8 Verticals Where Payment Links Shine
Payment links allow merchants in a range of vertical markets and niches, from professional services, healthcare, and repair services to parking, fitness centers, and spas, to replace paper invoices with a secure digital option. Merchants create links for one-time or recurring payments and send them to customers via email or text. Customers have the convenience of paying with just a few clicks using data saved on their smartphones. Businesses benefit from faster payment, improved cash flow, and lower costs.
Datacap uncap’d May Newsletter: Stay Ahead of What’s Next in Payments
uncap’d is your resource for smarter, more competitive payment strategies. Designed for current and prospective Datacap ISV partners, each issue helps you expand what’s possible within your payments roadmap.
Datacap Launches Virtual Gift for Digital Gift Card Storefronts
Datacap Systems has launched Virtual Gift, a new platform that enables partners and merchants to create branded digital gift card storefronts without custom development. Integrated with Datacap’s Pay API™ and Datacap Gift™, the solution supports flexible delivery methods, multiple payment options, and seamless omnichannel gift card sales.
Datacap Launches Revamped Developer Portal, Enhancing Partner Experience with AI-Friendly Tools and a Modern Interface
Datacap Systems has launched a redesigned Dev Portal featuring AI-friendly tools, interactive demos, sample projects, and complete API references. A new MCP server connects Datacap documentation directly to IDEs like VS Code and Cursor, helping partners accelerate integrations, improve code accuracy, and streamline payment solution development.
Safeguard Against Unattended Payment System Security Risks
Unattended payment systems offer consumers the convenience of digital payments at EV charging stations, parking facilities, transit ticket kiosks, and other self-service venues. However, they can represent risks for merchants. Independent software vendors (ISVs) and value-added resellers (VARs) can help merchants mitigate those risks with fraud prevention solutions, rugged hardware and enclosures, video surveillance, and remote management.
Datacap uncap’d February Newsletter: Stay Ahead of What’s Next in Payments
February 2026 Subscribe to uncap’d Subscribe Built Together.Celebrated Everywhere. Turning Datacap into real-world wins? We want to share it! Tell Us Your Story News, Wins, and What’s Next uncap’d is your resource for smarter, more competitive payment strategies. Designed for current and prospective Datacap ISV partners, each issue helps you expand what’s possible within your […]
What ISVs Need to Look for in a Gift Card Program
Gift card programs are an essential part of a comprehensive point of sale (POS) system. ISVs need to meet demand with gift card programs with omnichannel capabilities, accessible reporting, alternative payment options, fraud protection, and promotion features. ISV businesses will benefit from white-labeled programs and working with a payments partner with integrated gift card solutions to give their merchants program feature options.
Datacap Celebrates Kevin Nguyen as the 2025 Fantasy Football League Champion with a Matching Donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Datacap is proud to announce Kevin Nguyen of ScanSource as the 2025 champion of the Datacap Partner Fantasy Football League for Charity. In honor of his win, Datacap will match the league’s winnings for a total donation of $4,200 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Visa’s CEDP Update: Everything You Need to Know
Visa’s upcoming Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP) changes are putting pressure on ISVs and merchants to meet new Level 3 data requirements before Level 2 rates disappear in April 2026. The good news? Datacap has already done the heavy lifting. Our platform is fully aligned with Visa’s new standards, helping merchants maintain lower interchange rates without forcing ISVs into costly development projects. Learn how Datacap captures, formats, and validates enhanced payment data automatically so you can stay focused on building your product—not managing compliance mandates.
Why You Should Add Digital Advertising at Checkout to Your Portfolio
Digital advertising at checkout is trending. Independent software vendors (ISVs) and value-added resellers (VARs) can meet the demand for these solutions that help personalize customer engagements, collect data on customer preferences, and allow retailers to build new revenue opportunities. ISVs and VARs themselves can grow their accounts by providing retail media solutions.