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June 14, 2021  •  Issue 21:06:01





                                               Advisory Board
                                               Advisory Board






                                     Doing business in a



                               time of recovery – Part 1






                                                               So, during this recovery period, we asked The Green Sheet
                                                               Advisory Board the following questions:


                                                                   1. What are the most effective things you've done to
                                                                   ensure that your company is on strong footing de-
                                                                   spite the many unknowns at play in our economy?

                                                                   2. What market trends are you seeing, and how do
                                                                   you expect they'll impact our industry?

                                                                   3. What role can leaders in the payments/fintech
                                                                   community play to speed our economic recovery?

                                                                   4. What advice do you have for payments profes-
                                                                   sionals who might be struggling?

                     ith the pandemic waning, the U.S. Commerce   Following is a portion of their responses. Additional in-
                     Department  estimated  that  GDP  growth  hit   sights will appear in our June 28, 2021 issue.
                     6.4  percent,  the  economy  grew  by  1.6  per-
        W cent, and consumer spending increased by
        10.7 percent during the first quarter of 2021.
                                                                 Contributed articles inside by:
        However, the country added fewer jobs in April than      Simon Fairbairn .....................................................................................20
        anticipated, and unemployment rose. Also, supply chain
        breakdowns and unforeseen events, such as ransomware     John Tucker ............................................................................................30
        attacks, could negate recent gains.                      Adam Atlas ..............................................................................................32

                                                                 Andrew Gilboy .......................................................................................34
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