CEO CornerSeptember CEO Corner: Value Creation, Data, and Our Newest Restaurant POS Partner, KWICK POSLast quarter, our “Beyond the Transaction” podcast series focused on three themes that are increasingly central to the future of payments: value creation, data, and our newest restaurant POS partner integration, KWICKPOS. The response from our listeners was terrific. What... September 9, 2026Read more
BlogPartner News & PressuniCenta and Woodforest Acceptance Solutions Expand Integrated Payment Capabilities for U.S. MerchantsNew integration brings EMV, contactless payments and secure end-to-end payment acceptance directly into the uniCenta platform “This partnership with Media Payments Group and WAS represents a significant milestone for our U.S. merchant customers.” — Hugh Stevenson, CEO, uniCenta THE WOODLANDS,... September 1, 2026Read more
Beyond the TransactionBeyond The Transaction: The Race Nobody Wins: Rethinking What Payments Are Actually WorthThe payments industry is caught in a relentless ‘Race to Zero,’ where the drive for the lowest possible processing fees jeopardizes the true value merchants can gain from their payment partners. In this episode of Beyond The Transaction, host Todd... August 26, 2026Read more
Beyond the TransactionBeyond The Transaction: The Hidden Enterprise Value of Payments with Giovanni DianoIn this episode of Beyond The Transaction, host Todd Linden, CEO of Woodforest Acceptance Solutions, sits down with Giovanni Diano, Chief Financial Officer of Woodforest Acceptance Solutions, to delve into the often-underestimated impact of payments on the enterprise value of... August 12, 2026Read more
CEO CornerCEO CORNER: Acquiring as a Service + CommercializationOver the last several months, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the evolution of the acquiring industry and, specifically, the growing opportunity for Independent Software Vendors. The technology has come a long way. ISVs can integrate payments directly... August 7, 2026Read more
Beyond the TransactionHow KwickPOS Redefined Restaurant Operations with Guiming “Ming” YeIn this insightful episode of Beyond The Transaction, host Todd Linden sits down with Guiming “Ming” Ye, CEO of Quick POS, to explore her remarkable journey from Silicon Valley software engineer to a leading innovator in restaurant technology. Ming shares... August 3, 2026Read more
Beyond the TransactionBeyond The Transaction: Data – The Problem & The SolutionIn this episode of Beyond The Transaction, host Todd Linden, CEO of Woodforest Acceptance Solutions, sits down with Giovanni Diano, the company’s CFO, to discuss the critical role of data in the payments industry. They emphasize that while often overlooked,... July 15, 2026Read more
Partner News & PressWoodforest Acceptance Solutions and AlpacaBOSS Launch Partnership to Help Small Businesses Operate Smarter and Get Paid FasterTogether, Woodforest Acceptance Solutions, AlpacaBOSS, and Media Payments Group believe the biggest opportunity for many SMBs is not finding more customers - it is making it easier to serve the customers they already have. When operations, invoicing, payments, and customer... July 13, 2026Read more
CEO CornerThe Future of Payments Is Being Written TodayOver the last three episodes of Beyond the Transaction, we’ve explored three topics that are shaping the future of payments. First, we discussed how payment transactions are evolving beyond simple authorization and settlement to become a source of valuable business intelligence.... July 10, 2026Read more
Meet The TeamWoodforest Acceptance Solutions Appoints Natalia Leonardis as Chief Revenue OfficerWoodforest Acceptance Solutions (WAS), a leading payments technology company focused on modernizing the acquiring ecosystem through its innovative Switch-to-Issuer model and ISV platform, today announced the appointment of Natalia Leonardis as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Leonardis joins WAS with more... July 6, 2026Read more