Green Sheet
19:21:32 (UTC) 12-10-2025
MassPay names Co-Founder Ran Grushkowsky CEO to drive global expansion
18:32:47 (UTC) 12-10-2025
Financial Plus CU named winner of Future Branches Innovator Award
18:00:09 (UTC) 12-10-2025
Mews warns 2026 is make-or-break year for hotel transformation
17:58:17 (UTC) 12-10-2025
Red Rocks CU Introduces AI virtual assistant Roxie to transform member service
17:24:55 (UTC) 12-10-2025
Financial institutions maximize humanity to find profitability in 2026
17:23:11 (UTC) 12-10-2025
Castles Technology expands presence in LATAM with new Mexico City office
20:28:50 (UTC) 12-09-2025
AU10TIX dubs 2025 'Year of Machine Deception,' warms of agentic AI, quantum risk
17:41:25 (UTC) 12-09-2025
i2c named Best AI Solution–Fraud Fighter at PayTech Awards USA 2025
Breaking News
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Hotels must get AI-ready soon, or risk falling behind, Mews warns
Artificial intelligence is poised to compress the hotel guest journey from scattered clicks into a single conversation, and the next 12 months may determine which hotels remain visible in that future. That is the central message of Reimagining the Guest Journey in the Age of AI, Mews’ 2026 recently released hospitality industry outlook report, which frames 2026 as a make-or-break year for hotel transformation.
Online Edition – Issue 25:11:02
What do merchants really want? Part 2
This article is the second installment of a multipart series focusing on pain points merchants are raising most urgently. Part 1of this series, we presented a portion of responses we received from payments leaders in response to our query. This article continues the conversation with a second group of executives who answer the following:
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Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Adam Atlas,
Attorney at Law
Founded on 03/03/03, Adam Atlas Attorneys at Law is a boutique fintech and crypto law firm dedicated to top-tier personal advice to clients.
December 7th, 2025
How ISOs Can Stay Ahead of Industry Change
In this week’s episode, James Shepherd sits down with Allen Kopelman, CEO of Nationwide Payment Systems and host of the B2B Vault podcast, for a wide-ranging discussion on the biggest shifts reshaping merchant services today. From the Visa/Mastercard settlement and VAMP chargeback rules to the growing pressure on ISOs to own their tech stack, Allen shares what he’s seeing firsthand, and why agents must rethink how they sell, support, and position technology to compete in 2026 and beyond.
They break down the rise of processor-agnostic software, the future of hardware, the growing push for ISOs to streamline onboarding with automated funnels, and how agents can stay relevant by focusing on the right verticals, the right partners, and the right products.
After the interview, James and Patti Murphy dive into a new Today in Payments, breaking down fresh data on holiday spending, the continued rise of Buy Now, Pay Later, and the growing momentum behind real-time payments like RTP and FedNow, and how they compare to legacy ACH rails.
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.
