17:22:54 (UTC) 09-15-2026
Finance is eager to embrace AI, but trust is low, PEX study finds
16:37:03 (UTC) 09-15-2026
Vertice AI wins Best of Show at Finovate Fall 2026
16:34:54 (UTC) 09-15-2026
CSI commercial suite to help community banks attract, grow business relationships
16:31:13 (UTC) 09-15-2026
Embers Credit Union now live with MANTL Loan Origination
16:26:40 (UTC) 09-15-2026
New SRM/Torus solution could help acquirers recover up to $5.5B over five years
16:22:44 (UTC) 09-15-2026
ValidiFI wins 2026 Finovate Award for Best Corporate Payments Solution
16:21:09 (UTC) 09-15-2026
TNS, UCP partner to expand US unattended payment capabilities
16:17:10 (UTC) 09-15-2026
TreviPay, Dynatos to add e-invoicing capabilities to B2B payments infrastructure
Monday, September 14, 2026
FTC follows Nuvei case with $12 million Humboldt settlement
Humboldt Merchant Services, a registered ISO, will pay $12 million and accept sweeping restrictions on its business to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it knowingly facilitated payment processing for more than 1,000 sham merchants tied to unauthorized billing schemes.
I've spent most of my career in the payments industry. Long enough to watch it reinvent itself more than once. Long enough to see technologies come and go, companies merge, business models evolve, and ideas that once seemed revolutionary become everyday expectations.
This week's featured contributor:
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.
James Shephard & Patti Murphy
September 13th, 2026
In this episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd sits down with Roman Vanegas from The POS Cloud to explore how agents and ISOs can overcome two major point-of-sale challenges: managing installations and support, and securing processing business when merchants want to keep their existing system.
They discuss processor-agnostic integrations, outsourced hardware deployment, implementation strategies, and how having the right POS expertise can help agents close more deals without taking on every technical headache themselves.
Company profile from GS260702
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.