenue streams for many businesses, it carries a risk of losses as well. One type of risk a PF must address is the potential for losses from chargebacks.

PayPal’s Power of Three: GoPay, MercadoLibre and Honey Science Corporation

Keeping in line with a 2019 that saw significant consolidation and acquisitions throughout the fintech space, the new year has just started and global brand PayPal is already three collaborations in.