Green Sheet
17:40:56 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Coinbax raises $4.2M to bring institutional controls to stablecoin payments
17:39:24 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Concentrix rolls out pre-built agentic AI for instant business impact
17:37:50 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Fed’s Payment Account Proposal could reshape casino transaction costs
17:36:13 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Report released on AI in Asia-Pacific's digital payments, ecommerce market 2025
17:32:32 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Visa analysis: Canada holiday spending rises 4.4%
17:31:02 (UTC) 12-23-2025
dLocal completes transition to majority independent Board with two appointments
17:27:13 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Comviva, Global Money Exchange win IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Award
17:25:54 (UTC) 12-23-2025
Confirmo secures MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland
Breaking News
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Green Sheet interviews Kurv's Afshin Yazdian
As AI-powered tools increasingly shape how shoppers discover, compare and decide what to buy, retailers are facing a rapidly compressed path to purchase. In this Q&A, Afshin Yazdian, chief executive officer of Kurv, shares his perspective on how AI-driven discovery, frictionless checkout, and evolving payment expectations are redefining visibility, trust and competitiveness. Yazdian discusses where merchants are most at risk of falling out of the consideration set and what practical steps retailers and payments providers can take to stay relevant.
Online Edition – Issue 25:12:01
What do merchants really want - Part 3
This article is the third and final installment in our multipart series exploring the payment-related pain points merchants are raising most urgently. In Parts 1 and 2, industry leaders shared what they're hearing about rising costs, chargebacks, integrations, support expectations and the expanding range of payment options at the point of sale. Here, we continue that conversation by asking a new group of experts to respond to the same five questions, providing additional perspective on where merchants are feeling the most pressure and where providers can make the biggest difference.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Events
February 3, 2026
2026 International Trade and Payments Conference
February 4, 2026
February 10, 2026
February 17, 2026
February 23, 2026
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Viktoria Soltesz
Viktoria Soltesz is the CEO and founder of PSP Angels and The Soltesz Institute. She is a leading advocate for strategy-led financial operations, ethical industry practices, and structured education in an area too often overlooked in traditional business training. PSP Angels is a globally awarded, independent payment and banking consultancy that has supported over 1,000 companies in building scalable, secure financial infrastructures. The Soltesz Institute is the first and only independent online organization offering EU-accredited training and certifications focused exclusively on payments and banking.
Merchant Sales Podcast
James Shephard & Patti Murphy
December 22nd, 2025
Rethinking the Agent Model for 2026
As the payments industry looks toward 2026, many agents and ISOs are realizing the traditional agent model is under pressure. In this episode, James Shepherd sits down with Keith Sampson for an honest conversation about burnout, goal setting, and why chasing high splits often leads to unsustainable businesses. Keith shares lessons from building and exiting companies, navigating personal and professional burnout, and rethinking how payments fits into a larger long-term strategy.
Together, they break down why the agent model is changing, how to think differently about referral versus dealer structures, and what it really takes to build lasting wealth in today’s integrated payments landscape. The episode also includes a Today in Payments segment with Patti Murphy, covering timely industry news and updates not included in this interview.
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.
