The Green Sheet Online Edition
July 27, 2026 • 26:07:02
Letter from the editor
Every so often, a discussion reminds us that some of the industry's biggest challenges aren't technological—they're human. This month's lead feature, a Q&A with Omnia Payments Marketplace Co-Founder Mark Dunn and Allure Payments President Anita Meeks, explores merchant contracts, sales practices and transparency, asking where legitimate business protections end and predatory behavior begins. In the first of a two-part discussion, they also consider what it will take to further professionalize merchant sales while strengthening trust throughout the industry. The conversation doesn't end there.
Throughout this issue, our contributors examine the legal, operational and strategic forces reshaping payments—from artificial intelligence, agentic commerce and payment testing to merchant portfolio valuation, retail profitability, lending, back-to-school opportunities for ISOs and the continuing debate over products versus capabilities. Together, their insights reflect an industry that continues to evolve, adapt and challenge conventional thinking.
This month's contributors are Adam Atlas, attorney at law, who explores the intersection of AI, payments and the law; George Csahiouni of Tripoli Advisors, continuing his series on merchant services portfolio valuation; Monica Eaton of Chargebacks911, examining how agentic commerce is creating a new category of disputes; Jaki Kackert of Kackert Marketing, offering a playbook for winning the back-to-school season; Elie Y. Katz of National Retail Solutions, looking at retail pricebooks as a driver of profitability; Dale Laszig, continuing her series on products versus capabilities; David Moscatelli of Go Abacus, discussing AI pricing as a payments operations challenge; Chat Otar of Lending Valley, warning of potential turmoil in the lending industry; and Anthony Walton of Iliad Solutions, examining the hidden costs of slow payment testing.
Our news coverage also captures a payments industry in rapid transition. This issue looks at emerging stablecoin models, open payments infrastructure, evolving debit network competition, stronger consumer protections for Cash App and buy now, pay later users, and new research into consumers' readiness for pay-by-bank. Together, these developments reflect an industry balancing innovation, regulation and shifting competitive dynamics.
We also bring you updates on industry milestones, including awards, honors, certifications, company expansions, brand refreshes, research, partnerships, acquisitions and executive appointments, along with company, product and innovator profiles, listings of upcoming events, words of inspiration, our Resource Guide, and other features designed to inform, empower and connect. Thank you for reading. For questions, comments or suggestions, please email ggreensheet@greensheet.com. For news of your company's milestones, send a press release to press@greensheet.com. 
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