Payments for Platforms Zift

Integrated Payments for Platforms

Integrated payments for platforms isn’t a new concept. Software platforms have been loosely integrating payments into their software for some time now. However, the process hasn’t always been very smooth and has been mostly outsourced. In the evolving world of software technology and business management platforms, merchants have come to expect more of an integrated experience. One where payments are naturally part of the software system they are using to manage their business. Payment processing is already an area of frustration for many merchants. It often takes weeks to set up due to a lengthy underwriting and application process, not to mention connecting all the technical pieces together once you are approved (gateway, processor etc.). To make matters worse, merchants often have to work with multiple third parties that provide different pieces of the payment processing puzzle. As a result merchants often become confused and discouraged with the entire process.

One of our goals at Zift has been to simplify the entire process and create a seamless integrated experience for software platform users. That’s why we built payments for platforms so that software companies and SaaS providers can seamlessly create merchant accounts for their users and easily activate them for processing within their system. Business owners and platform users expect a fully integrated experience without a lot of hassle which is why software companies are looking for solutions that offer more of an integrated payments experience for their platforms.

Next Generation of Payments

The next generation of payments for platforms through Zift includes integration, onboarding (merchant creation and activation), payment card and ACH processing, simplified pricing, compliance, billing, and reporting. The integration experience includes a comprehensive API, with a single point of integration for bank card transactions and ACH transactions. It also includes complete transactional reporting for platforms with simplified pricing that merchants can understand. Onboarding includes a frictionless merchant creation process, within the software platform, with the ability to effortlessly activate a merchant account for users using your platform. This also eliminates additional gateways, third parties and lengthy underwriting. Additionally, this type of integrated platform allows you to customize the payments experience to best meet the needs of your users. Integrated payments for platforms is the next big thing for both software companies and online marketplaces, so why not get ahead of the game and provide your users with the integrated experience they have been waiting for? For more information about payments for platforms and how we can help you improve the payments experience for your users, contact our sales and integrations team.