Green Sheet
17:47:40 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Consumer fears spike as AI-driven mobile fraud threatens holiday shopping season
17:45:29 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Checkbook, LianLian Global form strategic partnership for cross-border payments
17:43:45 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Fractus expands licensing program into point-of-sale (POS) vertical
17:42:07 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Remittance market worth $341 billion by 2030 as MEA lead growth
17:39:15 (UTC) 11-26-2025
The Licel vTEE earns second consecutive EMVCo security approval for iOS
17:37:52 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Truist hires Lo Li to lead consumer, SMB banking technology, data, operations
17:36:20 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Clip debuts Clip Pin Pad fixed terminal for high-volume counter sales, self-service units
17:24:42 (UTC) 11-26-2025
Smarter POS, faster payments can help merchants win during holidays
Breaking News
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
ISVs, ISOs chart new course
It's a new era in merchant services in which ISOs and ISVs work together to bring vertical-specific solutions to market. Case in point: Netevia, a leading payments and embedded-finance technology provider, teamed with Stackably, a POS and business management platform focused on powering vertical-specific software solutions, to drive new opportunities for sales reps.
Online Edition – Issue 25:11:02
What do merchants really want? Part 2
This article is the second installment of a multipart series focusing on pain points merchants are raising most urgently. Part 1of this series, we presented a portion of responses we received from payments leaders in response to our query. This article continues the conversation with a second group of executives who answer the following:
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Events
December 2, 2025
February 3, 2026
2026 International Trade and Payments Conference
February 4, 2026
February 10, 2026
February 17, 2026
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Desmond Nicholson
Desmond Nicholson, a 30-year veteran in the merchant payments processing industry, has held various senior management positions, including president of training and education at First Data Corp. He has trained hundreds of sales executives, some of whom are among today's most respected payments leaders.
November 26th, 2025
What is Payment Processing?
In this episode, James Shepherd delivers a straightforward, easy-to-understand explanation of what credit card processing is and how it works, from the basics of authorization and settlement to the role of processors, acquirers, and merchant accounts. Whether you're new to payments or need a refresher, this is the perfect foundational guide to help you understand the moving parts behind every transaction and how they connect to merchant sales.
After the lesson, stick around for Today in Payments with Patti Murphy, where James and Patti cover the latest industry headlines.
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.
