Green Sheet
18:14:52 (UTC) 12-18-2025
Portnox empowers credit union branches with cloud-native NAC
17:39:26 (UTC) 12-18-2025
Octopos helps processors scale grocery and retail merchant accounts without the heavy lifting.
17:31:00 (UTC) 12-18-2025
Avant’s data-driven platform surpasses 2 million customers
17:29:58 (UTC) 12-18-2025
MANTL–Alloy partnership surpasses 2 million processed applications
17:20:21 (UTC) 12-18-2025
Velera Board of Directors adds new nember
17:18:16 (UTC) 12-18-2025
Current manufacturing indicators are mixed in December
17:15:42 (UTC) 12-18-2025
Talus, Ingenico partner to deliver Ingenico SoftPOS solution to North America
17:12:54 (UTC) 12-18-2025
WAKAM UK Ltd Ends 2025 with a new Group CFO, stronger partner feedback
Breaking News
Friday, December 19, 2025
Shift4’s Isaacman to head NASA
Merchant acquiring veteran Jared Isaacman was confirmed Dec. 17, 2025, as the 15th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by a vote of 67 to 30 in the U.S. Senate. Isaacman, funded and commanded the first all-civilian space flight, in 2021, in the process raising $250 million for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, including $100 million of his own money.
Online Edition – Issue 25:12:01
What do merchants really want - Part 3
This article is the third and final installment in our multipart series exploring the payment-related pain points merchants are raising most urgently. In Parts 1 and 2, industry leaders shared what they're hearing about rising costs, chargebacks, integrations, support expectations and the expanding range of payment options at the point of sale. Here, we continue that conversation by asking a new group of experts to respond to the same five questions, providing additional perspective on where merchants are feeling the most pressure and where providers can make the biggest difference.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Events
February 3, 2026
2026 International Trade and Payments Conference
February 4, 2026
February 10, 2026
February 17, 2026
February 23, 2026
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.
December 15th, 2025
Choosing the Right Vertical for 2026
In this week’s episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd sits down with Juan Ortiz for a motivating and strategy-packed conversation on setting goals for 2026 and choosing the right vertical. Juan shares practical guidance for agents and ISOs on how to focus, niche down, and build a plan that actually drives measurable growth in the coming year. Together, they dig into the challenges reps face today and the mindset shifts needed to win in an increasingly verticalized payments landscape.
After the interview, James and Patti Murphy bring you another Today in Payments update, offering a quick look at what’s happening across the industry right now.
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.
