Report
Optimizing merchant payment acceptance
The August 2022 Aite-Novarica report Optimizing Merchant Payment Acceptance: Benefits and Risks of Multi-Acquirer Models by Ron van Wezel explores how enterprise merchants manage increasingly complex payment acceptance requirements. It analyzes various acquiring models, focusing on the multi-acquirer approach, which offers benefits like cost optimization, improved resilience, and better transaction approval rates. The report also addresses risks such as operational complexity, higher integration costs, and potential vendor management challenges, offering guidance on structuring an optimal model that balances efficiency, flexibility, and risk mitigation for merchants.
