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## EBook
#### **2025 State of Embedded Payments Report**  
Embedded payments are no longer just a utility. According to EY and Finix's 2025 State of Embedded Payments Report, they're now a powerful growth engine, unlocking new revenue streams and driving customer engagement. By integrating financial services into non-financial platforms, businesses are transforming industries and shaping the future of commerce.

## Guides

### Published 04.18.24  
#### **Best Tools for Managing Payment Disputes: A Merchant’s Guide (Featuring Finix)**  
No matter the industry, no merchant can evade the dreaded chargeback. At least not completely. Luckily, there are ways to reduce your losses. In this guide, I’ll teach you some insider tips and strategies for managing disputes effectively.

### Published 11.16.23  
#### **Comparing the Top E-Commerce Payment Platforms: Finix and Beyond**  
Learn about the unique payment solutions every e-commerce business needs to maximize revenue and create better customer experiences.

### Published 11.29.22  
#### **Top Tools to Power Payments in Your SaaS Business (Including Finix)**  
If you’re looking for new ways to scale your platform, you’re in the right spot. While most payments advice given to SaaS companies revolves around subscription billing, there’s more ways to earn additional revenue than that. In this guide, you’ll learn about lesser-known payment strategies that can increase your bottom line and put you in control.

### Published 11.01.22  
#### **How Payment Processing Fees Stack Up Across Top Payment Platforms**  
You know you pay fees to have payments processed, but where are those fees going?

### Published 10.11.22  
#### **Streamlining Merchant Onboarding: Challenges, Tools, and Tactics**  
From merchant onboarding to underwriting to payouts—learn how to manage merchants effectively.

### Published 08.11.22  
#### **Payment Facilitators vs. Traditional Processors: Which Model Fits Your Business?**  
Payment facilitators are an important part of the modern payments stack, but what do they actually do?

### Published 06.28.22  
#### **Comparing the Top Payment Gateways for Modern Businesses**  
Payment gateways play an integral role in the payments process, but what are they and how do they fit into the payments stack? In this guide, you’ll find out.

### Published 08.30.21  
#### **Top Payment Processors for Businesses: What to Consider Before You Choose**  
Does your software company want to turn payments processing into a profit center? Our guide on the subject will help you find the payments partner to make it happen.

### Published 03.15.21  
#### **Payments Compliance 101: What Every Business Needs to Know**  
Payments compliance is an area filled with organizations and acronyms. Let’s break down what these acronyms stand for and what they actually do to reduce risk for platforms and merchants.

### Published 10.08.20  
#### **Comparing Top Integrated Payments Platforms for Seamless Transactions**  
Integrating payments with a technology partner means you get all the benefits of bringing payments in-house without having to build them yourself.