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IndustryUpdate

What's new on Merchant Sales Podcast?

With our first April issue of 2019, we bring you two
engaging, informative podcasts. All episodes are
moderated by Patti Murphy and James Shepherd of
The Green Sheet Inc. and CC Sales Pro, respectively:
• Podcast 33: Industry veteran and Paysafe
President OB Rawls explains how selling solu-
tions that enable merchants to grow helps
ISOs and MLSs grow their businesses. Also
discussed are balancing merchant demands
for less friction and greater security and what
to do when you can't say yes to a merchant.
• Podcast 34: Steve Eazell, senior vice president
for partner sales at PayVida discusses crypto-
currencies. Also explored are cash discounting
and how to fend off phishing attacks.
For these and all prior episodes, visit www.green-
sheet.com/podcasts, iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify.

ANNOUNCEMENTS PaymentsSource names most
influential women in payments
ACH daily volume hits 100 million payments SourceMedia's PaymentsSource heralded the 25 Most
Influential Women in Payments for 2019. All were
The ACH Network set a record in February: volume chosen for their ability to guide complex organizations
exceeded 100 million automated clearing house (ACH) through uncertain times while creating an environment
payments per banking day, an increase of 7.2 percent that welcomes new talent. Honorees will be recog-
over February 2018. February's total network volume nized in a ceremony at the annual Card Forum event
exceeded 1.9 billion payments.
on May 21 in New Orleans. The full list is available at
Bank of the West migrates to FIS www.paymentssource.com/list/the-most-influential-women-
in-payments-2019.
FIS a provider of financial services and payment tech-
nology, reported that Bank of the West moved to a host- Bitmo gains $3 million seed funding investment
ed FIS core banking platform. This is expected to help Mobile gifting and payment platform Bitmo stated
the bank meet the future needs of its customers with it raised over $3 million in new seed round capital.
the stability and recoverability of a secure, cloud-based The Bitmo mobile platform enables consumers to gift
environment. "As the banking environment continues directly from their mobile wallets. Bitmo also enables
to grow more competitive, the tools and services that users to split and even exchange card value from one
meet the changing needs of our customers are critical," store to another for free, the company said, adding that
said Jacob Sorensen, executive vice president and chief it eliminates the need for physical gift cards and creates
information officer at Bank of the West. a community among users.

Jack Henry launches JHA PayCenter
RESEARCH
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. said it is in active onboard-
ing with the Zelle Network to launch JHA PayCenter, a
proprietary payments hub that provides financial insti- Retailers gain by offering shared
tutions with a single integration point to faster payment cart across channels
networks, including Zelle and the RTP network from
The Clearing House. "JHA PayCenter centralizes and According to BRP's Real-Time Retail report, customers
streamlines how financial institutions send and receive want access to a single cart to shop across channels
real-time payments," the company stated. and be able to reach their carts via phone, computer
or in store. They want to "start anywhere and finish
anywhere," BRP stated. Fifty-six percent of respon-
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