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Monday, October 19, 2026

IRS clears way for direct credit and debit card acceptance

New federal regulations taking effect Oct. 19, 2026, give the Internal Revenue Service greater flexibility to accept tax payments by credit and debit card, potentially changing how the agency contracts with payment processors and collects transaction fees.

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Online Edition – Issue 26:10:01

Green Sheet moves forward in a digital world

For 43 years, The Green Sheet has chronicled a paperless revolution, describing how payments industry professionals led the transition from paper receipts, checks, merchant applications and contracts to digital records.

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Merchant Sales Podcast

Merchant Sales Podcast

James Shephard & Patti Murphy

October 10th, 2026

The Evolution of the ISO: From Payments to Fintech

What does it take to build a successful payments business in today’s market? James Shepherd sits down with Chris Sandifer, CEO and founder of Peak Pay, to discuss why ISOs need to evolve beyond simply selling payment processing and start thinking like fintech companies. They cover building merchant stickiness through technology and service, adding business financing and consumer finance, processor-agnostic POS solutions, the future of dual pricing, finding profitable verticals, and recruiting the next generation of agents.

Plus, Patti Murphy joins James for Today in Payments to break down the latest developments in retail spending, stablecoins and the $30 trillion B2B payments opportunity, AI-driven payments and fraud, and Europe’s push toward a new payments network.

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Company profile from GS260702

Optimize and personalize gift and loyalty programs

Valutec, a gift card and marketing services pioneer since 1998, is known for its comprehensive closed-loop, stored-value gift card transaction processing and loyalty programs. The company's experienced product team helps partners and merchants strengthen customer engagement and loyalty.

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