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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Trump takes on Visa and Mastercard
President Donald Trump is doubling down on his threat to curb credit card costs. Following his Jan. 12 post to Truth Social that the annual percentage rates on credit cards should be capped at 10 percent, the president took to Truth Social again to voice support for the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA).
For much of the past decade, payments innovation has been defined by acceleration powered by increasingly sophisticated technology. Faster checkout. Faster settlement. Faster onboarding. Faster decisions. By the time 2025 drew to a close, the industry had grown accustomed to constant motion and to the assumption that progress itself was the goal. In 2026, that assumption begins to break down.
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This week's featured contributor:
Knowing that a square peg will never be happy in a round hole, New York-based payment processor BAMS aims to ensure that merchants and agents are offered the right choices for their unique use cases when selecting their processing platform, consumer acceptance methods, and gateway solutions.
James Shephard & Patti Murphy
January 12th, 2026
In this episode, James Shepherd sits down with Blake Wilson for a behind-the-scenes conversation on a rare evolution in merchant services - an ISO scaling the traditional agent channel while simultaneously transforming into a SaaS and technology company. They dig into what it really takes to choose a vertical, build or buy software the right way, and execute integrated partnerships without losing the compensation structures and economics that agents rely on.
This is a practical, honest look at vertical focus, tech ownership, and building leverage at scale, without treating either path like a one-size-fits-all answer.
Company profile from GS260101
In April 2020, right after a once-in-a-century earthquake roiled Croatia, Field39 was born. The founders wanted to shake up cross-border commerce with a technology suite and knowledge base where people could learn about the technologies that power financial transactions.