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  • Sep 10th, 2025

    When ISVs Date the Wrong Payments Partner: How to Avoid Marrying a Nightmare

    ISVs with brilliant software often get suckered into payments partnerships that feel more like messy divorces than profitable ventures. Before you get hitched, here’s your prenup—aka everything you need to know about choosing the right payments partner.

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Whether you're buying, selling, or investing in a FinTech company, security due diligence is more than a checklist - it's about reading between the lines. We break down what really matters in tech and security evaluations, and how to avoid expensive surprises post-close.

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Many ISVs assume they're out of PCI scope because they use hosted fields or JavaScript SDKs that “keep them away” from cardholder data. But PCI applies not only to who handles the data — but to who could impact the security of it. That means ISVs are in scope, and here's why.

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