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Payments 101
Cascading payments: How to recover declined transactions automatically
A declined transaction isn't always a lost customer – the same card often approves through a different provider moments later.

Industry
How to spot revenue leakage you didn't know you had
Bozhena Labinska, Merchant Integrations Lead at Solidgate, and Tom Chmielewski, VP of EMEA & APAC at Testlio, recently sat down for a joint webinar on the payment failures that never trigger an alert. Here's what to check before your next payment method launch.

Industry
Mastercard GMAP: Launching its own version of VAMP
Mastercard is launching GMAP in April 2027. Know the thresholds, what triggers identification, and how to stay clear before enforcement starts.

Corporate
Solidgate is proud to announce a new strategic agreement with Discover® Network and Diners Club International®
This collaboration enables Discover® Network and Diners Club International ® card acceptance for Solidgate merchants globally.

Payments 101
What is a payment network? A guide to types, mechanics, and costs
Every card swipe, bank transfer, and digital wallet payment runs on a network. Which one you're on – and how well you're connected to it – determines your costs and approval rates.

Payments 101
How to reduce payment processing costs: 8 proven strategies
Here's what actually moves your effective processing rate – and what doesn't.

Product
Our top product updates: Four new connectors, new payment methods, and custom roles
Two months of updates: better card routing, local payment updates across Europe, the Nordics, and Brazil, new options for Polish merchants, and tools to give your teams more control.

Payments 101
Cart abandonment: Rates, causes, and what actually reduces it
Seven in ten online carts get abandoned before checkout. Here's what the number actually means, what drives it, and where the real recovery opportunity sits.

Payments 101
Subscription billing automation: What to automate and how
Billing automation goes deeper than invoices and plan changes. Here's what it actually covers and how to build it in the right order.

Payments 101
Vendor agnostic payments: What merchants need to know
Your payment stack works – until scale, new markets, or a contract renewal exposes how much control one provider actually has. Here’s what vendor-agnostic payments look like in practice.

Corporate
Solidgate is helping carVertical scale payments across EEA markets
Solidgate has partnered with carVertical, the European vehicle history platform trusted by over 6 million used-car buyers across 36 countries.

Payments 101
Payment analytics: How to turn transaction data into revenue
Payment analytics tells you where revenue is leaking. This guide shows you what to do about it.