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The Merchant’s Guide to the Payment Acceptance Maze: Avoiding Hidden Fees and Maximizing Profits

Accepting and managing payments has evolved into a complex affair for many retailers across North America, with more payment methods, new customer journeys, blurring of physical and digital sales channels, and increasing fraud. These factors are all contributing to increasing inefficiencies in how retailers accept and manage payments, with the Cost of Payment Acceptance (CoPA) slowly rising. In this article, Mark Beresford (Head of the Retail Practice, London) and Davide Villa (Senior Consultant, San Francisco) jointly looked at some of these factors, and how EDC’s proprietary 360° Payment Diagnostic Methodology can support retailers in reducing and future-proofing the cost of accepting payments.

by Mark Beresford | Mar 01, 2024

11 mins read

Guide To Evaluating Payment Orchestration Solutions

Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) has created a guide to provide an independent overview of payment orchestration, the different solutions available, and how to evaluate payment orchestration solutions. It will also provide information on implementation methods, what is the best approach for merchants in creating a blueprint for the best payment orchestration solutions, and everything you need to know as a merchant. This guide includes a summary of a database of Payment Orchestration Platform (POP) providers that EDC has been building and monitoring over the last few years.

by EDC Team | Sep 05, 2023

2 mins read

M&A deal of the month: The next episode for Worldpay

Worldpay changes ownership for the 6th time after the announced spin-off from FIS. Volker Schloenvoigt (Director, EDC London) is looking at the reasons behind that latest transaction

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Mar 01, 2023

5 mins read

Leading payment service provider turns to EDC to provide critical market assessment and expert perspective to inform potential investors

Leading financial services provider that enables local and cross-border payments

by EDC Team | Dec 15, 2022

5 mins read

Major Middle Eastern credit card issuer and acquirer selects EDC to identify and develop new growth strategies to support spin off from parent bank

Our client is one of the largest financial groups in the Middle East

by EDC Team | Dec 15, 2022

4 mins read

Deal Of The Month – Acquisition of CBRF by Klarna

After one month off for a summer break, we are back looking at interesting M&A deals announced during the last few weeks.One deal that has caught our eyes in August was the acquisition of Close Brothers Retail Finance (CBRF) by Klarna, the Swedish provider of financial services and payment solutions.

by Volker Schloenvoigt | Oct 01, 2018

1 mins read