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

Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with four thought leaders in the payments ecosystem. Reed is joined by Steve Wasserman of Photon Commerce, the Payments Professor Kevin Olsen of Pidgin, Elspeth Bloodgood of Jack Henry, and Travis Dulaney of Timeis. The four guests talk about a new book that has just been released, Smart Instant Pay...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Josh Karoly of Netflix and Andrew Gomez of Lipis Advisors, Chair and Co-Chair of the FPC's Real-Time Recurring Work Group. They talk about the most recent recommendations from the work group, how standards can help to drive adoption in various markets, and whether this is a Field of Dreams or Chicken and Egg moment in fas...

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Steve Mott, Principal at BetterBuyDesign. Reed and Steve discuss the burgeoning use case of mortgage payments for faster payments, the need for standards and the FPC's potential role in creation of those standards, and whether or not Steve's Cleveland Guardians can hold off Reed's punchless Minnesota Twi...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he talks with Sam Aarons, Co-Founder and CTO at Modern Treasury. Sam will talk about why he sees increased standardization as a potential catalyst for faster payments, how to drive demand and interest among corporates, and some reality television.

Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with Kirsten Trusko of Payments as a Lifeline. The pair discusses the important work being done to make disaster relief funding faster, more efficient, and less fraud prone. 

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kalpa Gupta of Knekxt Group. Kalpa and Reed talk about the human side of fraud, fraud mitigation tactics, and more.

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with MAG CEO John Drechny. Reed and John discuss the long history of the payments modernization efforts in the United States, the progress that's been made to date, and where John sees opportunities for further advancements. Now is the time to register for the FPC's spring member meeting at Walt Disney World in Orlando Ma...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Amanda Compton of Arvest Bank and Lee Kyriacou of The Clearing House. The trio discuss the latest fraud report from the FPC’s Fraud Working Group, faster payments fraud mitigation tactics, next steps in fighting fraud, and both guests' very interesting side hustles.  Register for the FPC's spring member meeting at ht...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Davey of Alloy Labs. Peter and Reed talk about the reasons instant payments have become an imperative for financial institutions, the way learnings from other markets and other domestic systems can and should influence instant payments strategies, the role of the operators in advancing standardization, and more. Also, do...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Barry Tooker of transactionbanker.com and Jonathan Holland of Mastercard as the trio discusses the progress being made by the FPC's Cross Border Working Group, which is led by Barry and Jonathan as chair and vice chair, respectively. Check out these deliverables referenced in the show: https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/bl...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Colin Parsons, fraud specialist from FPC member Verafin. Reed and Colin talk about the state of faster payments fraud, fraud prevention best practices, the huge problem of check fraud, and how Colin made his coffee that morning. Don't forget to register for the FPC Spring Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!

Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the Rails with Lou Grilli and Jorge Jimenez from PSCU and Juniper, a PSCU company. Lou, Jorge, and Reed talk about big doings in the credit union space, fraud, and the hidden talents of these two guests.

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dean Nolan of Strategic Resource Management (SRM). Reed and Dean talk all things faster payments, implementing instant payments at smaller financial institutions, fraud, and more. Don't forget to register for the FPC's spring member meeting in Orlando, March 27th and 28th!

Joine FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Shaun Ferrari of Currency Research. Reed and Shaun talk about the implications for cash of emerging payments, fraud, what makes a payment "instant," and whether a certain well-known couple will finally "win" on 90 Day Fiance. 

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Art Brieske from Wells Fargo. Reed and Art dig into Art's key use cases to drive adoption of instant payments, talk about what's next in this space, and more. Also, head to fasterpaymentscouncil.org to register for the spring member meeting in Orlando March 27th and 28th!

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Stephany Kirkpatrick of Orum. Stephany and Reed talk about Orum's new account verification product, the prospect of building innovations on top of faster payments rails, artificial intelligence, and bringing more girls into STEM. Please complete the Faster Payments for Financial Inclusion Survey, find the link at the top...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Mike Vigue of Finastra. Mike and Reed talk about implementing instant payments, the promise of FedNow and RTP, interesting use cases, and the weather in New England. Please complete the "Blockchain and Crypto in Payments survey, find the link at the top of the page on www.fasterpaymentscouncil.org!

Join U.S. Faster Payments Council's Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Johnathan Shiery, Financial Services Partner and lead of Payments Modernization and Transaction Advisory services for Guidehouse. Jonathan and Reed do a deep dive into the benefits of payments modernization for the real estate industry, fraud, and 4th grade math. Please take a moment to give us...

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Carl Slabicki of BNY Mellon. Reed and Carl talk about instant payments, the FedNow launch, open banking, Carl's "Rocky Run" in Philly last year, and financial inclusion. The FPC Fall Member meeting is just over a month away -- register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org! Also, please rate the show on your podcast app!

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Josh Karoly from Netflix. Reed and Josh talk about the promise of instant payments, developing a great user experience, fraud and trust, and musical instruments. Please rate the show!

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Jim Colassano of The Clearing House. Jim and Reed talk about what’s going on with the RTP network, Jim's view on faster payments use cases, the trajectory of usage and adoption, and they give their reviews of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Register for the FPC Fall Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!

Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, as he goes off the rails with Dr. Angela Murphy, also known as "Payments Elsa." Angela and Reed talk about faster payments, data, and the use of AI to enhance payments experiences. They also talk about Angela’s past in musical theater.

Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with Bradley Wilkes, Founder and CEO of Open Payment Network. Bradley and Reed talk about on-boarding FIs to RTP and FedNow, interoperability, fraud, and they make a couple movie recommendations. Register for the FPC Fall Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!

Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council and Miriam Sheril of Form3 as they talk about faster payments interoperability, shifting the mindset for financial institutions, how big this all could be, and playing poker in Vegas. 

Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with ChatGPT and Peter Tapling, principal at PTap Advisory. This episode is a bit different, starting off with an interview Reed did with ChatGPT on a range of topics related to faster payments. Then Peter and Reed break it down and try to put that discussion into context a bit to help us all get a...