With the new year now in full swing, we continue to share perspective on what is likely to unfold in the coming year, with particular emphasis on developments in digital commerce, and how they are likely to impact the next generation of the ever-changing payments sphere. This issue's lead article, the second in a two-part series, shares insights on agility and transparency, the third and fourth pillars of digital commerce. The first two pillars, security and intelligence, were discussed in the lead article of our Jan. 10 issue.
Contributors to our Education and Views sections share expertise from long-time payments veterans, as well as from younger leaders who, despite far fewer years in the industry, are making huge waves in areas that are ripe for innovation. The topics they explore include where to find opportunities during this time of uncertainty brought on by the pandemic; the need to offer barkeeps more payment solutions that can help them with difficulties, particularly authorization issues, which plague their own and similar business types; some obvious and not so obvious things that changed online fraud in 2021; the appeal and benefits to merchants and shoppers of interest-free financial at the POS; and the latest market gains and losses for various transaction types such as ACH, contactless, CNP, and the newcomer graining traction: crypto.
Topics covered in News Briefs include inroads cryptocurrencies are making into mobile wallets; Mastercard's report on year-end holiday spending, which exceeded analysts' expectations by a margin of 8.5 percent; a bold move by fintech startup lopay to challenge the likes of SumUp, Zettle and Square; a new report from the Fed on changing consumer payment preferences; and the debut of holiday season tap-and-go donations. Additional news stories are posted on our homepage, www.greensheet.com.
You'll also find one reader's insights on the role of compliance dashboards, as well as company and product profiles that just might be a good fit for your partnership or product offering needs. Plus, we've included plenty of updates on recent awards, litigation, certifications, government initiatives, rebrandings, industry research, partnerships, acquisitions (an area where we've seen increased activity lately), and appointments. Congratulations to all who are celebrating milestones already so early in the year. Please continue to send your news to press@greensheet.com, and to be featured in Readers Speak, send an essay on a current development in payments to greensheet@greensheet.com. 
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