INSIGHTS

Inside Mentom.
Beyond the transaction.

Company news, honest payments perspective, and a closer look at how a modern acquiring team thinks, builds, and occasionally has a little fun.

01 / ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements

Company launches, partner news, events, and the ideas shaping Mentom—without the stiff corporate filler.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026 · INDUSTRY EVENT

Mentom COO Dave Wilson Joins NMI’s Embedded Lending Panel at WSAA 2026

Join Mentom COO Dave Wilson at NMI University during WSAA on September 15 for a panel on embedded lending, Business Capital, and merchant growth.

NMI UNIVERSITYWSAA 2026EMBEDDED LENDING

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AUGUST 18, 2026 · INDUSTRY EVENT

Mentom heads to WSAA 2026 with one question: what has your ISO done for you lately?

Jordan Stewart, Dave Wilson, and Alexis Lichterman are headed to Palm Desert for three days of candid partner conversations at Booth 223.

WSAABOOTH 223PARTNER GROWTH

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AUGUST 3, 2026 · PARTNER PROGRAM

Mentom puts Clover opportunities at the center of its August partner incentive.

The latest 6/7 Bonus campaign pairs focused portfolio growth with expanded revenue share and select equipment support.

CLOVERPARTNER GROWTHEQUIPMENT

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JULY 13, 2026 · INDUSTRY EVENT

Mentom heads to MWAA 2026 for partner conversations and a Scaling Smart panel.

Jordan Stewart and Alexis Lichterman join the Midwest acquiring community in Chicago, with Alexis contributing to a panel on responsible ISO growth.

MWAAPARTNERSLEADERSHIP

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JULY 1, 2026 · 6/7 BONUS

Mentom celebrates Americana with its July 6/7 Bonus.

A red-white-and-blue campaign brought diners, bowling alleys, western outfitters, specialty retail, and other qualified Americana merchants into focus.

6/7 BONUSAMERICANAPARTNER GROWTH

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JUNE 1, 2026 · 6/7 BONUS

Mentom highlights adult-adjacent businesses for the June 6/7 Bonus.

The June campaign gave qualified specialty retail, ecommerce, wellness, entertainment, and wholesale opportunities a direct, professional spotlight.

6/7 BONUSADULT-ADJACENTSPECIALTY RETAIL

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MAY 1, 2026 · 6/7 BONUS

Mentom takes the May 6/7 Bonus into CBD and hemp.

Qualified CBD and hemp retailers, ecommerce merchants, manufacturers, wellness brands, and wholesalers became the focus for May.

6/7 BONUSCBD & HEMPECOMMERCE

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APRIL 27, 2026 · PARTNERSHIP

Mentom partners with LegitScript to streamline healthcare certification.

A more coordinated path through certification readiness, expedited review, and payment acceptance for qualified healthcare businesses.

HEALTHCARECOMPLIANCEPARTNER NEWS

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APRIL 1, 2026 · 6/7 BONUS

Mentom focuses the April 6/7 Bonus on smoke, vape, and tobacco merchants.

Retail, ecommerce, lounges, cigar sellers, and qualifying wholesalers gave partners a focused specialty-merchant story for April.

6/7 BONUSSMOKE & VAPESPECIALTY RETAIL

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MARCH 1, 2026 · 6/7 BONUS

Mentom opens the March 6/7 Bonus to healthcare merchants.

The first monthly vertical covered qualified providers and sellers across medical, dental, wellness, pharmacy, telehealth, and related healthcare categories.

6/7 BONUSHEALTHCAREREGULATED COMMERCE

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FEBRUARY 16, 2026 · PROGRAM LAUNCH

Mentom introduces the 6/7 Bonus to accelerate focused partner growth.

A seven-month vertical campaign gives qualified Mentom partners the opportunity to earn 100% revenue share for up to six months.

6/7 BONUSAGENTSREVENUE SHARE

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JANUARY 15, 2026 · INDUSTRY EVENT

Mentom brings its adult-retail payments message to AVN and ANE 2026.

Jordan Stewart and Alexis Lichterman headed to Booth 3114 with a direct message about compliant processing for qualified online and in-store specialty retailers.

AVN / ANEADULT RETAILINDUSTRY EVENT

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OCTOBER 21, 2025 · INDUSTRY EVENT

Mentom heads to Money20/20 2025 in Las Vegas.

Alexis Lichterman represented Mentom for partner conversations about portfolio growth, residual opportunity, and better operating support.

MONEY20/20PARTNERSLAS VEGAS

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DECEMBER 31, 2024 · LEADERSHIP

Alexis Lichterman joins Mentom as Senior Vice President of Sales.

The former founder and CEO brought nearly seventeen years of payments experience, a partner-operator perspective, and unmistakable energy to Mentom.

LEADERSHIPSALESPARTNER GROWTH

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AUGUST 27, 2024 · INDUSTRY EVENT

Mentom heads to Las Vegas for WSAA 2024.

