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Sponsor bank vs PayFac — claim map
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On a PayFac the sponsor bank holds the network seat. The brand is not the bank. Filter the claim.
| Claim | Reality | Get in writing | Do not |
|---|---|---|---|
| The PayFac brand is the acquiring bank | No. The PayFac is the platform. The sponsor bank is the network member | Legal name of the sponsor / acquiring bank under this PayFac | Mail bank letters to a marketing inbox |
| Sponsor bank and acquiring bank are two different files here | In this PayFac model they name the same member seat — the bank that sponsors the facilitator | One legal bank name on the boarding paper | Invent a second ‘secret’ bank because a slide used two labels |
| MATCH letters go to the PayFac support desk | MATCH is member-to-member. Write the acquiring / sponsor bank | Where MATCH inquiries for this platform are answered | Stop after a PayFac ticket says ‘we will look into it’ |
| My sub-merchant history is mine to take | Usually no — aging sits under the PayFac / bank stack unless they wrote a transfer | Whether statements and history transfer if you leave | Assume history walks with you to a direct MID |
| If they hide the bank, the blend still proves the seat | No. Hidden bank means you cannot file MATCH or take history later | Bank name before you board — same as processor questions | Sign because the dashboard rate looks cheap |
| This page tells me when to leave the PayFac | No. Cost and dump math sit on the leave-PayFac page | N/A — different job | Use this map as a $50k graduation slogan |
Filter the claim. The sponsor bank holds the network seat. The PayFac is the platform. You are the sub-merchant. MATCH letters go to the bank’s legal name.
Pairing procedure: Name the sponsor bank under a PayFac. Topic: MIDs.
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