Merchant of Record: The Compliance Model Everyone In Payments Is Talking About And Why | PEP114

“Merchant of record” sounds official. The problem: card networks don’t even define it the same way. That ambiguity can get businesses shut down overnight. Want the bright line between MOR, PayFac, and PayFac Light? California can be the place where fast-growing commerce companies learn an expensive lesson: states are no longer “too busy” to chase remote sellers, platforms, and cross-border transactions. We talk through how post-COVID enforcement changed the game, why the California Franchise...