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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.
A financial dashboard highlighting revenue trends, fraud reduction, and authorization rate optimization.
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.
A smartphone screen shows a checkout page with a Face ID payment authentication pop-up: 'Confirm this is you'.
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.
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Industry
Solidgate vs Yuno: Payment orchestration compared [2026]
Most orchestration comparisons stop at connector counts. Solidgate and Yuno end up on the same shortlists – but they answer different questions. Here's a head-to-head on architecture, coverage, and where each one fits.
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Product
MB WAY via Solidgate: Accept Portugal's leading digital wallet
MB WAY is a leading digital wallet that powers over 45% of Portugal's e-commerce. Here's what MB WAY is, how it works, and how to accept it via Solidgate.
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Payments 101
The checkout optimization guide: 7 strategies that lift conversion
Most checkout optimization stops at what's visible. Here's what to do when the numbers don't move.
Flowchart showing static payment option leads to Stripe, dynamic option leads to multiple providers.
Payments 101
Static vs dynamic payment routing: How to choose the right approach for your stack
Static routing sends every transaction down the same path. Dynamic routing picks the best acquirer in real time – and the difference shows up directly in your approval rates.
April 2026 Updates highlighting new features for Disputes, Treasury, Billing, Hub, and Orchestration.
Product
Our top product updates: Treasury FX, new APMs, and smarter disputes
April'26 product updates are here: instant FX with full cost transparency, new local APMs, no-code billing in Hub, localized refund docs, smarter dispute tools, and more.
Two men, Justin Hanna and Alex Fernandes, featured for The Payments Shed Podcast.
Industry
From redundancy to strategy: The evolution of orchestration
Alexandre Fernandes Ribeiro, VP of Western Europe at Solidgate, joins Justin Hanna on The Payments Shed Podcast live at MPE Berlin to talk about why payment orchestration is now a boardroom conversation.
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Corporate
Solidgate partners with Bolt to support payment processing across European and global markets
One of Europe's largest mobility platforms, operating across 50+ countries and 850+ cities, chose Solidgate as their payments infrastructure partner. Here's what this partnership means for both companies.
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Payments 101
Payment optimization vs. payment orchestration: What's the difference and why it matters
Payment optimization is the goal. Orchestration is how you get there. Learn the key differences, how they work together, and which one your business needs first.
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Payments 101
Authorization rate optimization for cross-border payment stacks: The 2026 framework
Your auth rate dropped, but your dashboard won't tell you why. Learn the four stack-level failure points behind most authorization rate gaps – and how to fix each one.
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Payments 101
Payment optimization: Frameworks, KPIs, and tools for 2026
Most payment teams know their auth rates could be higher. We walk through a step-by-step payment optimization strategy – the levers that move the needle and the infrastructure to make it happen.
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Industry
5 best Yuno alternatives to consider in 2026
Yuno is a strong orchestration platform, but it's not the only option. We compared five alternatives – including our own – across architecture, regional fit, and bundled capabilities to help you pick the right one.
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Product
Solidgate is ready to support merchants entering Google's agentic commerce ecosystem
AI-assisted commerce is here – and Solidgate is ready to help e-commerce merchants accept payments through Google's new agentic commerce protocol.
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Payments 101
Multi-currency payment processing: What your stack needs to convert cross-border traffic
Most businesses display local currency but still route cross-border. Here’s how to build a payment stack that actually converts international traffic.
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Payments 101
Network tokenization: How it works and why it matters
Network tokenization does more than prevent fraud. For subscription businesses, it lifts authorization rates, cuts involuntary churn, and grows customer LTV. Here's the full picture.
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Industry
AI-assisted commerce: How to prepare for the next revenue channel
A new revenue channel is forming in AI interfaces. Here's what's live, what's still developing, and how to prepare your payments for the opportunity.
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Payments 101
Credit card vault: Why your payment stack needs one
A credit card vault gives you control over your payment credentials – cutting failed charges, reducing PCI scope, and freeing you from processor lock-in. Here's how it works and what to look for in a provider.
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Industry
8 Best payment orchestration platforms compared: 2026 merchant's guide
We analyzed 8 payment orchestration platforms to help you cut processing costs, launch in new markets faster, and consolidate vendors. See which fits your stack.
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Payments 101
How network tokenization improves authorization rates: A merchant’s guide
Visa reports 4.6%. Mastercard reports 2.1%. Here's what drives this authorization rate uplift.
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Industry
Mastercard's revised scam merchant monitoring: What you need to know before July 2026
Mastercard is updating its mandatory scam merchant monitoring in July 2026. Learn what triggers investigations, how it affects your business, and how to prepare.
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Product
Our top product updates: New payment methods and smarter tools
From new payment methods to enhanced analytics and smarter payment tools, explore the latest product updates designed to help you scale, optimize payments, and grow.
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Payments 101
Best subscription billing software: 6 top platforms compared [2026]
Most subscription businesses hit the same wall: pricing experiments strain rigid systems, legitimate payments get declined, and ops overhead explodes. Here's how to evaluate billing platforms that actually solve these problems.
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Payments 101
Payment orchestration vs. payment gateway: Which one do you need?
Deciding between a payment gateway and an orchestration platform is key to scaling your business. Learn the differences and find out which solution best fits your growth and operational needs.
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Product
Payment links for businesses: How to start with them?
Payment links offer a fast, simple way for businesses to collect payments online without a full e-commerce platform. In this guide, we explore the benefits, limitations, and how to set up payment links for your business.
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Industry
How to choose the best payment orchestrators in Europe: Key criteria in 2026
Optimizing payments across Europe? Learn how to evaluate payment orchestration providers, where Solidgate fits, and what to expect when making the switch.
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Product
Our top product updates: Enhance payments, revenue, and billing
Evidence enrichment, mass payments, and smarter billing – learn how Solidgate’s latest updates help you recover revenue, streamline payment processes, and improve subscription management.
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Industry
How to scale your payment stack: Optimizing global payments
Faster integrations, streamlined routing, and scalable infrastructure – this guide explains how to scale your payment stack, and how Solidgate can help.
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Industry
External billing on Google Play Store: Transform app monetization
Lower fees, more control, and new revenue streams – that’s the promise of Google Play's external billing update. Learn how to navigate the transition and maximize your revenue.