Green Sheet
17:37:51 (UTC) 10-19-2026
First Citizens Bank, NCR Atleos to provide ATM access at Target stores nationwide
17:21:07 (UTC) 10-19-2026
New BHN research shows how AI will change the gift card industry
16:38:02 (UTC) 10-19-2026
Delancey Street offers free, 2-minute self-check for businesses with stacked MCA debt
16:36:04 (UTC) 10-19-2026
Payoneer: Stablecoin moving beyond payments, marketplaces build new financial services
16:33:35 (UTC) 10-19-2026
Nium, Relay pass $500 million in cross-border payments in first year
16:32:11 (UTC) 10-19-2026
Wildfire, Badge to bring personalized merchant offers, rewards to mobile wallets
16:29:45 (UTC) 10-19-2026
MoneyGram launches one global experience for moving, managing money
16:27:42 (UTC) 10-19-2026
Mesh, Visa aim to make stablecoin, crypto balances spendable at 175M merchants
Breaking News
Monday, October 19, 2026
IRS clears way for direct credit and debit card acceptance
New federal regulations taking effect Oct. 19, 2026, give the Internal Revenue Service greater flexibility to accept tax payments by credit and debit card, potentially changing how the agency contracts with payment processors and collects transaction fees.
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.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Events
October 18, 2026
November 2, 2026
EPCOR Payments Conference 2026 Paymentspalooza
November 3, 2026
November 4, 2026
Payments Compliance Conference
November 17, 2026
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
AU10TIX
Over 30 years ago, AU10TIX built the technology for ID intelligence at airports and border control worldwide, becoming the world's first enterprise solution for ID verification. That experience led the team to develop innovative, fast and accurate methods for automating the process in today's digital world.
Merchant Sales Podcast
James Shephard & Patti Murphy
October 19th, 2026
Square, Clover & the New Merchant Sales Strategy
The payments industry is changing—and according to Vlad Sadovskiy, CEO of Netevia, the agents who win in the next phase won't necessarily be the ones with the highest residual splits. They'll be the ones with the right solutions for the right merchants.
In this episode, James Shepherd sits down with Vlad to discuss the changing ISO market, the growing importance of Square and Clover, and why solution-based selling is becoming more important. They break down Square's 70% offer, why a lower split can still produce more revenue, how verticalization is changing merchant acquisition, and why giving merchants a solution they'll actually say "yes" to can matter more than chasing the highest residual percentage.
The episode wraps up with Patti Murphy's Today in Payments segment covering Toast's expansion into fuel stations, changes to Visa and Mastercard economics, international real-time payments, and the continued evolution of digital payments.
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.
