Common Challenges whith Legacy Payment Systems

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James Davis

Written by James Davis

Senior Technical Writer at United Thinkers

Author of the Paylosophy blog, a veteran writer, and a stock analyst with extensive knowledge and experience in the financial services industry that allows me to cover the latest payment industry news, developments, and insights. Read more

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Kathrine Pensatori

Reviewed by Kathrine Pensatori

Product Specialist at United Thinkers

Product specialist with more than 10 years of experience in the Payment Processing Industry. I help payment facilitators and PSPs solve their various payment processing issues. Read more

Open source software can make it easier than you ever thought possible to replace your failing and patched legacy payment software with something robust and adaptable. Choosing an open source payment gateway can help you take control of a difficult situation without having to hire a complete team of programmers and invest a great deal of resources in a solution that you will have to create and test on your own, without outside help.

Problems whith Legacy Payment Systems

Legacy ERP systems can be fraught with problems. For a while, you can simply patch and rework them to make things work well enough for you. But in many cases, you end up with a system in an obsolete or inflexible programming language that is difficult to further repair and not robust enough to meet your needs. When it’s time for a replacement, a flexible open source payment gateway could be right for you.

You can’t do without some kind of payment gateway or payment processing software, but you can do without the hassles that come from a failing legacy system or a new commercial proprietary system that has limited customizability and limited transparency. When old options have failed and newer ones seem impractical, it’s time to think open source. Learn more in an article about this topic  at the PayVisors website. This business consulting company can help you make the right decisions.