Jordan Stewart, Dave Wilson, and Keyno Alvarez made time for partner meetings and payments-industry conversations during the September event.

WSAAPARTNERSINDUSTRY EVENT

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02 / INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES

Payments,
Unpacked.

Practical articles on payment technology, pricing, risk, compliance, and growth—built for real operators and written by people who actually do the work.

September 22, 2026 · Risk & Compliance

Healthcare Payment Processing: How the Right ISO Protects the Merchant and the Agent

Healthcare certification and payment approval can become disjointed, expensive, and frustrating when nobody owns the whole experience. Merchants feel the delay. Referral partners risk the relationship. Here is what white-glove support should look like when both livelihoods are on the line.

HEALTHCARE PAYMENTSISO RELATIONSHIPSRISK & COMPLIANCE

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Embedded Lending for SaaS Platforms and Acquirers Payments, Unpacked. article artwork

September 11, 2026 · Growth & Integration

Embedded Lending for SaaS Platforms and Acquirers: The Growth and Retention Model

A technical guide to financing inside the merchant relationship, covering borrower research, integration choices, partner responsibilities, and performance measurement.

EMBEDDED LENDINGSAAS PLATFORMSACQUIRING GROWTH

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Mastercard SMMP Payments, Unpacked. article artwork

September 9, 2026 · Risk & Compliance

Mastercard SMMP: A Technical Guide to Scam Merchant Monitoring

Understand Mastercard SMMP signals, investigation timing, calculation pitfalls, and the evidence merchants need to support a defensible risk review.

MASTERCARD SMMPMERCHANT MONITORINGRISK & COMPLIANCE

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Agent vs. ISO: What It Takes to Scale Payments, Unpacked. article artwork

September 1, 2026 · Growth & Integration

Agent vs. ISO: What It Really Takes to Build and Scale a Payments Business

Jordan Stewart explains what changes when a payments agent becomes an ISO—and why operations, risk, capital, compliance, and accountability matter.

AGENT GROWTHISO OPERATIONSPARTNER STRATEGY

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Telehealth Payment Processing in 2026 Payments, Unpacked. article artwork

August 31, 2026 · Risk & Compliance

Telehealth Payment Processing in 2026: A Practical Guide to Underwriting, Certification & Continuous Monitoring

Learn how acquirers evaluate telehealth merchants, from certification and licensure to pharmacy fulfillment, health claims, recurring billing, and continuous monitoring.

TELEHEALTHUNDERWRITINGCERTIFICATION

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Visa VAMP in 2026 Payments, Unpacked. article artwork

August 22, 2026 · Risk & Compliance

Visa VAMP in 2026: A Detailed Guide to Fraud, Disputes, Ratios & Merchant Monitoring

Understand Visa VAMP in 2026, including the 1.5% merchant threshold, TC40 fraud, TC15 disputes, enumeration ratios and practical merchant monitoring.

VISA VAMPFRAUD & DISPUTESMERCHANT RISK

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→THE EDITORIAL PROMISEClear answers. Useful context. No jargon for jargon's sake.

Inside Mentom.Beyond the transaction.

Announcements

Mentom COO Dave Wilson Joins NMI’s Embedded Lending Panel at WSAA 2026

Mentom heads to WSAA 2026 with one question: what has your ISO done for you lately?

Mentom puts Clover opportunities at the center of its August partner incentive.

Mentom heads to MWAA 2026 for partner conversations and a Scaling Smart panel.

Mentom celebrates Americana with its July 6/7 Bonus.

Mentom highlights adult-adjacent businesses for the June 6/7 Bonus.

Mentom takes the May 6/7 Bonus into CBD and hemp.

Mentom partners with LegitScript to streamline healthcare certification.

Mentom focuses the April 6/7 Bonus on smoke, vape, and tobacco merchants.

Mentom opens the March 6/7 Bonus to healthcare merchants.

Mentom introduces the 6/7 Bonus to accelerate focused partner growth.

Mentom brings its adult-retail payments message to AVN and ANE 2026.

Mentom heads to Money20/20 2025 in Las Vegas.

Alexis Lichterman joins Mentom as Senior Vice President of Sales.

Mentom heads to Las Vegas for WSAA 2024.

Payments,Unpacked.

Healthcare Payment Processing: How the Right ISO Protects the Merchant and the Agent

Embedded Lending for SaaS Platforms and Acquirers: The Growth and Retention Model

Mastercard SMMP: A Technical Guide to Scam Merchant Monitoring

Agent vs. ISO: What It Really Takes to Build and Scale a Payments Business

Telehealth Payment Processing in 2026: A Practical Guide to Underwriting, Certification & Continuous Monitoring

Visa VAMP in 2026: A Detailed Guide to Fraud, Disputes, Ratios & Merchant Monitoring

Inside Mentom.
Beyond the transaction.

Payments,
Unpacked.