Green Sheet
19:21:33 (UTC) 12-19-2025
8x8 to showcase unified retail communications at NRF 2026
19:20:17 (UTC) 12-19-2025
Klarna partners with Coinbase to add stablecoin to funding mix
19:18:52 (UTC) 12-19-2025
Payment gateways present an $86.9 billion opportunity
19:15:56 (UTC) 12-19-2025
Bitget Wallet adds Tether Gold to growing suite of tokenized real-world assets
19:14:04 (UTC) 12-19-2025
BLAQclouds to launch ApolloCASH on December 20
19:11:49 (UTC) 12-19-2025
Intelligent shopping carts enhancing customer experiences across regions
19:09:34 (UTC) 12-19-2025
More than 500 financial institutions are live with Alkami’s Positive Pay solutions
19:03:49 (UTC) 12-19-2025
Strong support exists for protecting Americans’ right to pay with cash, study finds
Breaking News
Friday, December 19, 2025
More consumers take on more BNPL loans
More consumers than ever are turning to buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans, and new data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suggests that, despite rapid growth, loan performance is improving rather than deteriorating. While usage, loan volumes and average balances continue to rise, late fees and charge-offs are declining, indicating that many consumers are managing BNPL obligations more effectively than critics have feared.
Online Edition – Issue 25:12:01
What do merchants really want - Part 3
This article is the third and final installment in our multipart series exploring the payment-related pain points merchants are raising most urgently. In Parts 1 and 2, industry leaders shared what they're hearing about rising costs, chargebacks, integrations, support expectations and the expanding range of payment options at the point of sale. Here, we continue that conversation by asking a new group of experts to respond to the same five questions, providing additional perspective on where merchants are feeling the most pressure and where providers can make the biggest difference.
Our flipbook edition
Calendar of Events
Events
February 3, 2026
2026 International Trade and Payments Conference
February 4, 2026
February 10, 2026
February 17, 2026
February 23, 2026
Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Allen Kopelman,
CEO, Nationwide Payment Systems
Allen, co-founded NPS in 2001, aiming to provide concierge-style service to each client. He now shares a wealth of expertise in his podcast.
December 15th, 2025
Choosing the Right Vertical for 2026
In this week’s episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd sits down with Juan Ortiz for a motivating and strategy-packed conversation on setting goals for 2026 and choosing the right vertical. Juan shares practical guidance for agents and ISOs on how to focus, niche down, and build a plan that actually drives measurable growth in the coming year. Together, they dig into the challenges reps face today and the mindset shifts needed to win in an increasingly verticalized payments landscape.
After the interview, James and Patti Murphy bring you another Today in Payments update, offering a quick look at what’s happening across the industry right now.
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.
