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  • Aug 27th, 2025

    The $3 Million Gateway to Nowhere: How One Group Lit a Fortune on Fire

    A group spent $3M and years trying to build its own payments gateway — only to scrap it entirely. Here's what went wrong, and why most companies should never attempt this without seasoned payments experts.

    • Payments
    • ISO
    • ISV
    • PaymentGateway
    • Fintech
    • PCICompliance
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    • FraudPrevention
    • PaymentProcessing
    • FintechFails
  • Aug 13th, 2025

    Why Building Your Own Payments Gateway is the Worst Great Idea You've Ever Had

    Thinking of building your own payments gateway to save a few cents per transaction? Unless you love costly compliance headaches, nonstop maintenance, and card brand update chaos, think again.

    • Payments
    • SaaS
    • ISV
    • ISO
    • PaymentGateway
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