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Breaking News

Friday, August 22, 2025

Multiple payments standouts earn spot on 2025 Inc. 5000

The Green Sheet congratulates several payments industry companies that contacted us to share their inclusion on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing privately held businesses. Each has distinguished itself with unique strategies, innovations, and customer focus.

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Online Edition – Issue 25:08:01

AI in action: What's working in payments and why

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the payments landscape—but how are those in the trenches actually using it, and what results are they seeing? To gain insight into how AI is affecting our industry today and how it might shape its future, we posed three questions to members of our advisory board. Their thoughtful, experience-based responses offer a window into both the practical uses and strategic considerations of AI adoption across different business models.

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Calendar of Events

Events

September 8, 2025

WSAA 2025

September 8, 2025

MAG Payments Confernce

September 8, 2025

Finovate Fall

September 11, 2025

Payments Compliance Webinar

September 15, 2025

MONEYLive NorthAmerica

Community Voices

This week's featured contributor:

Desmond Nicholson

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.

Merchant Sales Podcast

Merchant Sales Podcast

August 23rd, 2025

How to Get Merchants Their Money Faster

Ever wondered what it takes to move from a retail ISO to a wholesale ISO—or what a Payfac actually is? In this week’s episode, James Shepherd sits down with Kyle Morgan to unpack the mechanics of payments behind the scenes. Learn why faster funding for merchants comes at a cost, how the flow of funds works, and the differences between wholesale ISOs and Payfacs.

Then, James is joined by Patti Murphy for Today in Payments, where they cover the latest updates from some of the biggest players in the industry and what’s working (and not working) in their approach to payments.

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