Turn payments into your biggest growth driver | Forward
Turn payments into your biggest growth driver
Seamlessly integrate payment processing into your software, allowing your customers to accept payments for their services or products without ever leaving your application.
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A true win-win
Your customers
Streamline payment acceptance and reconciliation, saving valuable time and improving efficiency.
Your company
Unlock a new revenue stream by keeping a portion of the payment processing fees.
Payment networks
Increase prevalence and acceptance of payment cards across more businesses.
Boost your bottom line
Use this interactive example of two SaaS companies to see how changes to key metrics—like adoption rates, volume, and fees—impact their bottom line.
Run your numbers
What is your attach rate gap actually costing you?
Model the difference between a typical referral or legacy payments deal and a Forward program built around higher attach and stronger economics.
Total merchants on your platform 5000 Average monthly processing volume per merchant $20K Your current attach rate 20%
Current arrangement
Typical referral or legacy deal
Active merchants 1000
Annual payments revenue $360K
Forward model
100% above buy rate
Active merchants at 70% attach 3500
Annual payments revenue $5.5M
Attach rate gap +50 pts
Additional annual revenue with Forward +$5.1M
Revenue estimates are illustrative and based on Forward partner data. Actual economics vary by platform, merchant mix, and processing volume.
Forget the steps. Get to revenue faster.
Traditionally, businesses take multiple steps to control their payment flow. With Forward, you skip the first two and gain control faster, with better margins.
Choosing business model
Selecting the right model, whether PFAC, WISO, FSP, or referral, lays the foundation for growth and profitability.
Gate 1
Crafting payment experiences
A seamless onboarding, payout, and reconciliation process drives adoption and customer trust.
Gate 2
Pricing payments strategically
Smart pricing strategies optimize margins and encourage adoption across different customer segments.
Gate 3
Defining who sells payments
A dedicated sales team is essential to educate customers and maximize payments adoption.
Gate 4
Optimizing cost of payments
Scaling payments means continuously refining your model and renegotiating terms for better profitability.
Gate 5
pain points
We’ve helped over 1,200 software platforms get payments right. Along the way, we’ve identified the challenges that most platforms face and developed proven strategies to solve them.
Mispriced payments offer
Overwhelming support
Bad deal with provider
Migration challenges
Reconciliation issues
Low payment adoption
We are here to help
Whether you’re just exploring your options or need an immediate solution to a pressing pain point, our team is ready to guide you.
Understand your current payments “deal” and uncover areas for improvement.
Bring questions specific to your platform and payments strategy.
Receive expert advice, no matter where you are in your payments journey.
Build payments into your product
Want to learn more or apply this specifically to your business? Speak to a payments expert today.