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Developer Guides

  • What Is Tokenization? How Payment Tokenization Works

    Tokenization replaces a card number with a random surrogate value, keeping sensitive data out of your systems and reducing PCI DSS scope. Here’s how it works, what the three token types actually do, and when your PSP’s built-in tokenization isn’t enough.

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  • Payment Gateway with Multi-PSP Routing: How It Works

    A payment gateway with multi-PSP routing connects to multiple processors and routes each transaction to the best one, based on cost, approval rate, and uptime signals. This article explains how routing decisions are made, what distinguishes rules-based from dynamic routing, and when to build vs. buy.

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  • Debit Card Processing: How It Works and What It Costs

    Debit card processing moves funds directly from a cardholder’s bank account to a merchant through a sequence of authorization, network routing, and settlement. This guide covers how debit card processing works, what it costs in interchange and network fees, and how routing choices affect what merchants pay.

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