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Following are excerpts from news stories recently posted under Breaking least 15 merchant services ISOs. Each year, the Inc. 5000
Industry News on our home page. For links to these and other full names a crop of honorees based on three-year cumulative
news stories, please visit www.greensheet.com/breakingnews. growth rates. Inc. Editor in Chief James Ledbetter said
php?flag=previous_breaking_news. what the listed companies have in common is "persistence
and seizing opportunities."
BAMS, IRIS founder Dimitri Akhrin
Bluefin awarded patent for 'fingerprint' decryption featured on American Dream

Bluefin received a U.S. patent for its virtual fingerprinting Dimitri Akhrin, founder of Bank Associates Merchant
decryption method. The solution authenticates encrypted Services and IRIS CRM, was featured in The American
devices based on unique attributes, or "fingerprints." U.S. Dream, a Bloomberg Television series. Hosted by Eric
Patent No. 10,382,405 for Managing Payload Decryption Roberts, the segment aired Aug. 17, 2019, and can be
Via Fingerprints expands on a 2018 patent issued for viewed on the IRIS CRM website. "The American Dream
Bluefin's proprietary fingerprinting and point-to-point is a show that inspires its audience by telling the story of
encryption. To date, the company has received 17 U.S., humble beginnings and delving into each entrepreneur's
Japanese and European patents. journey," Roberts stated. "These ambitious individuals
made their vision a reality and give hope that the dream
Fast growing ISOs named to Inc. 5000 is still possible."
Inc. magazine published its list of the 5,000 fastest growing Frontline launches CBD merchant program
privately held companies in America, and it includes at
Frontline Processing Corp. launched the CBD
Merchant Account Pilot Program, designed
to support merchants in the rapidly growing
emsagent.com U.S. cannabinoids sector. The market is on
track reach $20 billion by 2020, providing
the card processing industry with abundant
opportunities, Frontline representatives
Take Control, Impact stated. The company has been active in the
space, joining trade groups and meeting with
government officials.
Growth, Find Success. ACLU gives thumbs down to cashless

stores
The American Civil Liberties Union is taking a
stand against cashless stores. The move could
prove to be a boon to ISOs and MLSs selling
cash discounting and credit card surcharging.
Are you looking Are you Do you want to Why would the ACLU take on card payments?
for an agent passionate provide your Reasons offered by Jay Stanley, senior policy
program about helping customers with analyst for the ACLU Speech, Privacy and
that values businesses industry-leading Technology Project, include security and
transparency and grow? products, and privacy concerns associated with card and
desires to help unparalleled other electronic payment methods, as well
you succeed? 24/7/365 service? merchant acceptance costs.

Mastercard's not-so priceless data breach
If you answered yes to these questions, the Agent Program
at Electronic Merchant Systems may be the right fit Mastercard recently reported a data breach
for you. involving cardholders who participated in its
"priceless specials" loyalty program. Mastercard
Contact us today, and let’s get started! informed data protection agencies in Germany
and Belgium that it discovered on Aug. 19 and
again on Aug. 21, 2019, that data on German
866.272.5247 cardholders participating in the priceless
program had made its way onto the Internet
"for a certain period of time." Mastercard stated
it promptly removed the data and informed
those affected by the breach.

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