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Boost Payment Solutions "CEDP has far-reaching implications for the entire B2B
payments ecosystem," said Dean M. Leavitt, founder
Boost Payments-as-a-Service and CEO of Boost Payment Solutions. "Passing data is no
www.boostb2b.com longer enough. It must be correct, validated and network-
ready every single time."

Boost prepared for this transition well ahead of Visa's
enforcement timeline. The company reported that 99.96
percent of transactions processed through its platform
already meet CEDP requirements, positioning Boost
clients to receive the lowest eligible interchange rates at
the time of processing.

Boost said that unlike providers that wait for Visa's post-
transaction verification cycle, its pre-funding model
applies qualified rates immediately, helping to protect
working capital and eliminate reimbursement delays that
can stretch as long as 90 days.

Boost's approach also removes the reconciliation burden
Prepare B2B many businesses face under CEDP, the company noted,
adding that by automating the parsing, enrichment and
validation of invoice-level data, Boost ensures enhanced
payments for fields are properly formatted and verified without
requiring system overhauls or manual intervention. Plus,
Visa's CEDP shift proprietary technology, combined with deep acquirer and
issuer partnerships, enable seamless compliance across
complex B2B payment environments.

oost Payment Solutions announced full readi- For acquiring partners, Boost Payments-as-a-Service
ness to support customers under Visa's newly provides a turnkey gateway that formats and submits
launched Commercial Enhanced Data Program CEDP-qualified virtual card data on behalf of merchants.
B (CEDP), a sweeping overhaul of interchange Payment facilitators and merchant service providers can
qualification rules designed to modernize how enhanced extend compliance across their portfolios while preserving
commercial card data is validated, verified and priced. competitive interchange outcomes under Visa's new
model, the company stated.
CEDP replaces Visa's long-standing Level 2 and Level 3
interchange structures with a new framework built around "Our mission is to make enterprise payments smarter,
real-time data accuracy and consistency. In October 2025, faster, and more transparent," Leavitt said. "CEDP
Visa began applying machine learning to verify enhanced reinforces that vision by turning accurate data into a
transaction data at the moment of authorization, rewarding strategic advantage rather than an operational burden."
submissions that meet strict validation standards while
downgrading transactions that contain incomplete or
inaccurate data.

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