Payment routing always sounded like rocket science to me — choosing the right gateway every time, monitoring fails, retry logic… total headache. I accidentally found this article:
https://corefy.com/blog/payment-routing-101-the-essentials-you-must-know and it helped me finally understand the basics. After that, we tested a dynamic routing setup, and the approval rate got noticeably better. Sometimes just knowing how to structure your payment flow fixes half of the issues. If you’re struggling with declines, this topic is definitely worth looking into.