NACS Show 2026
  • Conference: October 6-9, 2026
  • Expo: October 7-9, 2026
  • Las Vegas | Las Vegas Convention Center
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Lou Morsberger

Payments Strategy Consulting

Lou Morsberger founded Payments Strategy Consulting, LLC in 2016 to help companies navigate the rapidly evolving world of payments. His 20+ years of experience in the payments industry includes head of strategy for Merchant Link, LLC, a leading provider of payments technology to retailers and restaurants; leadership of Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover partnerships for leading credit card company Capital One Financial; and leadership of payments-focused consulting engagements for clients ranging from mid-sized retailers to Fortune 500 companies, many with a need for more customer-friendly and cost-effective payment processes. Lou has helped launch industry-leading card products, and he has personally negotiated card-related contracts reflecting cumulative purchase volumes exceeding $1T (trillion) and company or client income exceeding $1B.  Before joining the world of payments strategy, Lou was a senior operations leader for Circuit City Stores during the company’s rapid growth in the 1990s, and he was head of planning for Fresh Fields Markets, a healthy foods grocery chain acquired by Whole Foods.  Lou started his career with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).  He is a NACHA-Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP).

 

Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.

Speaking at:

The Future of Payments (and Swipe Fees)

Our panel of experts will talk about cutting edge technologies including stablecoins and more. How will technology and business changes affect the ways merchants get paid and what impact might...

October 15, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
Business Strategy
Format: Panel Panel
 
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