U.S. Faster Payments Council

Off the Rails from the U.S. Faster Payments Council - FPC

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Hosted by the Faster Payments Council, FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen goes off the rails and chats with payments industry insiders on the latest trends and headlines in faster payments. Guests include experts from across the payments ecosystem who have been working to advance the U.S. market toward its faster payments future.

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Jun 25, 2026

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Episodes

25 June 2026 Keith Briscoe of Merchant Risk Council 25.06.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Keith Briscoe, VP Member Advocacy at the Merchant Risk Council. Keith and Reed talk about MRC’s recent payments and fraud trends report, AI, faster payments for retail, and orchids. Connect with Reed at MRC San Diego September 14-16! Follow FPC on Linkedin! https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-faster-payments-council/po...

Craig Ramsey of ACI Worldwide and Anthony Serio of 7T World on Financial Inclusion, Stablecoin, AI, and the World Cup 11.06.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Craig Ramsey from ACI Worldwide and Anthony Serio from 7T world. Anthony, Craig, and Reed talk about the upcoming resource from the FPC’s Financial Inclusion Work Group, stablecoins, the imperative for financial institutions to implement send, and the group’s takes on the World Cup. Follow FPC on Linkedin! https://www....

28 May 2026 Scott Anchin of ICBA on Check Fraud, Stablecoins, AI, and watches 28.05.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Scott Anchin. Reed and Scott talk about the founding of the FPC, the ongoing issues community banks have with check fraud, emerging payments technologies, and watches.

14 May 2026 Steve Ledford on Pay by Bank, Instant Payments Adoption, AI, Stablecoin 14.05.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Steve Ledford.

23 April 2026 Erin West of Operation Shamrock on Payments Scams 23.04.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Erin West, Founder and CEO of Operation Shamrock. Erin and Reed talk about payments scams and how Americans have already lost a generation’s worth of wealth. Join ACI Worldwide and FPC for a great evening in San Diego! https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/zfwdt8q/lp/716b7d46-4b06-44d2-a713-0eb6b9ed3df7

9 April 2026 Caroline Cypriano of JJ4Tech on QR Codes, Transaction Monitoring, and Surfing 09.04.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Caroline Cypriano, Co-Founder of JJ4Tech. Caroline and Reed talk about QR codes, liquidity management, transaction monitoring, and Caroline’s favorite Netflix binge-watch.

26 March 2026 Cole Augustine on the Treasurer Perspective, personas vs use cases, and watersports 26.03.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Cole Augustine of Galactic Trade Consultants. Cole and Reed talk about personas vs. use cases, looking at payments from the corporate treasurer perspective, and video game to television adaptations.

12 March 2026 Brian Dammeir of Plaid on Open Banking, Standards, Fraud/Risk, Pyramids, and the Oscars 12.03.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Brian Dammeir of Plaid. Brian and Reed talk about open banking, payments standards, fraud and risk, the Oscars, and pyramids.

26 February 2026 Steve Stevens with ASC X9 on the FPC/X9 Partnership 26.02.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Steve Stevens, executive director for ASC X9. Steve and Reed talk about the need for standards in the faster payments space, the partnership between FPC and X9, and some of Steve’s fun hobbies

12 Feb 2026 Carl Slabick from BNY on driving corporate demand for instant payments, stablecoins, and Hamnet 12.02.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Carl Slabicki, Head of Commercial, Global Payments & Trade at BNY. Carl and Reed talk about what Carl sees as key drivers of demand for instant payments, stablecoins, and of course the Oscars. Register now for the FPC’s Spring Member Meeting February 25-27th in Washington DC! https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/event...

29 Jan 2026 Kevin Olsen from Pidgin on Stablecoins, New Nacha Rules, Innovation, and Mumford and Sons 29.01.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kevin “The Payments Professor” Olsen of Pidgin. Class is in session as the professor provides a thorough 101 on stablecoins, then drops some insights on recent Nacha rule changes and describes for us his appreciation for banjo music. Register now for the FPC’s Spring Member Meeting February 25-27th in Washington DC! ht...

