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How Payment Facilitation Works: An Overview for SaaS Providers

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Acquiring banks Acquiring banks, also known as acquirers, are banks that process payments on behalf of merchants. Issuing banks Issuing banks, or issuers, are entities that issue customer credit cards and handle the transfer of funds to the merchant’s account. This bank is known as the sponsoring bank.

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The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic

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To combat that fraud, data sharing will be key between issuers and merchants, merchants and acquirers and issuers and acquirers. But as Eberle said, moving money more quickly means that simple, smart and secure fraud protection becomes essential. Speed of payments changes the fraud equation, and the balance that needs striking.

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How Does Merchant Underwriting Work?

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Financial stability Financial stability is essential during the underwriting process, as this can dictate whether a business can acquire a merchant account. Merchant account providers review financial statements, bank statements, and other financial history documents to assess a company’s fiscal health.