# Blog

**[Forward Named One of Business Insider's 49 Most Promising Fintechs](/content/blog/forward-named-one-of-business-insiders-49-most-promising-fintechs/index.html)**

**[Forward Launches Canadian Payment Operations](/content/blog/single-stack-canada-us-payment-processing/index.html)**

**[What Is Embedded Payments? A Complete Guide for Software Platforms](/content/blog/what-is-embedded-payments-a-complete-guide-for-software-platforms/index.html)**

### [Alternative Debit Routing: Why It's Pennies, Not Quarters, for Most Platforms](/content/blog/alternative-debit-routing-pennies-vs-quarters/index.html)

*Jul 14, 2026*

### [The Difference Between a Payments Vendor and a Payments Partner](/content/blog/payments-vendor-vs-partner/index.html)

*Jul 7, 2026*

### [The Payments Industry Playbook Nobody Shows You](/content/blog/payments-industry-tactics-software-platforms/index.html)

*Jun 9, 2026*

### [The Five Questions Every SaaS Platform Should Ask About Their Payments Program](/content/blog/five-questions-saas-payments-program/index.html)

*May 29, 2026*

### [The Anatomy of a Merchant Statement: What That High Effective Rate Is Really Costing You](/content/blog/merchant-statement-fees-explained/index.html)

*Apr 30, 2026*

### [The 4 Stages of a SaaS Payments Journey: Which One Are You Stuck In?](/content/blog/saas-payments-journey-stages/index.html)

*Apr 23, 2026*

### [Growing Investor Network: Forward's Sponsor AUM Reaches $145B](/content/blog/forward-financial-sponsor-network-145b-aum/index.html)

*Apr 16, 2026*

### [Vertical Software's AI Moat: Why Payments Adoption Is Now a Defensive Strategy](/content/blog/vertical-software-ai-moat-payments-adoption/index.html)

*Apr 7, 2026*

### [Interchange Explained: Why Your SaaS Payments Take Rate Moves Every Month](/content/blog/interchange-take-rate-saas-platforms/index.html)

*Apr 1, 2026*

### [Why Payment Minimums Are Just Exclusivity in Disguise](/content/blog/payment-minimums-exclusivity-software-companies/index.html)

*Mar 26, 2026*