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                                                                                   This makes me think of the upcom-
                                                                                   ing payments industry events, par-
                                                                                   ticularly the Southeast Acquirers
        Events cancelled due to coronavirus                                        Association and Electronic Transac-
                                                                                   tions Association’s annual meetings
                    ost everyone knows by now that in endeavoring to slow the      set for April. Has there been talk
                    spread of the coronavirus, major league sports events have been   of those events being postponed?
                    cancelled, Disneyland and Disney World have closed, many       Should there be? What have you
        M schools have shut their doors, iconic festivals have been cancelled,     heard?
        lights are out on Broadway, and people, seniors in particular, are being encour-
        aged to stay home.                                                         Also, we've now entered a bear stock
                                                                                   market after an unprecedented bull
                                                                                   market run. People are cancelling
                                                                                   vacations, foregoing meals out at
                                                                                   restaurants, avoiding movie the-
                                                                                   aters, shopping online instead of at
          We believe                                                               are telecommuting, getting laid off
                                                                                   brick-and-mortar stores. Workers
                                                                                   or having their hours reduced. This
          in your                                                                  is bound to dampen transaction vol-
                                                                                   umes and corresponding residuals.
                                                                                   Are people talking about how hard
                                                                                   hit our industry is likely to be?
          success.                                                                        Merchant Level Salesperson
                                                                                                       Leland Dallas


                                                                                   Leland,
          Maverick is committed to developing the best
          technology with agents and partners in mind.                             We just received word that the SEAA
          Unlike others, our technology was built from scratch.                    is postponing its annual meeting

          A true full-service provider with proprietary                            until June 15 to 17, 2020. Full details
          technology to power agents with end-to-end tools.                        are  in  a  breaking  news  story  here:
          Family owned/operated providing the dexterity                            www.greensheet.com/breakingnews.
          needed to make you successful.                                           php?article_id=2363e. As we send this
                                                                                   issue to the printer, ETA's Transact
          Backed by our 20+ years of experience.                                   show April 27 to 30 in Las Vegas has
                                                                                   been cancelled.. They are currently
          • All operations handled     • Frictionless merchant                     trying to reschedule at least a part of
            in-house                    onboarding & digital                       the show. The situation is fluid, and
          • Aggressive buy-rates        application with simple                    nobody knows how severely this
            and transparent             sign with your cursor                      global pandemic is going to affect
            revenue sharing            • Branding options to                       all of us . If we learn of additional
          • High-risk merchants         white label the entire                     changes to event schedules, we
            accepted & multiple         experience                                 will post that information in It’s
            sponsor banks              • Proprietary payment                       Showtime on  www.greensheet.com.
          • White-glove 24/7/365        gateway                                    And we will continue to follow this
            support                    • Cash discount &                           evolving crisis and report on its
          • Quick merchant funding      surcharge programs                         potential impact  on  payments and
            (next & same-day and instant • Terminal placement &                    the industries we serve.
            settlement coming soon)     bonus options                                                         Editor

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                                                                                   Has the coronavirus impacted your
                                                                                   business? If so, how? What are
                                                                                   you doing to mitigate the negative
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