SoftPOS solutions are rapidly gaining popularity among both buyers and sellers (particularly, SME segment). In our prev [...]
Concepts
A category of articles familiarizing merchants with key payment processing concepts.
Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway: The Time has Come
Is cryptocurrency payment gateway a common thing, an exotic luxury, or a not-so-distant reality? Well, cryptocurrencies [...]
Why Payment Platforms Should Support Cryptocurrencies
In our previous articles we stressed the importance of supporting different payment types, including credit/debit cards [...]
Cross-border Transaction Processing Fees
We are often getting questions regarding cross-border transaction processing fees. Why are cross-border transaction fee [...]
Merchant of Record and Payment Facilitator
In this article we are going to explain the merchant of record concept. We will also outline the differences between me [...]
Acquirer, Processor, Gateway: who is who?
Recently we have been receiving questions like: “Who runs the risk of underwriting: the gateway, the payment processo [...]
Why You Need Acquiring Bank Partnerships
What is an acquiring bank? Companies that want to have their own payment gateways (become payment gateway providers) of [...]
Demystifying Bank Transfers
Many people, trying to create payment systems at different levels, often face the question of how to transfer funds fro [...]
Credit Card BIN Files
Most modern-time credit card fraud protection tools are based on geo-location principles, IP-address filtering, and car [...]
Chargeback Handling Lifecycle
In this article we are going to address the concept of credit card chargebacks, focusing on chargeback’s lifecycle. [...]
Payment Card Transaction Decline Codes
The purpose of this article is to explain the most common reasons of payment card transaction declines. Due to some cha [...]
Offline Processing: Store-and-forward
The purpose of this article is to describe the store-and-forward mechanism implemented in payment gateway software in t [...]
