OPERATIONS SERVICES
Payments Operations
Operationalizing payments for your business is increasingly complex in today’s payments environment. New methods of payment, data privacy regulations, and the ever-changing technology landscape create a complex set of interwoven ways for businesses to achieve their goals. W. Capra’s payment operations experts have a plethora of payment experience. Our experts provide operational guidance on a breadth of payment projects in the card processing and adjacent spaces – from high-level industry benchmarking to granular cost of acceptance analysis.
W. Capra has a team of business-minded payment operations experts that provide thought leadership, direction, and analysis to a wide range of payment initiatives. Our approach to assess operations utilizes a four-part framework: Discover, Analyze, Gather Insights, and Continuously Improve.
This approach allows us to effectively assess cost of acceptance, aid in contract negotiation, and generate KPIs to effectively analyze performance for a variety of merchants.
Latest Insights
- What Merchants Need to Know About the Visa / Mastercard SettlementThough there are multiple class action lawsuits in place against the card brands, the particular litigation addressed in the March 26, 2024, settlement carries industry-wide implications. Per the settlement, Visa and Mastercard have agreed that, interchange rates will lower rates by 4 basis points for the next 3 years.
- What’s the Cost of Not Monitoring Your Cost of Acceptance?Every major retailer accepts credit card payments across the varied channels that consumers use to shop. With this acceptance comes myriad processing fees, ranging from direct and understandable to fees described with esoteric acronyms on merchant funding statements that only the most experienced experts on the acquirer team can explain. Since payment processing fees can be one of the most significant expenses a retailer has, how can you stay on top of your cost of acceptance and ensure margins aren’t eroding in an increasingly challenging macroeconomic environment?
- As Technology Evolves, So Does the Need for Quality AssuranceAs the industry witnesses constant innovation and the introduction of new solutions, QA capabilities have become table stakes for ensuring the smooth functioning of consumer-facing and back-end technology. Whether rolling out new capabilities, maintaining existing solutions, or testing hypotheses, technological advances have introduced new channels that require rigid testing.
