News From the Wire

20:39:12 (UTC) 10-15-2026

New research finds seamless payments at center of fitness brand loyalty

19:17:03 (UTC) 10-15-2026

SWIVEL® introduces PayPrompt® Pro, turning reminders into payments

19:14:49 (UTC) 10-15-2026

Blue Payment Agency rolls out payment processing for AI-built, custom-coded websites

19:12:31 (UTC) 10-15-2026

Veho appoints Henrik Nilsmo as chief revenue officer

19:09:40 (UTC) 10-15-2026

Alternative Payments launches Alti, financial intelligence for service businesses

19:07:57 (UTC) 10-15-2026

CDE Solutions, Bodega AI partner to bring AI to everyday retail operations

19:04:13 (UTC) 10-15-2026

Velera publishes October edition of the Velera Payments Index

19:01:28 (UTC) 10-15-2026

Interledger takes first steps to bring instant payments to community lenders



Breaking News

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

OCC orders AmEx to pay $350M over AML deficiencies

American Express National Bank will pay a $350 million civil money penalty after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found significant deficiencies in the bank's Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance program.

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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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Community Voices

This week's featured contributor:

Bank Associates Merchant Services

Bank Associates Merchant Services

Knowing that a square peg will never be happy in a round hole, New York-based payment processor BAMS aims to ensure that merchants and agents are offered the right choices for their unique use cases when selecting their processing platform, consumer acceptance methods, and gateway solutions.

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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