Green Sheet
17:26:46 (UTC) 12-12-2025
Cyphlens raises seed funding to bring visual encryption to enterprise
17:24:13 (UTC) 12-12-2025
Payoneer, Oscilar partner to power real-time fraud intelligence
17:22:21 (UTC) 12-12-2025
City Hive promotes Monika Figura to Senior Director of Partnerships
17:21:13 (UTC) 12-12-2025
Raise Network selects Solana as infrastructure partner for on-chain gift, loyalty
17:19:28 (UTC) 12-12-2025
Bluevine launches Tap to Pay to allow SMGs to accept payments anywhere
17:16:42 (UTC) 12-12-2025
British Caribbean Bank goes live with Finastra Essence
17:15:35 (UTC) 12-12-2025
Alkami introduces the Foundry, a hub for technology builders
17:14:10 (UTC) 12-12-2025
Capital Bank employs Diebold Nixdorf's newest multivendor self-service software
Breaking News
Friday, December 12, 2025
Cyphlens raises $3.8M to protect data at the Point of View
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and more visual, Cyphlens is betting that the weakest link in enterprise security is no longer the network or the database, but the screen itself. The New York–based company just raised $3.8 million in oversubscribed seed funding to commercialize what it calls visual encryption, a new layer of protection designed to secure data at the moment it is viewed.
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.
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Community Voices
This week's featured contributor:
Adam Atlas,
Attorney at Law
Founded on 03/03/03, Adam Atlas Attorneys at Law is a boutique fintech and crypto law firm dedicated to top-tier personal advice to clients.
December 7th, 2025
How ISOs Can Stay Ahead of Industry Change
In this week’s episode, James Shepherd sits down with Allen Kopelman, CEO of Nationwide Payment Systems and host of the B2B Vault podcast, for a wide-ranging discussion on the biggest shifts reshaping merchant services today. From the Visa/Mastercard settlement and VAMP chargeback rules to the growing pressure on ISOs to own their tech stack, Allen shares what he’s seeing firsthand, and why agents must rethink how they sell, support, and position technology to compete in 2026 and beyond.
They break down the rise of processor-agnostic software, the future of hardware, the growing push for ISOs to streamline onboarding with automated funnels, and how agents can stay relevant by focusing on the right verticals, the right partners, and the right products.
After the interview, James and Patti Murphy dive into a new Today in Payments, breaking down fresh data on holiday spending, the continued rise of Buy Now, Pay Later, and the growing momentum behind real-time payments like RTP and FedNow, and how they compare to legacy ACH rails.
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.
