Of course I would say that. But here’s the thing: It’s the right thing to do. And I’m going to prove it to you.
Ultimately, it boils down to effective leadership. Great leaders are visionaries who can see the potential in others and work with them to achieve their goals. In fact, their expertise is in finding the best people for the job and getting the most out of them.
And it’s the same principle that should drive businesses to seek out an expert payments provider versus trying to do everything in-house.
In business, having control over everything is an illusion
Since payments is one of the most fundamental aspects of any business, you may think that building an in-house solution would be good for your business. It would appear to give you more control.
But whether you’re launching a new venture or expanding globally, you’ll need to be able to adapt to everything that comes your way—and fast. Standing still is not an option. Even being slow on the uptake of new technologies can sound the death knell for the most well-established business.
So what happens to your DIY payment solution when a new technology comes along and your customers are demanding it? Or, a more frightening scenario, when a new type of payment fraud is on the rise and your bottom line is suffering?
The right payments provider would have the expertise to scale or adapt your solution in real time. They would have built-in flexibility to enable you to grow locally or expand globally. They would be able to deploy experts to work with your teams to design and tailor the solutions to your requirements.
You can’t be good at everything, so be great at what you love
American philosopher William James said, “If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.”
And that’s just it. A carefully chosen payments provider will be solely focused on this one thing. As your provider they will design and build the solution your business needs to help you deliver unparalleled payment experiences for your customers, over and over again.
They’ll be ahead of the curve to help turn your payments infrastructure into a revenue-generating center for your business. Why? Because that’s what they’re great at.
Why build a limited proprietary payments solution when you can buy constant innovation?
Why struggle to add on technologies retroactively when you can buy evolving flexibility, tailored to your needs?
Why scramble to figure out new markets when you can have a foot planted anywhere you want at any given time?
So play to your strengths: pick great providers and lead your business into the future with confidence and a dedicated payments expert like Visa Acceptance Solutions by your side.
And if any of this has moved you, contact us for a frank conversation about what a payments expert can do for your business.
This content includes references to offerings from Cybersource and Authorize.net, which are part of the Visa Acceptance Solutions family of brands.