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IndustryUpdate

The latest from Merchant Sales Podcast
The Merchant Sales Podcast, a joint venture of The Green Sheet
Inc. and CCSalesPro, presents timely and lively discussions and
interviews on issues of importance to the payments community.
Our most recent episodes are:
• Podcast 47 – Doing right by clients and prospects. Learn
how Jaron Rice, founder and CEO of Magothy Payments,
successfully lobbied for a new Maryland law requiring
transparency in merchant contracts. Think Truth-in-
Lending-style disclosures and caps on termination fees.
Plus, James Shepherd explains how agents can drive
sales by pitching trials, and Patti Murphy sheds light on
the value proposition of check services.

• Podcast 48 – Should I register my brand? This week's
podcast features a far-reaching interview with payments
attorney Adam Atlas. Learn what he has to say about
issues like registering your brand and negotiating con-
tracts. Plus James Shepherd offers insights on managing
a successful sales team, and Patti Murphy explains why
ACH payments should be part of every merchant ser-
vices product mix.
You can tune in on our podcast page, www.greensheet.com/podcasts.php,
or on Stitcher, iTunes or Spotify.

ANNOUNCEMENTS INDX launches dividend-paying security token

INDX, a crypto passive income fintech, recently launched
EMVCo launches EMV 3-D Secure 2.2.0 testing a dividend-paying security token offering and said it is
expanding into staking and delegated proof of stake
EMVCo updated the EMV 3-D Secure testing program, (DPoS). DPoS is described by Lisk Academy blockchain
which includes test platform and process updates to experts as "a consensus algorithm maintaining irrefut-
support the EMV 3DS 2.2.0 Core Specification and EMV able agreement on the truth across a network, validating
3DS 2.2.0 SDK Specification released in December 2018. transactions and acting as a form of digital democracy."
Using the new test platform, EMV 3DS product provid- INDX token holders will now receive immediate passive
ers can validate that their products support all enhance- income from the best staking and DPoS assets in addi-
ments introduced in EMV 3DS 2.2.0, such as exemptions tional to Masternodes in the portfolio, INDX said.
to Strong Consumer Authentication for the European
Second Payment Services Directive. The test platform Merchant Advance Capital now Merchant Growth
will also validate support for FIDO enhancements and
authentication for new payment scenarios. Small business financier Merchant Advance Capital
unveiled a brand refresh to reflect its mission to help
ID TECH approved for EMV small businesses succeed. The company's new logo,
Contactless Interface 3.0 look and focus are on view at www.merchantadvance.com.
"Since 2009, Merchant has been helping small businesses
ID TECH stated it received EMV Contactless Interface grow through making financing easy to obtain, simple
v3.0 approval for its ViVOpay line of contactless payment to understand, offering full transparency, using propri-
devices. It also emphasized that FIME's services were etary decision technology, and having great customer
instrumental in certifying the products with EMVCo's service – none of this will change under the new name,"
updated EMV Level 1 specification. The enhanced the company stated. "With Merchant Growth, customers
specification addresses the latest interoperability and and partners alike will never forget why Merchant is
communication needs of EMV acceptance devices and their best choice for financing."
contactless payment form factors.

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