Payment Facilitation-as-a-Service (PFaaS)

Maximize payment revenue, streamline merchant onboarding and reduce compliance risk.

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Supported payment facilitation for software companies

Embed payments, earn more revenue and deliver a seamless customer experience with a technology partner that helps you manage risk and ensure compliance every step of the way.

Launch embedded payments in weeks, not months. Our payment facilitation-as-a-service (PFaaS) solution lets you offer in-platform payments without taking on compliance, risk or operational overhead.

Capture more revenue while delivering a seamless customer experience. You own the experience and the relationship with the merchant, we will handle the heavy lifting on KYC, underwriting, PCI & Nacha compliance.

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Discover how Priority Software increases annual revenue by 115% using CSG Forte’s integrated solutions.

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Supercharge your platform with embedded payments

You focus on doing what you do best and leave payments to us. PFaaS empowers independent software vendors (ISVs) to:

Earn revenue from every transaction.

Offer a frictionless, branded payment experience.

Avoid the regulatory burden of Payment Facilitation registration.

Go live in weeks—not months.

Leave the heavy lifting on KYC, underwriting, PCI & Nacha compliance to us.

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Built for growing platforms like yours

  • ISVs
  • SaaS platforms serving small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) or niche verticals
  • Vertical-specific platforms (e.g., healthcare, legal, home services, utilities)

We serve platforms that want more than just a referral fee. If you’re ready to own the payment flow and boost revenue per customer, PFaaS is for you.

How it works

Avoid the cost, complexity and compliance risk that comes with registering as a payment facilitator.

Step 1:
Integrate via API or SDK

Use our developer-friendly tools to add payments to your platform with just a few lines of code.

Step 2:
Onboard your customers seamlessly

We handle KYC, underwriting and compliance through a white-labeled, in-platform onboarding experience.

Step 3:
Start processing & earning

You go live with embedded payments. Your customers start accepting payments, You earn a share of the revenue—no extra overhead.

Unlock more profitability with payment facilitation-as-a-service

Keep more of what you earn

PfaaS offers increased revenue share opportunities starting at 50%.

Drive customer loyalty

Create lasting value for your customers by adding payment processing.

Boost revenue per transaction

You control the pricing, setting margins that make sense for your growth goals.

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Why is CSG Forte trusted by fast-scaling platforms across industries?

  • Real-time reporting and admin dashboards
  • PCI Level 1 compliant infrastructure
  • Modern APIs and SDKs
  • Dedicated partner success and onboarding teams
  • 25+ years of experience in regulated payments

Ready to monetize your payments—without becoming a registered payment facilitator?

Let us handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on building great software.

FAQs

Referral model: You refer customers to a processor and earn a small commission.

Embedded payments: Payments are integrated into your platform, but the processor controls the relationship and most of the revenue.

PFaaS: You control the experience, own the merchant relationship and capture more revenue—without becoming a fully registered payment facilitator.

Most platforms can integrate and launch in as few as three weeks, depending on their tech stack and onboarding strategy.