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CSG Forte Insights is a collection of industry news and perspectives to help navigate the payments landscape.

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Why REST? Understanding the Benefits of REST API

The development world is a quickly evolving one, and businesses that want to stay ahead of the curve need to be capable of adapting to ever-evolving digital technologies. So, promoting a “restful” application programming interface (API) may seem anti-productive—but it’s exactly the opposite. Businesses that offer online services use APIs to communicate between systems. Among […]

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Need a Rock-Solid Payments System? Focus on Platform Stability and APIs

Pause for a moment. Think of how many software vendors your organization works with in order to conduct business. It’s a lot, isn’t it? And that’s not just a lot of vendors—that’s a lot of decisions about who’s going to support your business processes. Few of those decisions are more foundational than this one: Who’s […]

Forte Places 2nd in The Strawhecker Group’s “Best in Breed” API Set Award

A payments gateway needs to be easy to use, fully functional and intuitive for developers. Today, The Strawhecker Group (TSG), an industry leader in payments consulting and analytics, released their 2021 “Best in Breed” API Assessment, powered by the firm’s Gateway Enterprise Metrics (GEM) platform. Part of the assessment centered around evaluations of API Sets. […]

Forte Tied for 2nd in The Strawhecker Group’s GEM API Integration Review

Earlier this year, the Strawhecker Group (TSG), a recognized leader in payments analytics and consulting, released their API Integration Review. The firm’s Gateway Enterprise Metrics (GEM) platform reviewed four areas of API offerings: documentation, developer tools, implementation and certification process. GEM subscribers account for approximately two-thirds of all payment gateway volume in the United States. […]

CSG Forte and Chargify: A New Partnership in Payments

CSG Forte Payment Systems and Chargify recently announced a strategic partnership that will give their customers access to both CSG Forte’s payment processing solutions and Chargify’s recurring billing and subscription management system. By joining forces, both companies offer an all-in-one payment and billing solution available for approximately 31 million small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in […]

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