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UniPayGateway

November 27, 2020
Written by
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.

My works have been cited across media and payment blogs. I do my best to help businesses make the most efficient financial decisions that can positively and significantly improve their business growth.

Whether you are a seasoned investor or just starting out in the world of payments, my writing is designed to be accessible to everyone and help people navigate the complex world of payments. So if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights in the payment industry, be sure to check out Paylosophy and my published works.

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. On a regular basis, I work with a team of knowledgeable technical people in the space, and I am passionate about finding creative solutions to the challenges presented by the Payments Industry.

I would be happy to help with any questions you might have regarding credit card payment processing, merchant services, EMV certifications, the various ways of becoming a payment facilitator or a payment platform, as well as any other Payment Industry related issues you might be struggling with. Feel free to follow me on Quora, and don’t hesitate to send me links to the specific Quora questions you would like me to answer.

What Is A Payment Gateway?

Complete Payment System

Many businesses have a misconception about payment gateway and their primary functions. Many merchants believe that owning a payment gateway is just like having a mobile application, meaning that it should work as soon as they acquire it. In most cases, businesses don’t know that a payment technology only facilitates a payment transaction between the merchant, or point-of-sale, and the merchant’s bank (the acquirer. Therefore, it must be connected to their bank to function.

But each payment solution is more than just a software platform that processes credit cards at online and offline stores. In fact, it transfers essential information between websites/mobile devices and payment processors/acquiring and keeps it secure.
Before adding payment software to a website, licensing a complete payment system, or starting to develop one from scratch, it’s vital to understand payment gateways in great detail.

So, if you’re a merchant willing to integrate a payment platform into your website, and make the customer’s payment experience quick and seamless, think of the gateway as a tool to process payment transactions online.
To help you better imagine what a payment system is and how it works, we’ve created our latest video. With this video, we will guide you through the payment gateway concept in great detail.

Once you have finished watching this video, check out others from our instructive video series about payments and payment gateway features. In doing so, you will gain a thorough understanding of Merchant Onboarding, Tokenization, Batch Processing, Recurring Payments, Payment Card Decline Recycling, and other features that every reliable payment platform should possess.

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