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Wayne Akey

Wayne Akey works collaboratively with SAAS providers whose clients have recurring billing needs to create innovative payment solutions and new revenue streams. He has partnered with dozens of software providers to create integrated payment solutions that solve recurring billing problems and generate significant recurring revenue. He has experience in: ACH Processing | Payment Partnerships | Payment Gateway Integration | Credit Card Decline Mitigation | Payment Aggregation. Wayne is the author of “Explode SAAS Revenue by 84%: A Guide to Geometric Growth using Integrated Payment Processing”. To learn how your software application can become a billing solution for your users as well as generate additional revenue streams, contact Wayne today at wakey@agilepayments.com. We guarantee you will learn how to improve revenue per client by at least 10% or we will donate $500 to the charity of your choice.

Recent Posts

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Using ACH APIs for Efficient Automated Payments

By Wayne Akey on Aug 29, 2023 2:28:08 PM

Using ACH APIs for Efficient Automated Payments

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The Benefits of Employing an IVR Payment System using ACH and Credit Card Processing

By Wayne Akey on Aug 23, 2023 2:07:52 PM

The Benefits of Employing an IVR Payment System using ACH and Credit Card Processing

Topics: IVR Payments
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Understanding ACH Payment Processing and the Importance of Using a Checking Account Verification Tool

By Wayne Akey on Aug 15, 2023 9:59:01 AM

Understanding ACH Payment Processing and the Importance of Using a Checking Account Verification Tool

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Leveraging an ACH API for SaaS Payment Integration

By Wayne Akey on Aug 8, 2023 2:36:43 PM

Leveraging an ACH API for Seamless Payment Integration

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Choosing the Right Integrated Payment Model for Your Platform

By Wayne Akey on Aug 3, 2023 4:14:46 PM

Choosing the Right Integrated Payment Model for Your Platform

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Zero ChargeBack Payment Processing: There is a solution

By Wayne Akey on Dec 19, 2022 2:39:01 PM

Zero ChargeBack Payment Processing: There is a solution

Topics: Push Payments
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No Merchant Account  Payment Solutions

By Wayne Akey on Dec 16, 2022 9:49:12 AM

Can you accept customer payments without having a Merchant Account?

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How Push Payments | Consumer Permissioned Payments Can Help High-Risk Businesses

By Wayne Akey on Dec 14, 2022 7:52:48 AM

How Push Payments | Consumer Permissioned Payments can solve the merchant account Merry Go Round for high-risk business payment needs?

Topics: Push Payments
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5 Reasons Push Payments will change the online checkout landscape

By Wayne Akey on Dec 12, 2022 11:52:48 AM

5 Reasons Push Payments will change the online checkout landscape

Topics: Push Payments
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How PushPayments Can Transform Online Checkouts

By Wayne Akey on Dec 8, 2022 8:13:34 AM

PushPayments, also called consumer-permissioned payments, can completely eliminate payment chargebacks and reduce payment processing fees by 50% compared to credit card payments.

Topics: Push Payments
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Instant Payouts: A Guide for MarketPlace Instant Payout Providers

By Wayne Akey on Aug 25, 2022 6:45:00 AM

Instant Payouts: A Guide for MarketPlace Instant Payout Providers

The world is changing, folks. Gone are the times when people would accept payments taking days to reach their accounts for work they’ve completed. Nowadays, when a freelancer or employee completes their job, they want to know that they’ve been paid immediately. 

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Instant Payouts: A Guide for SaaS Platforms

By Wayne Akey on Aug 22, 2022 12:38:36 PM

Instant Payouts: A Guide for Saas Platforms

The world is changing, folks. Gone are the times when people would accept payments taking days to reach their accounts for work they’ve completed. Nowadays, when a freelancer or employee completes their job, they want to know that they’ve been paid immediately. 

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Instant Payout Providers

By Wayne Akey on Jul 5, 2022 10:21:59 AM

Instant Payout Providers Help You Build Your Business

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Instant Payout Solutions

By Wayne Akey on Jun 30, 2022 2:39:52 PM

Instant Payout Solutions

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2021 ACH Transaction Volume Shows Strong Growth

By Wayne Akey on Feb 4, 2022 3:05:23 PM

2021 ACH Transaction Volume

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PayFac as a Business Model

By Wayne Akey on Sep 7, 2021 3:52:20 PM

PayFac or Payment Facilitation enables software platforms to both brand and monetize payment processing offerings while at the same time offering instant, hassle-free customer payments onboarding.

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Pay by Text Virtual Terminal for Credit Unions

By Wayne Akey on Feb 4, 2021 8:08:17 AM

Many banks and Credit Unions now offer drive through only service to their customers and members.  This has created a spike in the number of in-bound phone calls for Credit Unions. For many this has resulted in a less than ideal member experience.

Topics: sms payments
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Using a Pay by Text Virtual Terminal for Medical Offices

By Wayne Akey on Feb 1, 2021 7:49:56 AM

A Pay by Text Virtual Terminal offers medical offices the ability to communicate with patients in a non face to face environment. 2-Way messaging means your office personnel can text patients and interact using their computer screen ( Virtual Terminal) like their cell phone. 

Topics: sms payments
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SMS Virtual Terminal | Pay by Text Virtual Terminal

By Wayne Akey on Jan 19, 2021 12:19:42 PM

 

SMS stands for Short Messaging Service, and primarily involves texting by phone. SMS Payment Solutions allow businesses to:

Topics: sms payments
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Payment Reconciliation Done Right

By Wayne Akey on Dec 10, 2020 6:39:49 PM

Disrupting the ACH and Credit Card settlement and funding process via a Funding Report

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NACHA 2021 ACH Rule Change Mandates Checking Account Validation For Web Based Payments

By Wayne Akey on Jun 29, 2020 8:41:36 AM

What does the new NACHA ruling around WEB ACH transactions really mean and why has it been implemented?

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Top 10 Things to Look For In An ACH API

By Wayne Akey on Jun 3, 2020 1:15:37 PM

An ACH API integration enables a business or SaaS platform to automate ACH
payment processing and reconciliation. Any business that accepts recurring payments should leverage the ACH network for 2 compelling reasons:

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An ACH API Case Study

By Wayne Akey on Mar 26, 2020 10:26:50 AM

ACH API Case Study:

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How Software Platforms Can Leverage Payment Facilitation As A Service To Gain Clients And Create New Revenue Streams

By Wayne Akey on Mar 16, 2020 8:51:18 AM

 

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How does a Software Platform make money from Payment Facilitation As A Service?

By Wayne Akey on Jan 27, 2020 8:27:00 AM

For SaaS applications with payment needs, eg Rentlee, a landlord platform offering rent collection, Payment Facilitation as a Service allows the platform to act as a master merchant account. This allows landlords to be set up as sub-accounts and begin accepting rent payments instantly. In the past Rentlee would have had to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and 6+ months to register with the card associations to act as a true Payment Facilitator.

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