Integrating payments into a software platform has traditionally been a complex and lengthy process. To address this friction, NMI, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, has launched a comprehensive developer-first environment. This new, self-service integration experience is designed to help SaaS builders and software platforms embed payments more easily and get their products to market faster by combining intuitive onboarding, a dynamic sandbox, and modern APIs that eliminate traditional complexity and compliance hurdles.
NMI has launched a developer-first environment to simplify embedded payments for SaaS platforms.
The platform features a self-service sandbox for instant testing and development.
It offers guided onboarding, prebuilt API recipes, and flexible integration options.
The goal is to reduce integration time from weeks to moments, bypassing long sales cycles.
Business tools include instant revenue insights and simplified compliance workflows.
The environment is designed for both technical developers and business operations teams.
The core of this initiative is placing control directly into the hands of developers. The environment provides all the necessary tools to build and scale payments efficiently without waiting for sales cycles or implementation specialists. As Luis Peña, Product Director of Developer Experience at NMI, stated, “We’ve given developers everything they need to go from their first line of code to a working payment prototype in a matter of moments, not weeks.”
The platform is packed with features aimed at streamlining the entire integration process. These include guided onboarding flows that remove guesswork, a dynamic sandbox environment for secure testing, and prebuilt API recipes with copy-paste-ready code snippets to drastically shorten development time. It also supports flexible integration options, from no-code tools to full API control, catering to every skill level and tech stack.
A key differentiator is the platform's ability to serve both developers and business leaders. While developers get the technical tools they need, business and operations leaders gain access to self-service monetization features, built-in revenue calculators to visualize earnings potential, and simplified risk and compliance workflows. This holistic approach ensures that the entire organization can move forward in unison without draining development resources.
The platform's effectiveness is underscored by early user feedback. Corey Ayres, Chief Architect at Order Sharp, confirmed that traditional challenges like long timelines and complex APIs "disappeared" with NMI's new environment, allowing his team to build faster and with greater confidence. The platform is also built for long-term growth, allowing companies to integrate once and then adapt their payment capabilities as they expand into new markets or payment types.
NMI is powering the next generation of embedded payments with its modular payment acceptance platform and industry-leading gateway. Processing over $440 billion annually, we enable SaaS platforms, ISOs, PayFacs and banks to transform payments into a strategic advantage, driving growth, loyalty and new revenue streams.
Our modular, white-label platform puts partners in control, whether embedding payments into software or delivering payment services at scale. From no-code to full control API integrations, and from underwriting to compliance and risk monitoring, NMI handles the complexity so partners can focus on what matters most: their customers.
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