As the industry shifts gears into a new year, James Shepherd sits down with Allan Noe for a timely conversation focused on growth, goal setting, and building the right partnerships to scale an ISO. Allan brings deep experience helping payments businesses grow through strategic relationships - including associations, bank referral programs, and other partnership-driven models that create long-term leverage.
This episode offers practical perspective for agents and ISOs looking to start the year with clarity, prioritize the right opportunities, and think more strategically about how partnerships can accelerate growth in today’s payments landscape.
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As the industry shifts gears into a new year, James Shepherd sits down with Allan Noe for a timely conversation focused on growth, goal setting, and building the right partnerships to scale an ISO. Allan brings deep experience helping payments businesses grow through strategic relationships - including associations, bank referral programs, and other partnership-driven models that create long-term leverage.
This episode offers practical perspective for agents and ISOs looking to start the year with clarity, prioritize the right opportunities, and think more strategically about how partnerships can accelerate growth in today’s payments landscape.
In this episode, James Shepherd delivers a straightforward, easy-to-understand explanation of what credit card processing is and how it works, from the basics of authorization and settlement to the role of processors, acquirers, and merchant accounts.
Whether you're new to payments or need a refresher, this is the perfect foundational guide to help you understand the moving parts behind every transaction and how they connect to merchant sales.
After the lesson, stick around for Today in Payments with Patti Murphy, where James and Patti cover the latest industry headlines.
Merchant Sales Podcast
As the industry shifts gears into a new year, James Shepherd sits down with Allan Noe for a timely conversation focused on growth, goal setting, and building the right partnerships to scale an ISO. Allan brings deep experience helping payments businesses grow through strategic relationships - including associations, bank referral programs, and other partnership-driven models that create long-term leverage.
This episode offers practical perspective for agents and ISOs looking to start the year with clarity, prioritize the right opportunities, and think more strategically about how partnerships can accelerate growth in today’s payments landscape.