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Build or Partner? Embedded Payment Processing for ISVs
“Why don’t we just build our own?” A homegrown payment processing solution can seem appealing to independent software vendors (ISVs). Many ISVs consider building their own systems to lower costs, benefit from additional revenue share, customize the customer experience and maintain direct control over the entire transaction. While the idea of developing an in-house solution […]
How To Choose a Payments Partner for ISVs
Need to add a payments partner to your existing ecosystem? Or introduce the first one to your platform? There are plenty of options out there. But to keep it easy and keep costs down, you’ll have to find a reliable payments partner for easy integration. Choosing the right payments partner is an important decision for […]
The 5 Biggest Payment Processing Headaches for ISVs (and How to Relieve Them)
As independent software vendors (ISVs) know too well, there is a lot more to offering payments than just accepting and processing them. Payment processing is fraught with complexities for ISVs that are trying to keep their customers happy. Besides the transactions, ISVs must figure out how disputes and chargebacks will be handled, for example, or […]
Understanding 3 Types of Payment Processing Partners
“Partners” can mean a lot of things in commerce and software. That’s certainly true of payment processing partners, and for businesses, it can get confusing exactly what a payment partnership is. What’s the difference between an ISO vs. ISV, for example? Let’s say you want to offer ACH or credit/debit card processing to your customers, […]
How ISVs Can Retain Customers Through Effortless Experiences
Everyone wants payments to be simpler. Consumers who make them. Merchants that accept and manage them. And integrated software vendors (ISVs) that offer them through their platforms. But the “rules” for enabling simple payments are changing. ISVs will need to know how shifting trends in customer experience (CX) will influence their ability to retain customers. […]
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