Understanding Merchant Pricing Models

Pricing is a fundamental part of any go-to-market strategy—one that significantly impacts your bottom line whether you’re selling goods or services. So, understanding how transactions are priced is a must for anyone looking to optimize the revenue they earn from selling payments on their platform. The best pricing strategy will be unique for each provider…

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Episode 16: Datacap | Evolution of the Payments Ecosystem

  In this episode we’re welcoming George Hudock. George is the Director of Business Development at Datacap, one of the most respected and proven payment gateways in the industry. Today, we discuss the history of Datacap, the evolution of point of sale payments, transition from standalone payments to integrated payments and, now, to embedded payments. Read…

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How Does Merchant Pricing Work? The Components of Card Processing Fees Explained

Go to the website of any well-known payment provider like Square or Stripe, and you’ll find pricing clearly outlined. Merchants can easily find the information they need so they can get a good idea how much they’ll pay for payment processing. These days, payment pricing is pretty transparent. If you’re a merchant, that is. Behind…

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Episode 15: Bank of America | The Impact of RTP and FedNow Instant Payments

  In this episode we’re welcoming Ginger Bergman to the pod. Ginger is a senior vice president of risk strategy and payment compliance for Bank of America. We discuss the Real Time Payments and FedNow instant payment programs. Read the full transcript below.   Episode 15: Bank of America | The Impact of RTP and…

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Episode 14: Pipe | The Past, Present, and Future of ISVs in Embedded Finance

Our guest today is Luke Voiles. Luke is the CEO of Pipe, leading the charge on embedded finance with their super interesting and appealing product. We discuss the role of vertical software in the embedded payments and finance ecosystem doing a deep dive into past, present, and future in the space. Read the full transcript…

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Episode 13: Abigail Anderson Berard | The Power of Being Vulnerable

  Our guest today is Abigail Anderson Berard. Abigail serves as the Chief of Staff, Corporate Development at Celero Commerce. We chat about Abigail’s career as a D1 athlete, the power of being vulnerable in today’s business world, and her experience in M&A. Read the full transcript below.   Episode 13: Abigail Anderson Berard |…

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Drake Software Uses Infinicept’s Launchpay Program to Launch Drake Pay

DENVER, January 25, 2024 – Leading provider of comprehensive professional tax preparation solutions, Drake Software® announces the launch of an integrated contactless payment acceptance system, Drake Pay™. Available now, Drake Pay is designed to meet the payment acceptance needs of the modern tax preparer for software integration, speed to payment from clients, and security tax…

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What Does Merchant Portability Mean?

As a software company, you’ve put a lot of work into creating a top-notch, tailored experience for your customers. Adding payments also adds another layer to their relationship with you, their trusted service provider. Because of that relationship, you might think that you can easily move your customers from one payments platform to another as…

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Webinar Recap: Payments 101 Who’s Who in a Payments Transaction – November 2023

Payments 101: Who’s Who in a Payments Transaction Navigating the payments landscape can be confusing. Every time an electronic payment transaction occurs (so quick and easy on the surface), that single transaction is a drop in a massive ocean that involves various companies to make that possible. In this session, we’ll guide you through the…

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Why Choosing Your Own Payment Gateway Matters: Tailoring Your Payment Stack

As an ISV, adding payments to your services involves decisions about the providers you’re going to work with. And one of the choices you’re likely to encounter as you develop your payment stack is your choice of gateway. Many processors offer gateways as part of their suite of acquiring services. So once you’ve chosen your…

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