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A Guide to Understanding Payments Across Different Verticals
The payment industry is rapidly changing with the introduction of new payment methods and advanced technology. With consumers needs and expectations drastically changing, businesses need to reevaluate their payment strategies to stay ahead of the competition. With our consulting roots and expertise, XUP partners with businesses to capitalize on payments in the following industries. Financial […]
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Tech Tuesday: A Fresh Perspective from a Junior Developer
Transitioning into the Tech Industry as a fresh developer is terrifying. Prior to starting as a junior developer I had heard all the regular, recited advice you get all the time – work hard, ask questions, and be eager to learn. While that’s good advice, ultimately it was the five tips below that helped me […]
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Improve Your Checkout Experience and Increase Customer Satisfaction with Tap to Pay
Tap to Pay History Contactless payments started back in 2003 when Financial Institutions (FI) began to pilot the technology in the forms of key fobs and small tags, they weren’t put on a card until 2005.[1] Such a slow rollout was due to the limited availability of contactless cards and low merchant acceptance. By 2014, […]
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XUP Empowers Banks to Operate a Multiprocessor Environment
Oh, what a difference a decade can make. Just 10 years ago, banks were signing referral and revenue sharing agreements with processors like First Data, Elevon and TSYS making merchant services an afterthought. Enter 2020 and 2021. The year where an unprecedented global pandemic makes headlines triggering explosive digital payments growth. The revenue and loyalty […]
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Tech Tuesday: A One Year Retrospective on Learning React Hooks
Thinking of picking up React for your client side app in 2021? Why don’t you pull up a chair and I’ll tell you about the learning curve, it’s strengths, it’s faults, and the overall experience that has been learning React Hooks. I wouldn’t be doing my due diligence if I didn’t preface with some note […]
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XUP Launches Advisory Service Focused on Payments
A detailed seven-point framework enabling companies to optimize their B2B and B2C payment capabilities. Charlotte, NC (August 3, 2021) XUP Payments (XUP), a fintech company is proud to announce a new advisory service focused on payments in the Business-to-Business and Consumer-to-Business space. XUP has orchestrated a 7-point proprietary methodology and framework to help clients optimize […]
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Banks Can Now Offer a Tailored Merchant Services Experience to Mid-Size and Commercial Clients
As banks race to find non-fee revenue and create long lasting, mutually beneficial relationships with clients, many are investing in new merchant services capabilities. What we’re seeing though, may be eye opening for banks going through this journey. It is 70% less expensive for a fintech to onboard a mid-size or commercial client than a […]
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Tech Tuesday: How to Overcome System Integration Challenges
Integrating your software system with another company’s software is hard. No matter how much documentation there is, or how many times you have done something similar with a different external system, there are always issues that come up. One aspect that makes integrations difficult is that you don’t have control over the external system. When […]
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Customer Story: KeyBank
How KeyBank, XUP Payments and Boomtown partnered to transform the merchant services experience. Overview: KeyBank is creating an unparalleled business experience by utilizing some of the best FinTech partners in the market. The build vs buy scenario is common, but in this case it’s all about the partnership. KeyBank knows processing payments is at the […]
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XUP Launches New Referral Partner Capability
XUP Launches New Referral Partner Capability Enabling Banks to Create Custom Merchant Services Experiences XUP announced the expansion of their platform following the launch of a new referral partner focused capability. This new capability offers banks the ability to enhance their referral partnership strategy by enabling partner specific experiences for merchants through automated co-branding alongside […]