15 Jan 2026 Jim Filice from Visa on Visa Direct Real-Time Payments, Stablecoin, AI 15.01.2026

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Jim Filice of Visa. Reed and Jim talk about the huge volumes that are moving through Visa’s faster payments rails, how Visa thinks about developing and delivering products such as Visa Direct to the market, and who we like in the upcoming College Football Playoff championship game.

18 Dec 2025 Mike Bilski of North American Banking Company Instant Payments Visa Direct Mastercard Send FedNow RTP Minnesota Twins Eggnog 18.12.2025

Happy Holidays! Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Mike Bilski of North American Banking Company. Reed and Mike talk about how faster payments volume continues to grow for his bank, how Mike and North American Banking Company have long been leaders who invest in payments innovations that truly provide returns, and how our Minnesota Twins could look in 2...

4 Dec 2025 Craig Ramsey of ACI Worldwide on Stablecoins, Instant Payments, Cloud computing, and Formula 1 04.12.2025

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Craig Ramsey of ACI Worldwide. Reed and Craig spend time separating the noise in the market from the things that are really moving the needle, and they talk about the upcoming final race of the Formula 1 season. 

20 Nov 2025 Kyle Caldwell and Keith Melton from The Clearing House on the RTP Network and new Fraud Services from TCH 20.11.2025

Happy Thanksgiving to our American listeners! Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kyle Caldwell and Keith Melton from The Clearing House. The trio discuss the growth of the RTP Network, instant payments use cases, the new fraud service that TCH is rolling out, and a ton of other stuff.

13 Nov 2025 Emanuela Saccarola from Citi on Cross Border Payments, Stablecoins, AI, and Skiing 13.11.2025

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Emanuela Saccarola, head of cross border payments at Citi as the two talk about the progress in cross border payments, the work that needs to be done, stablecoins, AI, tokenized deposits, and an out of the ordinary vacation destination recommendation.

23 Oct 2025 Dharshan Shanthamurthy from SISA on forensics-driven cybersecurity, AI, and Ironman 23.10.2025

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dharshan Shanthamurthy, CEO and Founder of SISA as the two dig into forensics-driven cybersecurity, AI, and Taylor Swift’s latest album.

9 Oct 2025 Aaron McPherson of AFM on Stablecoins, Agentic AI, and Making Music 09.10.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Aaron McPherson Principal at AFM to talk about Stablecoin, Agentic AI, and making beer with AI.

25 Sept. 2025 -- Carl Slabicki from BNY on cross border, AI, and open banking 25.09.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Carl Slabicki Executive Platform Manager of Treasury Services act BNY to talk about Cross Border Payments, AI, and life as a new parent.

EPISODE 100 -- Featuring special guest Reed Luhtanen, interviewed by ACI's Bridget Hall 11.09.2025

Check in for a special episode, recorded live at the FPC Fall Member Meeting in Portland, Maine. This time Reed takes the hot seat and Bridget Hall from ACI asks him the ard questions -- and the two of them try out some new games!

28 August 2025 Greg Lloyd from Endava on AI, Stablecoins, B2B Payments and Seafood 28.08.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Greg Lloyd, Client Partner at Endava to talk about AI, stablecoins, and whether or not gasoline and fireworks are a winning combination.

14 August 2025 Kirsten Trusko from Payments as a Lifeline on Disaster Relief Payments, Digital Assets, and rehabbing a historic home 14.08.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kirsten Trusko from Payments as a Lifeline to discuss  Disaster Relief Payments, Digital Assets, and rehabbing a historic home.

24 July 2025 Peter Tapling on Stablecoins, AI, Agentic Payments, QR Codes, and the NL Central 24.07.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Tapling of PTap Advisory. Peter and Reed talk about Stablecoins, AI, agentic payments, QR codes, and the best places to grab a beer in Portland, Maine.

10 July 2025 Vishal Pasari of Euronet on International Learnings for Instant Payments and Squid Game on Netflix 10.07.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Vishal Pasari of Euronet. Vishal and Reed talk about the things we can really lean from other markets, key use cases, and Squid Game’s much anticipated 3rd season which was recently released on Netflix.

26 June 2025 Karen Brown from CGI on Instant payments adoption, successes, and renovating historic homes 26.06.2025

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Karen Brown of CGI. Karen and Reed talk about mandates in other markets, what the U.S. market is doing well, and her love of photography and her dog Harry.

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