PayPod: The Payments and Fintech Podcast

Whether you're an entrepreneur, working professional in payments (or fintech), or just successful with investing in crypto... protecting assets and having access to liquid cash is crucial. Sarry Ibrahim , a Bank On Yourself sales rep, shares how to do it. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Learn about the detection and prevention of cybercrime, as well as how it relates to cryptocurrencies. Expert guests are Patrick Westerhaus , CEO of Cyber Team Six and Luke Wilson , VP of Intelligence for 4iQ . Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Whether a fintech or payments business is new brand, or a massive established player, the approach to communications matters. Binna Kim and Ishviene Arora of the financial communications agency Vested , join the show to discuss. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Startups have many options when it comes to payments... but which are the best options and why? Cynthia Del'Aria, CEO of Raika Technologies , joins to share her perspective after working in and consulting with many startups. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

We discuss the challenges SMBs face, and global B2B payments in these times of economic uncertainty due to Covid 19 with the help of Marwan Forzley of Veem, a next generation platform for business-to-business payments. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Sending cryptocurrency between countries and transferring it into fiat currency is crucial for many businesses. Digital Asset Management Ltd is a fintech startup helping facilitate this for their clients. CEO Sam Buxton joins the show to discuss. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/  

What can education - particularly fintech education - do for your career? Dr. Theodore H. K. Clark, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management Department (ISOM) of the Hong Kong University of Science Technology (HKUST) joins to discuss. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

During times of economic uncertainty, more individuals struggle with debt and potential bankruptcy. Fortunately, there are alternative solutions powered by fintech. Travis Siflinger of FluxCredit helps us explore them. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Whether you're in the world of payments as an ISO or merchant services provider, or you're running a technology business (such as a SaaS (software as a service) business)….. Integrated payments can be the key to tremendous growth. But what does integrated payments really mean, and HOW can it be leveraged in such a way? Helping explore this is our guest Christopher Connor, Chief Client Officer for...

Any payments or fintech business that can help merchants grow in times of economic uncertainty will be in a great position to experience growth themselves. On this episode, Brad Paterson , CEO of SplitIt , joins the show to share his perspective on how innovative payments solutions can be key growth drivers. SplitIt is a global payment technology solution that enables no-fee installments on credit...

What problems can biometrically verified digital identification solve for businesses and consumers? Alastair Johnson, founder of Nuggets, joins the show to discuss this and more. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Digital commerce was growing long before Covid-19... now it's accelerating even more. Bart Mroz, CEO of SUMO Heavy Industries joins us to explore where it's all headed. Find show notes and more at:  https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

The full impact of Covid-19 and related shutdowns on business and the finance industry has yet to be realized. However, two finance industry areas that are being impacted in a significant way are P2P Lending, and banking. On this episode we turn our attention again to Europe as we explore the impact across a number of countries and industries. Our expert guest helping break it all down is Alison H...

Have you ever sent money to someone abroad? Or have you ever worked in a company that had contractors located abroad needing to be paid?  Was the transfer fast and inexpensive, or was it clunky and pricey? In an increasingly interconnected world, International money transfer has a crucial role to play. On this episode, we explore the ins and outs of it all with help from our guest, Nick Lembo . Ni...

Many people are simply overwhelmed with the prospect of investing... Some don't have the time or knowledge to choose what to buy/sell, while others are stuck spending exorbitant fees to barely keep pace with the market. Could technology offer an educational solution and make traditional financial advisors obsolete? On this episode, we cover the keys to investing using online tools with the help of...

Preventing account takeover and new account fraud is one of the biggest challenges the banking world faces today. Fortunately, there are great organizations out there helping banks and others win the battle. On this episode, we explore this with the help of Adam Elliott, President and Founder of ID Insight . Adam has more than 20 years of experience creating solutions for the financial services an...

One area of the world that does not get nearly enough business and finance attention is Africa. With many nations and millions of people, it's an area with tremendous untapped potential, particularly in the worlds of payments and fintech. Joining us on the show to explore this is someone who is very familiar with the business side of Africa, Marek Zmyslowski . Marek is a Polish-born entrepreneur a...

What if there was a vehicle to help investors save money on their tax bills, help entrepreneurs attract more investors, AND incentivize economic development in areas that need it most? What if the next great fintech could be a better investment opportunity than anyone could imagine? This is where Opportunity Zones come in. Helping break all of this down is our guest, Jimmy Atkinson . Jimmy is the...

At this episode's release, Coronavirus-related shutdowns and stay-at-home orders are still in full effect all over the world. Even with some places opening up slowly, the impact of Covid-19 on business and finance will be wide reaching. This impact will differ slightly based on location, and this episode is all about Europe. Our guest is Vladimir Atanassov , the Sales and Alliances Manager for Sca...

Covid-19, or the novel coronavirus, has resulted in a pandemic that has reached across the globe. Both the virus and the response to it has impacted individuals, businesses and countries in unprecedented ways... the worlds of payments and fintech are no exception. In times of general societal and economic upheaval, payments fraud can spike. This can affect organizations, particularly financial ins...

It's no secret that the finance and tech industries have traditionally been male dominated. Fortunately, more women are joining fintech or payments companies every day… with some of them steeping into crucial leadership roles. On this podcast, we celebrate women in our industry and cover some of the crucial topics relevant to them and the industries at large. Joining us to offer much needed perspe...

There's little doubt that the legal cannabis industry is here to stay, and will continue to grow as more states (and someday even the federal government) will push for legalization (both medicinal and recreational). Yet the financial side, from banking to commerce, will continue to be a challenge for dispensaries and other legal cannabis businesses must navigate. Fortunately there are great fintec...

When it comes to the payments industry, security and compliance (specifically PCI compliance) are crucial topics to understand. Why is security and compliance so important? What are the consequences for not getting it right? What does PCI compliance even mean? To answer these critical questions and more, we were joined by Mark Kelly , who is the COO at Key IVR . Key IVR offers automated payment se...

When you walk up to a counter in a retail store, restaurant, or other brick-and-mortar business, you are likely to notice their POS system. Hardware still matters to many merchants and can have a huge impact on a business' bottom line. Our show this week is all about POS system hardware, and the finer points of sales (no pun intended). Our guest is  Michael Flores  who is the Channel Partner Manag...

There's no question that fintech has revolutionized the world, and continues to do so each and every day… But what's the real history of this revolution? Who are some of the most influential individuals behind the scenes? The show this week is all about this revolution. Helping us explore it is our guest, Daniel P. Simon, CEO of Vested, a global financial communications firm. In his forthcoming bo...