The Payments Podcast

The new European Directive, PSD2 has been on the mind of organisations for the last few years, but how should banks be preparing for this initiative? This episode on the Payments Podcast explores what steps banks and payment service providers should take in order to respond to the opportunities and threats presented by PSD2 in this increasingly competitive payment landscape.

The new European Directive, PSD2 has been on the mind of organisations for the last few years, but how should banks be preparing for this initiative? This episode on the Payments Podcast explores what steps banks and payment service providers should take in order to respond to the opportunities and threats presented by PSD2 in this increasingly competitive payment landscape. This episode is split...

It’s such a complicated time in the payment industry, with a minefield of regulation, innovation, collaboration and fraud prevention. You can be forgiven if you’re not up to date with every current payment trend. This episode on the Payments Podcast will go over the most important payment trends to track over the next few years to ensure that even if you’re not up to date with every trend, you wil...

Digital Transformation is all about reimagining your business in the digital age. Given the pace of innovation, it’s important that companies organically evolve their digital strategy to meet the needs and expectations of its customers when it comes to user experience and more current ways of payment processing. Jon Mahoney, Head of Digital Enablement at Bottomline Technologies, talks through why...

This episode on the payments podcast is hosted by Craig Jeffery of strategic treasurer, featuring Bottomline’s Chris Gerda, Risk and Fraud prevention officer and James Richardson, Head of Market Development. The three discuss the 2019 Treasury fraud & controls survey, along with actions to help prevent fraudulent behaviour occurring in their organisation.

Introduced in response to the global financial crisis in 2008 the New Access Model was designed to remove barriers and create a level playing field for smaller/challenger financial institutions and PSP’s to connect to Faster Payments. In this episode on the Payments Podcast, we’re talking to Julian Sawyer, Chief Operating Officer at Starling Bank and Ed Adshead-Grant, General Manager for Payments...

The way businesses and banks pay and get paid is changing rapidly. The New Payments Architecture will affect bacs payments and Direct Debits, the way everyone had known it for the last decade. With NPA having so much of a change on the payments landscape it is vital to be in the know in advance. This episode on the Payments Podcast features to Marcus Hughes, head of strategic business development...

Get paid on time, every time. Cash flow is vital for small companies, with 60% of small to medium enterprises blaming late payments for serious cash-flow problems. Having the tools in place to collect payments can be vital for survival. This episode on the payments podcast is our third episode with Andrew Strickland, an accredited Bacs trainer with over 10 years' experience in Direct Debit trainin...

Direct Debit is the simplest way for organisations to collect regular or occasional payments from their customers but is it always that easy?. This episode on the Payments Podcast is part two of our series on Direct Debits where Andrew Strickland, an accredited Bacs trainer with over 10 years' experience in Direct Debit training. This episode specifically discusses how to make sure your organisati...

In the ever-changing sophisticated landscape of cyber-attacks you need to be prepared. In this episode on the Payments Podcast, we’re getting advice on how you should plan for the worst from BTVK Advisory’s Ben Hobby, who has extensive experience in accounting and fraud investigations for both private and public sector entities. This is an episode you can’t afford not to listen to.

Did you know nearly 90% of adults pay at least one bill each month using Direct Debit? Yet many businesses of all sizes remain unsure of how they should be using it or when for their collections. This episode on the payments podcast is part one of three episodes focusing on the advantages Direct Debits give organisations of all sizes. This episode provides an overview of Direct Debits, takes into...

Regulations aimed at detecting and preventing fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing and financial crime have more than tripled in recent years. While banks and corporates battle to stay ahead of the growing domestic and cross-border risks associated with the proceeds of crime, none can afford the financial and reputational cost of not adhering to these changing regulations and being caught...

Hosted by SWIFT, SIBOS is one of the most important conferences of the year for the banking industry. As the ‘go to place’ for all the up and coming industry trends it’s an unmissable event. So what happens if you did miss it? This episode on the Payments Podcast features Bottomline Technologies Marcus Hughes summarising the most important announcements, some of the most talked about topics, and h...

It’s important for any organisation to not fall behind. This episode looks at the trends in business payments for 2018/19 and how to make the most of knowing what other organisations are worrying about or investing in. Focusing on some of the most surprising results from the Bottomline Technologies Business Payments Barometer, Ed Adshead-Grant, General Manager for Payments explains what impact the...

Open Banking, PSD2, ISO200022, SWIFT gpi, Request to pay, Enhanced data, Confirmation of payee, Payment status – what do all these mean, and more importantly how can they give your company a strategic advantage? This podcast looks at regulations previous and forthcoming to examine how payments will change over the next 5 years. This episode features Jon Rushton, Director of Commercial product mana...

If you were given 80 million dollars what would you do with it? What about if you lost 80 million dollars? Cyber-attacks are common news in this era, you’re more likely to take a hit online than be mugged in the street. What makes this story interesting is the lengths and preparation that were put into this heist (like any good film) and how it uncovered a weakness in a payment system that moves m...

We are all familiar with the revolution of Open Banking in the financial industry. It promises to drive innovation and make it easier for customers, banks and other third-party providers to share data but what does this really mean for your business and how can Open Banking affect you? In this episode, Charles Bennett, Head of Propositions explains what SME’s can do to take advantage of Open Banki...