Green Sheet
19:53:20 (UTC) 09-17-2025
Cordell & Cordell a Key Partner for LawFi legal fee loans
18:15:23 (UTC) 09-17-2025
Wrike appoints George Saadeh as Chief Revenue Officer
18:13:54 (UTC) 09-17-2025
Account takeover attacks surge 122% in fintech, agentic commerce adoption looms
18:11:26 (UTC) 09-17-2025
Cyber threat groups collaborate while attack levels stagnate
17:22:42 (UTC) 09-17-2025
US Payments Forum releases Summer Market Snapshot
17:16:12 (UTC) 09-17-2025
My Instant AI expands prepaid platform with CHARM✨ vibe coding tool
17:06:17 (UTC) 09-17-2025
Bluefin, VGS partner to deliver omnichannel payment management
16:24:49 (UTC) 09-17-2025
Flywire enhances Student Financial Software and U.S. Loans solutions
Breaking News
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
U.S. Payments Forum Snapshot highlights AI, tokenization, stablecoins
The U.S. Payments Forum released its summer market snapshot, an overview of emerging trends drawn from its recent Summer Education Series. The virtual gathering brought together hundreds of industry stakeholders to examine technologies shaping the payments landscape, including agentic commerce, tokenization and stablecoins, as well as pressing concerns around fraud and interoperability.
Online Edition – Issue 25:09:01
Reliability at risk: Payments under pressure
When a payment network goes down, customer loyalty erodes. This is not new. But for today's consumers, payment alternatives abound, and more often than not, they vent their frustrations on social media platforms.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Allen Kopelman,
CEO, Nationwide Payment Systems
Allen, co-founded NPS in 2001, aiming to provide concierge-style service to each client. He now shares a wealth of expertise in his podcast.
Merchant Sales Podcast
September 13th, 2025
Bridging ISOs and ISVs in Integrated Payments
Integrated payments are reshaping the industry, but success looks very different depending on whether you’re an ISV or an ISO. This week, James Shepherd sits down with Ashley Willson, a consultant who works with both software companies and ISOs, to share her unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in integrated payments. With experience on both sides of the equation, Ashley offers practical insights into where the market is headed and how to navigate it.
Then, Patti Murphy joins James for Today in Payments to cover the latest industry trends, including new statistics on surcharging programs and what they mean for the future.
Company profile from GS240602
Drive revenue, scale operations with B2B cellular connectivity
OptConnect began life in 2000 as a Grant Victor company, providing cellular routers for ATMs. After years of selling routers as ATM accessories, the company expanded into other markets and established OptConnect LLC in 2009, a global wireless connectivity provider that offers a range of cellular connectivity options, from self-managed to fully managed solutions. Chris Baird, president and CEO of OptConnect, said the company is focused on simplifying connectivity. "One size doesn't fit all, especially when it comes to cellular connectivity," he said, adding that OptConnect provides IoT project expertise, resources and support.
