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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
How to reduce payment processing costs — -27% processing costs compared to the previous month
Payments 101
How to reduce payment processing costs: 8 proven strategies
Here's what actually moves your effective processing rate – and what doesn't.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Vendor-agnostic payments setup allows merchants to connect multiple PSPs simultaneously.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Product
Expanding into Europe just got faster: Introducing Solidgate EU Incorporation
Enter European markets faster with Solidgate EU Incorporation. Here's what it covers and who it's built for.
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Payments 101
Payment infrastructure: The complete guide for scaling businesses
There's more happening behind your checkout than a gateway and a bank. Here's the full picture – how payment infrastructure works, where the money leaks, and how to stop it.
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Payments 101
Payment authentication: methods, 3DS, SCA, and best practices
Most authentication problems are configuration gaps. Here's how to find and fix them.
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Payments 101
Payment authorization: How it works, why it fails, and what it costs
Here's what actually happens in the seconds between a customer hitting pay and your system seeing a result.
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Product
Solidgate AI Skills: Integrate from your AI coding tool
Drop a new SKILL.md file into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or Windsurf and turn hours of payment integration work into minutes.
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Payments 101
Payment API: What it is, how it works, and how to scale
A practical breakdown of payment APIs – components, integration, and why businesses move to a unified one.