Successful Solutions: A Simple Guide to Finding a Solutions Provider
It is a cut-throat market for Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) and other resellers. The intense competition has made merchant contracts tenuous. There are multiple threats to an ISOs’ business partnerships and each day brings a . . .
INFOGRAPHIC: Tracking the Evolution of Loyalty Solutions
Loyalty programs cultivate lifelong customers. And they’ve come a long way since the days of punch cards. Modern loyalty solutions integrated mobile payments, rewards and ecommerce technology to get customers to keep coming back. For . . .
ETA CEO Jodie Kelley: Reflections on the Past Year and Looking Ahead to the Future
By Jodie L. Kelley, CEO, ETA. As I complete my first year as CEO of ETA, I am struck by what an extraordinary year it was in so many ways. As we entered 2020, I . . .
TSG INFOGRAPHIC: Assessing the Value of Payments Technology
Accepting digital payments costs merchants money, but the “juice is worth the squeeze,” argues payments research firm The Strawhecker Group in their latest infographic. The infographic highlights data that demonstrates the immense value merchants and . . .
ETA Expert Insights: Mergers and Acquisitions in 2020
By Ajit Prasad, TSYS; Shawn Silver, Payment Cloud; Karen Whiteley, C&H Financial; members of the ETA Payment Sales and Strategy Committee. 2019 was a banner year for Mergers & Acquisition activity in the Fintech space, . . .
ETA Expert Insights: Building a Process to Generate High Value Leads Using LinkedIn
By Tony Shap CPP, Director, Payment Solutions, Commercial Bank of California, and member, ETA Payment Sales and Strategy Committee. LinkedIn has been one of the most popular social media platforms for young professionals and old . . .
Guest Post: Blind Eyes and Active Assistance – An FTC Commissioner Sheds Light on Regulatory Expectations
By Edward A. Marshall and Erin E. Doyle. Regulatory scrutiny of the payments industry remains intense. Meanwhile, regulators’ expectations of payment processors, ISOs, and payment facilitators have never been higher. Recent enforcement actions have not been . . .
Transaction Trending EP53: TRANSACT CONNECT – What to Expect with Jodie Kelley, ETA
Transaction Trending, a podcast by ETA · TRANSACT CONNECT: What to Expect It’s a challenging time for all. As the trade association for the payments industry, ETA has been a hub in recent weeks for . . .