Green Sheet
16:43:42 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Nasdaq Veafin finds financial crime epidemic surged to $4.4 trillion in 2025
16:40:40 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Stax Payments appoints Andrew Monroe as Chief Commercial Officer
14:57:56 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Early Warning Services expands Paze® online checkout to Citi
14:56:38 (UTC) 03-17-2026
New Cariqa partnerships expand unified European pricing, payments, compliance
14:54:10 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou meets Georgian Prime Minister, aids compliance-led growth
14:48:51 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Austin Telco FCU, MANTL partner to modernize retail account opening
14:45:49 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Finastra strengthens capabilities with AI Center of Excellence, leadership appointment
14:44:01 (UTC) 03-17-2026
Neema–Alipay partnership to enable FIs to reach almost anyone in China
Breaking News
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Citi joins Early Warning’s Paze wallet as banks push deeper into online checkout
Online Edition – Issue 26:03:01
Long live checks - minus the paper
For anyone under the age of 40 it may seem hard to believe, but checks were once the most popular non-cash method of payment. In 1997 just under 57 percent of consumer payments were made by check, according to research at the time. Credit cards accounted for 16.4 percent; debit cards represented 5.3 percent.
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Calendar of Events
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Allen Kopelman,
CEO, Nationwide Payment Systems
Allen, co-founded NPS in 2001, aiming to provide concierge-style service to each client. He now shares a wealth of expertise in his podcast.
Merchant Sales Podcast
James Shephard & Patti Murphy
March 16th, 2026
New Payment Trends Reshaping the Industry
In this episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd explores some of the biggest developments shaping the payments landscape today. He discusses the rapid growth of digital wallets like Apple Pay, increasing merchant acceptance of cryptocurrency, and new payment frameworks emerging for cross-border transactions. He also highlights an important reality in payments: technology may evolve quickly, but consumer adoption often takes much longer.
The episode also features Patti Murphy’s Today in Payments segment, covering key industry updates including mobile wallet usage trends, crypto adoption among merchants, new cross-border payment initiatives from SWIFT, and Elon Musk’s plans for the upcoming X Money financial super app.
Company profile from GS260101
Process globally with your own branded, multi-acquirer platform
In April 2020, right after a once-in-a-century earthquake roiled Croatia, Field39 was born. The founders wanted to shake up cross-border commerce with a technology suite and knowledge base where people could learn about the technologies that power financial transactions.
