RetailNow 2025 Caesar’s Palace Wrap-up by Tom McCole Well, don’t say I didn’t tell you about RetailNow 25 in my last post. It was the absolute best POS reseller convocation ever! The event attracted 174, exhibitors, the most since the pre-COVID pandemic days. The vendors displayed their latest solutions for cybersecurity, emerging AI technologies,…
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Ferne Glemby Sells CardPlus Empower After Nearly 30 Years; Pete Philomey Named CEO and Rebrands Company as CardPlus Merchant Services Edgewater, NJ — After nearly three decades of leadership, Ferne Glemby, the longtime owner of CardPlus Empower, has officially sold the independent sales organization (ISO) to Pete Philomey, effective July 1, 2025. Under Pete’s leadership, the company has been rebranded…
All Hail Retail Now 2025! by Tom McCole In the commerce technology world today, there are more trade shows and conferences for resellers now than ever before. Retail, restaurant, kiosk, hotel, payment, convenience store, grocery, security, and other events offer immense value to both exhibitors and resellers. For some, these convocations present a year-round information…
How Alacriti Is Helping Financial Institutions Win with Instant Payments by Tedd Huff There are a lot of opinions about what’s next in payments. Most aren’t grounded in what financial institutions are actually doing. Here’s what actually matters: banks and credit unions are expected to do more, faster; Customers want access on demand; Regulators expect…
Transact 2025 Wrap Up by Tom McCole This year’s ETA Transact event was simply the best payments industry event ever. It is a dynamic time to be in this industry with the unrelenting rate of advancements in mobile payments, kiosks, identity verification, self-checkout all other areas of the POS business. The ETA staff’s educational speaker…