CEO CORNER: A Season of Gratitude
...This has been a year of meaningful progress for Woodforest Acceptance Solutions, highlighted by the launch of our modern “switch to issuer” payment acquirer platform.
Faster Funding, Better Cash Flow: Why Speed Matters for ISVs & Their Merchants
In today’s real-time economy, merchants expect their payments to settle quickly—and they blame software providers when funds don’t arrive on time. For ISVs, faster funding isn’t just a convenience feature. It’s a competitive differentiator that boosts merchant satisfaction, revenue, and...
Why Payment Reliability Matters for ISVs (How It Drives Revenue, Retention & Scale)
Modern ISVs aren’t just software companies anymore—they’re becoming payment companies, too. Whether you build POS systems, vertical SaaS platforms, mobile-first tools, or enterprise workflow applications, the moment you embed payments, you inherit one critical responsibility: Keeping payments reliable. Every minute....
Cloud-Mode Payments for SaaS & Enterprise Platforms
As SaaS platforms evolve to handle more complex workflows—from scheduling to inventory, billing, and customer engagement—one capability has become absolutely essential: embedded payments. But for many SaaS and enterprise platforms, traditional payment integrations create friction. Device certifications, middleware dependencies, custom...
The Future of Mobile Payments with Tap-to-Glass
Mobile payments are evolving faster than any other part of the commerce ecosystem—and Tap-to-Glass is quickly emerging as one of the most transformative technologies in that evolution. By turning any NFC-enabled Android device into a secure payment terminal, Tap-to-Glass is...
Why ISVs Are Moving Beyond Traditional Aggregators
For years, traditional payment aggregators were the simplest way for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to embed payments. They offered fast onboarding, a single integration, and a turnkey way to start monetizing payment volume. But as ISVs have matured—and as embedded...
How Transaction Routing Increases Approval Rates
Every payment a merchant attempts is a revenue moment. But too often, transactions fail—not because the customer lacks funds, but because the payment wasn’t routed optimally. For ISVs, these unnecessary declines translate into lost revenue, frustrated merchants, and increased support...
CEO Corner: Why ISVs Gain Significant Enterprise Valuation Lift Through Payments Ownership
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that own and control the electronic payments layer within their platforms experience a significant uplift in enterprise valuation. This stems from the ability to capture payment revenue, deepen customer relationships, and expand the scope of actionable...
CEO Corner: Transforming Merchant Acquiring Through Switch-to-Issuer Routing
In the rapidly evolving payments landscape, merchant acquiring has remained surprisingly static. For decades, the traditional acquiring model has centered on routing transactions through legacy networks and intermediaries, resulting in unnecessary friction, limited transparency, and missed opportunities to deliver real...
Introducing WAS Cloud – Card Present Capability in the Cloud
Built to simplify integrations, expand market reach, and accelerate time to value, WAS Cloud is a game-changing solution for cloud-native POS environments and third-party ISVs. Key Features USE CASES Adding new terminals is streamlined—just connect to the cloud. Lower Risk...