News From the Wire

17:11:38 (UTC) 08-28-2025

U.S. Faster Payments Council announces 2025 Board Advisory Group

16:39:55 (UTC) 08-28-2025

Entrust a Visionary in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant ™ for identity verification

16:38:32 (UTC) 08-28-2025

Tablet POS systems market focused insights report 2025-2030 available

16:36:32 (UTC) 08-28-2025

Fitch assigns rating to CloudWalk in Brazil: AA-(bra) with positive outlook

16:34:34 (UTC) 08-28-2025

Paysafe to participate in Jefferies Fintech Conference on September 4

16:33:09 (UTC) 08-28-2025

Run Payments debuts Run Merchant, unifies payments, reporting, dispute management

16:30:43 (UTC) 08-28-2025

FIS given 2 major honors at 2025 Global Finance Treasury & Cash Management Awards

16:28:57 (UTC) 08-28-2025

Spending under scrutiny as Americans struggle to manage essential expenses



Breaking News

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Authvia, Visa Direct integrate for real-time payouts via text, messaging

Authvia, a Massachusetts company that specializes in conversational commerce and text-based payments, announced an integration with Visa Direct, Visa's real-time money movement platform, into its TXT2PAY solution.

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Online Edition – Issue 25:08:02

AI in action: What's working in payments and what's not

In our first August issue, advisory board members shared how they're putting AI to work today, from fraud prevention to underwriting and beyond. In this installment, the conversation widens. Members highlight what's working, where AI initiatives fall short and how its rapid evolution may upend traditional ISO models.

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Our flipbook edition

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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