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ISO agent programs help pair talented salespeople with independent sales organizations (ISOs) looking for help recruiting new merchants. They’re just one method of entry into the merchant services space, but they offer some notable benefits to independent agents, including simplicity, structure, security, and more. The following is a brief rundown of what ISO agent programs […]

Merchant services and the payments industry as a whole are complex, with multiple layers of service providers and countless moving parts all working to ensure electronic payments are accessible to merchants and fast, frictionless, and convenient for consumers. But what exactly are merchant services? It’s a broad term that covers a lot of ground and, […]

Instant payments, also called real-time payments (RTP), are an emerging payment technology that provides recipients with near-instantaneous access to funds thanks to specialized networks and the elimination of the traditional settlement process. Instant payments have gained significant popularity around the world in recent years and are quickly becoming a mainstream option for U.S. consumers, who […]

To the average person, ISO is the acronym used by the International Organization for Standards. To photographers, it describes the light sensitivity of a digital camera or a piece of film. But to banks and merchants it means something very different. In banking and payments, ISO stands for independent sales organization – a type of […]