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Our take on the future of payments, commerce and building great tech companies.

Are you meeting the EU’s co-badged card requirements?

Regulation (EU) 2015/751 states merchants accepting co-badged cards must allow customers to choose which card network they use to process the payment.

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Optimizing payment authentication rates: a merchant’s guide

An in-depth guide covering the fundamentals of payment authentication, how it works, and how merchants can build successful authentication strategies.

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Understanding the lifecycle of a card payment

How do card payments work? Read our blog to learn about the end-to-end card payment lifecycle.

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What is a card issuer?

Everything you need to know about card issuers, including what they do, where they fit into the payment lifecycle, and how they work.

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Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL): A merchant's guide

Buy Now Pay Later has gone from checkout zero to payment hero. But what next for BNPL? And how can merchants use BNPL in their payment strategy?

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Under the hood: The art of successful integrations

Learn about Primer’s approach to adding new integrations to the platform and how the team creates maximum value for merchants.

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Payment Service Providers (PSPs): Everything You Need to Know

Learn the fundamentals of what a payment service provider is, how PSPs work, and how you can leverage their capabilities to accept online payments.

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What is a payment gateway, and how does it work?

Everything you need to know about what a payment gateway is and how payment gateways work so you can accept payments from customers easily online.

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What’s in store for 2024?

What are the key payment trends for 2024? Five members of the Primer team give their views on the payment trends that will shape the year ahead.

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