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Welcome to the Fortis blog! Discover the latest information on payment industry trends, product features, thought leadership, and more. Keep tabs on what’s new in the industries we serve.

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Partner Spotlight: Sage

Payments Market – The Great Restoration

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December 27, 2023

Partner Spotlight: Window World

Window World partnered with Fortis to streamline its payment process, reduce fees, and digitize its AR workflow.

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November 13, 2023

The Embedded Payments Guidebook: Turning Payments into a Strategic Asset

Embedded payments offer many benefits to software companies, and there are several models to choose from. Download our whitepaper on Embedded Payments to learn more.

November 2, 2023

Apple Pay and Google Pay: Digital Payments Made Easy

Digital wallet payment methods, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, enable businesses to scale faster and create a convenient payments experience.

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October 16, 2023

Adobe Commerce: Enabling Merchants and ISVs to Streamline Payments

Adobe Commerce, previously Magento, enables merchants and ISVs to streamline payments. Fortis further optimizes, scales, and secures the payment process.

September 28, 2023

4 Must-Have Features for a US-Based Canadian Payment Processing Solution

Fortis is now able to support US-based ISVs and merchants with a Canadian embedded payment processing platform.

September 25, 2023

What is a PayFac and How is it Beneficial to a Software Provider?

PayFac, also referred to as payment facilitation, is a solution for ISVs and software developers to streamline and optimize their payment processing features.

August 31, 2023

Quick Invoice: Get Paid Faster with an Optimized Workflow

The Quick Invoice feature enables you to streamline the payment process for your customers and capture revenue more efficiently.

August 22, 2023

What is a Retained Amount for ISVs?

Sometimes called split funding, a Retained Amount withholds a percentage of a merchant’s deposit. The funds are then distributed into two or more bank accounts, which enables ISVs to better segment costs and deduct fees.

August 11, 2023

Paylink: Text and Email-Enabled Payment Links

The Fortis embedded payments platform’s Paylink feature enables businesses to send SMS and email invoices to customers.

Enhancing Payments at Sage Partner Summit 2023

As a Sage tech partner plus, Fortis attended and contributed to the Sage Partner Summit in 2023. Learn more about our partnerships and B2B integrations.

ETA Names Kevin Shamoun of Fortis as Vice Chair of their AI Committee

The Electronic Transactions Association named the SVP of Product and Innovation at Fortis, Kevin Shamoun, as the Vice Chair of their AI Committee.

Embedded Payments: Powerful Technology That’s Delivering a Better Way To Do Business

There are a multitude of ways embedded payments help businesses. Fortis Chairman and CEO Greg Cohen has seen many innovations over his 20-year career in payments and was an early advocate of integrated technology.

Partner Spotlight: Ricochet POS

Ricochet partnered with Fortis to go beyond the basics of a payment integration and added tremendous value to their product by tapping into next-gen embedded payment features.

PayPod: Embedded Payments with Mark Bishopp

Mark Bishopp, SVP of Embedded Commerce & Partnerships at Fortis, met with Jacob Hollabaugh, Host of PayPod, to discuss the embedded payment experience.

The Future of Embedded Payments: ETA TRANSACT 2023 in Review

The Fortis leadership team attended and moderated panels on embedded payments at the 2023 TRANSACT conference by ETA.

A Better Payments Partnership and the Developer Experience

Before selecting a payments partnership and their API, consider a partner with a developer portal. Read more to learn about the Fortis Platform and its award-winning interface.

Fortis is a Sage Recommended Solution

The Fortis Platform is a Sage Recommended Solution that seamlessly integrates with Sage enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and products. This makes it easier than ever for businesses to accept payments.

Merchant Spotlight: Ricochet Home Consignment

Ricochet partnered with Fortis because of their robust omni-channel payment systems and their innovative embedded features that help merchants further connect with their customers.

Six Tips for Fewer Chargebacks in Hospitality

Our last blog in this series will discuss six different ways to reduce chargebacks and improve your hospitality business.

How to Prevent and Dispute Chargebacks

The good news is that it's possible to minimize chargebacks. Read our blog to learn how you can for your business.

All You Need to Know About Chargebacks

Learn more about chargebacks and how they might affect your industry.

February 16, 2023

Your Ideal Embedded Payments Solution

We discuss Embedded Payment features to look out for, as well as a deeper dive into the Fortis Platform.

February 9, 2023

Who Uses Embedded Payments and What Are the Benefits?

We discuss the ideal audience for Embedded Payments and the respective benefits of using this solution.

February 2, 2023

What Are Embedded Payments and How Do They Work?

Embedded payments are an integrated finance solution that keeps the entire payment process on your platform for improved retention and revenue.

Five Payment Processing Terms You Need To Know

Are you a business owner new to the payment space? Check out these five payment processing terms that will help you better understand the industry.

Five Easy Ways To Go Green With Payments

As a business owner, you may think it’s difficult to go green. Check out these five steps to reduce waste while also improving the way you accept and manage payments.

February 22, 2021

Why Does PCI Scope Matter to Business Owners?

As a business owner, why should you care about PCI scope? From reducing risk to increasing data security, there are multiple reasons why you need to know about PCI Scope.