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ACI Worldwide dxpands ACI Connetic with advanced financial messaging
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Pagaya appoints payments pioneer Jason Gardner to board of directors
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G2 Summer 2026 Report ranks Vagaro Top Salon and Spa Management Software
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InvoiceCloud appoints marketing leader Madilynn Castillo as CMO
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Microsoft, Marvell, Utimaco to deliver industry-first secure, cloud-scale payments Ssolution
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Social Security solvency concerns have many planning to tap benefits early
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Current manufacturing indicators remain positive in September
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ONEKEY: AI alone Is not enough for firmware security
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Green Sheet interviews John Cimba, CEO of Stax Payments
In this Q&A John Cimba, CEO of Stax Payments, checks in with The Green Sheet about practical AI applications in payments, from merchant onboarding and administrative tasks to the role ISOs and payments providers can play in helping merchants evaluate and adopt AI responsibly.
Merchants have been complaining about the cost of card acceptance for decades—in the courts and legislative chambers. Now absent definitive action on the federal level the states are stepping in, leaving acquirers and their sales partners vulnerable to a patchwork of laws.
This week's featured contributor:
Allen, co-founded NPS in 2001, aiming to provide concierge-style service to each client. He now shares a wealth of expertise in his podcast.
James Shephard & Patti Murphy
September 13th, 2026
In this episode of the Merchant Sales Podcast, James Shepherd sits down with Roman Vanegas from The POS Cloud to explore how agents and ISOs can overcome two major point-of-sale challenges: managing installations and support, and securing processing business when merchants want to keep their existing system.
They discuss processor-agnostic integrations, outsourced hardware deployment, implementation strategies, and how having the right POS expertise can help agents close more deals without taking on every technical headache themselves.
Company profile from GS260702
Valutec, a gift card and marketing services pioneer since 1998, is known for its comprehensive closed-loop, stored-value gift card transaction processing and loyalty programs. The company's experienced product team helps partners and merchants strengthen customer engagement and loyalty.