Green Sheet
16:12:38 (UTC) 10-17-2025
AEON expands to Georgia with local QR-based crypto payments
16:11:16 (UTC) 10-17-2025
Gallup study shows less than half of U.S. workers have a quality job
16:08:59 (UTC) 10-17-2025
Campfire raises $65M Series B to redefine how finance works in AI era
16:07:09 (UTC) 10-17-2025
PayPal alerts consumers to phishing scams, encourages safety tips
16:04:21 (UTC) 10-17-2025
Tariffs cast shadow on 2025 holiday shopping, spending slows
16:02:43 (UTC) 10-17-2025
LendingTree founder, chairman and CEO Doug Lebda passes away unexpectedly
15:59:17 (UTC) 10-17-2025
Streamline QuickBooks workflow with ezCheckPrinting virtual printer combo
15:57:16 (UTC) 10-17-2025
Clio introduces next chapter in financial innovation for legal
Breaking News
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Visa, Mastercard to pay merchants $199.5 million to settle antitrust suit
Visa and Mastercard agreed to pay, combined, nearly $200 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by merchants in 2016 involving the liability shift accompanying implementation of EMV chip cards and readers.
Online Edition – Issue 25:10:01
A new kind of holiday rush - faster, smarter, pricier
It's the fourth quarter of 2025, and businesses large and small are preparing for the end-of-year holiday season. And while holiday shopping is far from being in full swing, spending shifts are already noticeable, according to the Mastercard Economics Institute's (MEI) annual holiday forecast for the United States and Canada.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
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
October 11th, 2025
Unlock Enterprise Restaurant Deals w/Micros | Live Event Recap
Don’t miss the replay of our live event where I sat down with Jon Shirey, CEO of Full Stack Payments, and Greg Olesnycky, Founder & CEO of Micros Restaurant Systems, to unveil a powerful new partnership built for the enterprise restaurant space.
In this session, we explored how agents can now access high-volume and multi-location restaurant accounts that were previously out of reach—and how to turn those opportunities into long-term residual income. You’ll learn how to identify ideal prospects, position the integrated solution, and use the Full Stack Payments platform to streamline demos and deal flow.
This is a must-watch for anyone looking to break into the enterprise restaurant space and build a powerful portfolio of high-value clients.
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.
