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Merchant Sales Podcasts:

Podcast - Recasting Merchant Services with Embedded Payments

Published - April 26th, 2024

Learn how NMI is leveraging embedded payments to help ISO, ISVs and agents expedite client payments, without friction and without regard to processor. "Our mission is to provide partners with payment capabilities, from sign-up to payout, in minutes," explains NMI CEO Vijay Sondhi. Then stick around for the second in a series of interviews with Rich Norton, whom James describes as the top merchant sales professional in the country. Plus Patti reports on concerns that are being raised by Capital One's planned acquisition of Discover.

Podcast - The Gateway Experience in Payment Processing

Published - April 19th, 2024

Get the inside scoop on Fluid Pay's cloud-based gateway. "We are API first," said Nick Cucci, Co-Founder and COO. Also, Fluid Pay will always remain behind the scenes, he adds, as the company has no interest in poaching clients. Then stick around for a conversation between James and Rich Norton concerning opportunities for newbies in merchant services. "This can a big as you want it to be," says Rich. And don't miss Patti's reporting on the government's war on junk fees and the potential implications that could have for differential pricing.

Podcast - Launching an ISO from Scratch

Published - April 13th, 2024

"Timing is everything," says Blake Wilson of Phase 3 during this insightful discussion with James about when and how he decided to strike out with a partner and build an ISO business from scratch. Then James continues his series on overcoming common objections by offering vertical-specific software paired with dual pricing. And Patti reports on the demise of Google Pay.

Podcast - Helping Merchants Cash in on $5.5B Visa/MC Settlement

Published - April 5th, 2024

Generate extra revenue in the process. Merchants have until May 31 to apply for their share of a $5.5 billion class-action settlement with Visa and Mastercard. Collectively can help agents help merchants claim their share of that settlement, while also generating agent revenues. Lewis Teplis, CEO at Collectively, provides the details. Then stick around for James's thoughts on working smart vs. working hard, and Patti's reporting on the latest consumer spending data.

Podcast - Protecting your Portfolio Against Poachers & Other Unprincipled Partners

Published - March 30th, 2024

Tune in this week to get a lawyer's take on protecting your merchant portfolio from (upstream and downstream) poachers, and upstream partners who hold back residuals. "Think of who you're doing business with," says Eugene Rome of Rome LLP. Then stick around for James's advice on overcoming objections around dual pricing through vertical-specific solutions, and Patti's reporting on Visa's cybersecurity investments.

Podcast - Future Scan: The Payment Processing ISO Channel

Published - March 26th, 2024

"As ISOs we need to stop being generalists and start being specialists," Elaina Smith of Secure Bancard explains in this in insightful discussion with James on what the future holds for ISOs. Then James talks about how vertical-specific solutions can 86 cost objections, and Patti has an update on the BNPL market.

Podcast - Selling Payment Processing for B2B

Published - March 15th, 2024

"Selling payment processing for B2B requires always being on the lookout for better and more streamlined solutions," explains Russ Hayes, Pinnacle Business Products, in this week's featured interview. James continues on the theme of B2B, which he describes as "primed" for the 1099 distribution model, and Patti reports on the escalating cost of financial crime compliance

Podcast - Why Every Agent Should be Selling POS

Published - March 11th, 2024

Particularly 1099s. "Selling POS is more important today than it ever was," says Dustin Magaziner, Founder & CEO at PayBright. Learn what PayBright is doing to help 1099 agents adjust to this new reality. James follows that with insights for managing and running a 1099 team, and Patti has a report on Sen. Durbin's latest doings in Washington.

Podcast - How to Build an ISO Exit Strategy?

Published - March 1st, 2024

Fresh off the sale of the ISO Beyond, industry veteran Michael Peters explains what goes into building and executing an exit strategy for a payment processing ISO. "You need to have full command of the sales model and what drives revenues," he advises. Then James talks about the power of telemarketing in today's marketplace, and Patti reports on the acquisition of Discover by Capital One and what it means for competition.

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