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Friday, September 12, 2025


Green Sheet interviews ETA's Scott Talbott before Fintech Policy Forum

The Electronic Transactions Association will host its annual Fintech Policy Forum on Sept. 18, 2025, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.. With the theme Policy Meets Innovation, the event will bring together legislators, regulators and payments industry leaders to explore how Washington is shaping the future of digital assets, AI, data privacy, compliance and more.

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Online Edition – Issue 25:09:01

Reliability at risk: Payments under pressure

When a payment network goes down, customer loyalty erodes. This is not new. But for today's consumers, payment alternatives abound, and more often than not, they vent their frustrations on social media platforms.

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Merchant Sales Podcast

Merchant Sales Podcast

September 5th, 2025

White Label Consumer Financing for ISOs & Agents

Consumer financing has become a critical offering for merchants—and an opportunity for ISOs, agents, and ISVs to differentiate. In this week’s episode, James Shepherd interviews Bob Lovinger from FlexBuy to explore their white label consumer financing solution and recent acquisition of Koalafi’s coaching finance division. Learn how FlexBuy helps merchants provide access to capital, increase conversions, and strengthen customer loyalty.

Then, in Today in Payments, James and Patti Murphy discuss the results of a recent survey showing merchants’ strong demand for access to capital from their payment providers—sometimes enough to switch processors. They also cover other timely stories shaping the payments landscape.

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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.

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