Usio’s PayFac Technology Now Integrated into Suite Engine’s Channel Payments Manager (CPM) Dynamics 365 Business Central

April 24, 2023 at 09:00 AM EDT

Suite Engine makes Usio’s payment facilitation solution, PayFac-in-a-Box, available for use within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP software

Usio, Inc. (NASDAQ: USIO), a leading FinTech company that operates a full stack of integrated, cloud-based electronic payment and embedded financial solutions, today announced that Suite Engine, LLC, the creator of plug-and-play solutions for complex, multi-channel businesses and processes using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, has leveraged Usio’s payment facilitation solution in its new Channel Payments Manager (CPM) Dynamics 365 Business Central app. Suite Engine’s new Business Central Connector is available for immediate download.

Users of Business Central will now have access to an integrated payments workflow that accepts and processes customer payments from directly within Business Central. Designed to be self-installed, the Suite Engine software works "out of the box" without requiring any integration work on the part of the user.

“With no integration investment or ongoing costs, Usio’s automated and frictionless PayFac-in-a-Box platform makes it quick and easy for companies to drive meaningful revenue through their software,” said Greg Carter, Executive Vice President, Payment Acceptance at Usio. “We are pleased that Suite Engine has chosen to base its new Business Central Connector on our PayFac platform, providing immediate, flexible and much needed payment acceptance and processing capabilities within Business Central.”

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a comprehensive business management solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Suite Engine builds plug-and-play connectors that extend the functionality of the Business Central ERP software to adapt it to the needs of a wide range of vertical industries and channels.

“Suite Engine is excited to find a like-minded partner in Usio,” said Steve Reynolds, Senior Product Manager - Channel Payments Manager (CPM) at Suite Engine. “Bringing payment capabilities into Business Central will enable another key business process to be performed directly from within the ERP system. Our Channel Payments Manager integration with the Usio PayFac platform provides Business Central users with an easy-to-deploy, attractively priced digital payment solution.”

Suite Engine’s new Channel Payments Manager is available for immediate download on Microsoft AppSource.

About Suite Engine, LLC

Suite Engine supports complex, multi-channel businesses and processes by creating easy-to-deploy solutions within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Suite Engine specializes in eCommerce, Payments Processing, Equipment Dealerships, and Production Builders. The Suite Engine portfolio of products began with its signature system, RPM for Equipment Dealers, in 2017, and was the first product to launch on Microsoft AppSource in October of 2019. To date, Suite Engine has over 15 applications listed on Microsoft AppSource, with more on the way. Modern and secure, the cloud-hosted Suite Engine apps integrate seamlessly with all Microsoft 365 apps. For more information, visit suiteengine.com.

About Usio, Inc.

Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), is a leading Fintech that operates a full stack of proprietary, cloud-based integrated payment and embedded financial solutions in a single ecosystem to a wide range of merchants, billers, banks, service bureaus and card issuers. The Company operates credit/debit and ACH payment processing platforms, as well as a turn-key card issuing platform to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to their clients. The company, through its Usio Output Solutions division offers services relating to electronic bill presentment, document composition, document decomposition and printing and mailing services. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector. Usio is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has a development office in Austin, Texas.

Websites: www.usio.com, www.akimbocard.com and www.usiooutput.com. Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook® and Twitter.

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