TRANSACT Program Highlight: A Holistic Look at Payment Facilitators
Payment Facilitators are expanding the reach and accessibility of payments for merchants of all sizes. While the model isn’t exactly new to the payments ecosystem, the impact of payment facilitators brings significant opportunities for the payments industry. With a model that delivers instant merchant onboarding, simplified merchant pricing, new revenue streams and a new framework for software innovators to integrate payments into their suite of software solutions, payment facilitation will likely grow to represent hundreds of billions of the payments market.
Whether you’re an ISV looking integrate payments into your solution, a merchant acquirer looking a new opportunity, or a payments professional looking to learn more and connect to payment facilitator experts and innovators, TRANSACT is the best place to put yourself. TRANSACT, the world’s largest payments technology event happening April 30-May 2, 2019 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, will bring together over 4,000 payments professionals from across the ecosystem for three days of high-level networking, industry education and collaboration. TRANSACT will feature a full day’s focus on how payment facilitators are evolving and deepening its presence in the payments industry through its Payment Facilitator Track, sponsored by Discover Global, First Data, NMI and Worldpay, happening on May 1, 2019.
Sessions include:
- Launchpad for Market Growth: Understanding the Payment Facilitator Model
- There are many different paths to market for potential Payment Facilitators, and there are countless variations of the model, each with different advantages and challenges. Learn the essentials and map out a strategy for long-term success as a Payment Facilitator.
- Rules of the Road: Card Network Regulations and Requirements
- This session will feature speakers from each of the major card brands offering their perspective on compliance, enforcement, audits and more.
- Challenges and Roadblocks: Legal and Regulatory Actions
- As Payment Facilitators become more entrenched in the payments ecosystem, they are increasingly subject to legal and regulatory scrutiny – to the tune of millions of dollars in oversight and compliance costs. Learn about the most critical challenges and discover how your business can thrive in the face of new and existing regulatory requirements.
- Maneuvering through Risk
- Payment facilitators play an important role in preserving the integrity the payments ecosystem. What are your PCI obligations as a Payment Facilitator? Learn how you can fight fraud, manage risk, and help secure the entire payments value chain.
- Staying competitive in a changing ecosystem: A Guide for the Sales Channel
- Shifting market dynamics are changing the value proposition for everyone in the payments ecosystem. Learn how the Payment Facilitator model affects ISOs, software providers, and other payments technology companies, how new and existing players are establishing new lines of business – and how you can thrive in the face of disruption.
- Maximizing Global Opportunities
- Global ecommerce sales will exceed $4 trillion by 2021. Payment Facilitators can leverage this remarkable opportunity to expand their reach and facilitate seamless transactions. Learn how Payment Facilitators can enter new markets and command a bigger footprint in the payments industry.
Make sure to secure your spot at TRANSACT to attend the Payment Facilitator track on May 1, sponsored by Discover Global, First Data, NMI and Worldpay. Click here to register. And for a look at the full TRANSACT schedule, click here.