Green Sheet
17:20:46 (UTC) 11-06-2025
Jeanne D'Arc CU, Alkami team up to accelerates digital transformation
17:19:10 (UTC) 11-06-2025
Celent research names BPC a “Luminary” leader in LATAM digital banking platforms
17:09:53 (UTC) 11-06-2025
UK needs regulatory clarity, trusted infrastructure to unlock cross-border payments
18:49:53 (UTC) 11-05-2025
Butter Payments names Sonali Sambhus as Chief Technology Officer
18:48:38 (UTC) 11-05-2025
Ripple announces $500M strategic investment led by Fortress, Citadel Securities
18:47:06 (UTC) 11-05-2025
U.S. Bank launches Split™ World Mastercard®
18:44:57 (UTC) 11-05-2025
VGS offers 3DS via single API to reduce fraud, lift online payment approval rates
17:37:51 (UTC) 11-05-2025
TRUSTECH 2025 coming to Paris, December 2 – 4
Breaking News
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Holiday sales predicted to set record
It's shaping up to be a merry holiday season for merchants. The National Retail Federation just released its annual holiday forecast. And it is predicting retail sales will surpass $1 trillion for the first time this holiday season.
Online Edition – Issue 25:10:02
Insider's report on payments Addressing the downside of AI
Gone are the days when changes in shopping and payment trends were slow to take shape. It took generations for electronic funds transfers to displace the billions of checks written each year by Americans.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Events
November 9, 2025
December 2, 2025
February 4, 2026
February 10, 2026
US Conference 2026: The Super ATM: Facilitating Market Convergence
February 17, 2026
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Jay Myers, Bold Commerce
Jay Myers runs Bold Commerce with his co-founders Stefan Maynard, Eric Boisjoli and Yvan Boisjoli. Bold Commerce has 20+ apps designed to help ecommerce entrepreneurs make more money online and serves over 100,000 entrepreneurs.
Merchant Sales Podcast
November 3rd, 2025
Financing Point of Sale Hardware (with Leasing)
This week on the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd revisits a topic many thought was long gone — leasing. With today’s advanced and often expensive POS hardware, leasing is once again becoming a smart tool for ISOs and agents to close deals and increase adoption.
James sits down with Robert Ensminger to discuss modern leasing strategies, real-world use cases, and how to position leasing as part of a profitable merchant services offering. They break down what’s changed, what still works, and how agents can use leasing to drive portfolio growth.
After the interview, James and Patti Murphy tackle this week’s top headlines in their Today in Payments segment.
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.
