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PFs Make Showing on Forbes Fintech 50

This week, Forbes magazine announced its 2019 listing of the Fintech 50 – a group it describes as “innovators who are changing how people save, spend and invest.” See which payment facilitators made the list.

You Asked. We Delivered: A Podcast Series Specifically for PFs Sponsored by Discover

Created to meet the on-the-go needs of our audience, PaymentFacilitator is launching a series of six podcasts on the payment facilitator model.

PF WORLD Returns; Expanded Event is Just Around the Corner

Fresh off a successful event in New York last year, we’re locking in the details for our second PF WORLD event. And we’re inviting you to save the date so you can join us this spring – this time on the West Coast.

Elavon Elevates Its Portfolio with CenPOS Acquisition

U.S Bancorp subsidiary and payments company Elavon has acquired Miami-based software solutions company CenPOS.

3 Predictions for 2019: The PF Market Finds Its Footing

This past year has been an exciting one for the PF space. As the year nears its end, we asked experts to reflect on what they think the year 2019 will bring. Here’s what they told us.

“There Still Seems to Be a Lot to Do”: Investors Talk Valuation and the Future of the PF Market

A panel of investors at this fall’s PF WORLD 2018 discussed what has attracted them to this intersection between software and payments and what they think payment facilitators – or SaaS companies thinking about integrating payments – should know.

Why Lenders Love Payment Facilitators

With any number of tech startups looking to secure financing, lenders have to determine which businesses are most likely to be able to repay their loans. And according to Goldman Sachs’ Taylor Mefford, the payment facilitator space is a really good place to start.

“You’re Going to Have a Lot of Friends”: Infinicept CEO Ablowitz on the PF Market

As a relatively new entrant into the payments industry, the payment facilitator model raises a lot of fundamental questions, from both SaaS companies that could benefit from it and legacy payments providers looking to serve it.

The Great Debate: PF WORLD 2018 Speakers to Face off on Merits – and Pitfalls – of Becoming a PF

When software companies integrate payments into their platforms, many face the decision of whether to become a payment facilitator or outsource the payments function to someone else. Becoming a PF holds both risk and reward, so how can they decide?

PCI and Payment Facilitation: What are PFs Responsible For?

Companies that choose to integrate payments into their B2B software offerings must consider risk from a number of perspectives. This week, we report on some of the fundamental issues and decision points behind payment facilitators’ relationship with the industry data security standard.