Adult Payments Archives - The Payments Edge Your Edge in Payments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:43:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://thepaymentsedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-image-1.png The Payments Edge https://thepaymentsedge.com/ Processing Is Not Participation. Advising the Merchant Might Be. https://thepaymentsedge.com/compliance/payment-processor-liability-merchant-conduct/ https://thepaymentsedge.com/compliance/payment-processor-liability-merchant-conduct/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:02:47 +0000 https://thepaymentsedge.com/compliance/payment-processor-liability-merchant-conduct/ A federal judge has separated the payments conduct that carries liability from the conduct that does not. Four allegations against Visa failed. One did not.

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]]> https://thepaymentsedge.com/compliance/payment-processor-liability-merchant-conduct/feed/ 0 The RTA Label Is Not Age Verification. Skipping It Still Costs You at Underwriting. https://thepaymentsedge.com/high-risk-merchants/rta-label-vs-age-verification/ https://thepaymentsedge.com/high-risk-merchants/rta-label-vs-age-verification/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://thepaymentsedge.com/?p=616 The RTA label is free and takes minutes. It will not satisfy a single age verification law, but skipping it still hurts you at acquirer underwriting. Here is the difference.

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]]> https://thepaymentsedge.com/high-risk-merchants/rta-label-vs-age-verification/feed/ 0 Age Verification Laws and Adult Merchants: What the New Rules Mean for Your Payment Account https://thepaymentsedge.com/high-risk-merchants/age-verification-laws-adult-merchants-payment-accounts/ https://thepaymentsedge.com/high-risk-merchants/age-verification-laws-adult-merchants-payment-accounts/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://thepaymentsedge.com/?p=124 More than 25 US states and the EU now demand ID grade age checks for adult sites. Miss them and your merchant account is the first thing to go.

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]]> https://thepaymentsedge.com/high-risk-merchants/age-verification-laws-adult-merchants-payment-accounts/feed/ 0 Where Open Banking Is Actually Winning Against Cards https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/apm/open-banking-card-networks-high-risk-merchants-2026/ https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/apm/open-banking-card-networks-high-risk-merchants-2026/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:28:42 +0000 https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/apm/open-banking-card-networks-high-risk-merchants-2026/ For some high risk verticals, open banking A2A rails now beat cards outright. Here is where the fee gaps and chargeback math favor leaving the card networks.

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]]> https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/apm/open-banking-card-networks-high-risk-merchants-2026/feed/ 0 Adult, Dating & AI Payments: The Processor Showdown (2025) https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/processor-showdown-2025/ https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/processor-showdown-2025/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:45:20 +0000 https://thepaymentsedge.com/payments/processor-showdown-2025/ CCBill, Epoch, Segpay, Verotel, and CURO powered DialXS compared for adult, dating, and AI merchants. Rates, payouts, and the fine print that bites after you sign.

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