The Payments Podcast

It’s no surprise that in the light of everything receiving money has become more important than ever for organisations of all sizes. The latest episode on the payments podcast reviews how organisations are managing their cashflow and how these changes depending on size of business. Download the full report www. Bottomline.com/uk/payments-barometer

The challenge of fraud risk continues, as almost 1 in 2 businesses have seen an increase in insider fraud and collusion in the working from home environment. This episode on the Payments Podcast reviews what this year’s 2021 Business Payments Barometer revealed when it came to Payment Fraud and how businesses can take these insights to apply them to their business. Download the full report at: bot...

The 2021 Business Payments Barometer by Bottomline is 800 organisations of all sizes sharing what’s been important to them over the last year, and what will be vital over the next 12-months. Full of new regulation, trends and ways to get paid the latest episode on the Payments Podcast is experts from Lloyds Bank, ACT and the Federation of Small Business discussing their key takeaways from this yea...

When Open Banking was first introduced year’s ago, the rise of consumer apps rocketed. But, Open Banking actually offered many benefits in the world of business payments, but the business world struggled to keep up. The latest episode on the Payments Barometer reviews what benefits businesses should be making the most of when it comes to Open Banking and where the driving force is coming from.

In todays digital landscape is it possible to always be one step ahead of the fraudsters? This episode on the Payments Podcast focuses on the benefits of cloud-based flexible case management systems for todays fraud professionals. Debunking common myths associated with cloud fraud solutions, and highlighting what professionals should be on the look out for in new systems.

The latest episode on the Payments Podcast is from a recent Open Banking Expo conversation. Featuring Ed Adshead-Grant from Bottomline and Simon Lyons from Open Banking, hosted by Adam Cox from Open Banking Expo. This episode focuses on the growth of Open Banking in the year ahead, highlighting progress made in both the ecosystem and broader adoption levels. Is this the year of hyper-growth in Ope...

The events of 2020 challenged businesses in new ways. The world is becoming a more advanced digital landscape at a quick pace. This episode on the Payments Podcast provides insight into how user experience and innovation bring together the advancement in technology meeting the new payment demands businesses face and how this will change and grow in 2021. Having the right User Experience in place c...

Part 2: Marcus Hughes and Christina Segal-Knowles are back for part 2 of the conversation around payments. Part one featured discussions on the pandemic changing the way we pay as consumers and businesses, innovation and financial stability and the future of Stablecoin. In this second part of the in-depth conversation, Christina and Marcus discuss the UK Payments Landscape including ISO 20022, the...

Part 1: Marcus Hughes chats to Christina Segal-Knowles, Executive Director for Financial Markets Infrastructure at the Bank of England about Payments in the current landscape. Touching on topics such as: How is the pandemic changing how consumers and businesses pay and get paid? What role does innovation play in financial stability? As well as, how likely new forms of cryptocurrency such as Stable...

The payments podcast is reviewing what trends are on the horizon for the upcoming year. While no one could have guessed the outcome of 2020, it led to an accelerated adoption of some of the key trends for the year in the payment landscape. Ed Adshead-Grant is back on the show, this time talking about Brexit, consumer trends, ISO 20022 and new innovations.

Highlights from AFP2020 include the value of data science in cash-flow forecasting, as well as the digitalisation of receivables and the challenges that come with it. This episode of the Payments Podcast features Alana Streit, General Manager of North American Corporate Payments for Bottomline, as she joins podcast host Rich Williams to review this years key takeaways. Unsurprisingly, unrelated to...

Does your bank have confirmation of payee in place? Whether it’s a small tick, or a logo, the fact your bank confirms the sort code and account number match is as important for your payment as it is for them. Authorised push payment (APP) fraud is a scam where the victim is tricked into making large bank transfers to an account posing as a legitimate payee, and the cost of this fraud is usually co...

Business payments transformation starts now. AP automation has never been as vital to get right for corporates in today’s landscape. In-line with AFP2020 the payments podcast is speaking to Tristan Thompson of UMB Bank to understand his views on AP automation innovation, and what corporates should be taking into consideration

Banking and Finance industry trends from ISO 20022 to digital innovation and data security. The Payments Podcast follows on with a second event summary of this year's virtual Sibos 2020. Marcus Hughes recaps how even through the digital platform, Sibos2020 has given insights for the banking and finance industry in topics such as digital innovation in payment and securities, regulatory compliance,...

Did you attend Sibos2020? This year’s event was entirely virtual, but insights remain just as crucial for the finance and banking industry for the following year. This episode on the Payments Podcast features highlights from the event, including what steps global corporates should be taking to keep up-to-date with regulation and trends, and the impact of fraud. As well as the steps we need to put...

Correspondent banking traces its roots to the Italian Renaissance and trading routes through Florence. Payments Podcast speaks with Alan Koenigsberg, Global Head of New Payment Flows at Visa Business Solutions, and Rob Eberle, CEO, Bottomline, to discuss the new world of cross border payments, the good and bad of the traditional correspondent banking model and how some of today’s tech giants are b...

This year’s Eurofinance was entirely different from ever before. With the global pandemic, it would be impossible to get 1000’s of delegates in a conference together, which is why this year, the show went virtual, but this didn’t stop the insightful sessions on what’s to come in the world of treasury. This episode on the Payments Podcasts focuses on the upcoming trends every treasury department wi...

During Aite Group’s Financial Crime Forum, four leading fraud experts examined AML and fraud in financial crime in 2025. With the changing payment landscape and sophistication of fraudsters, what can we expect, and how should we prepare? The Payments Podcast speaks to Omri Kletter, one of the fraud experts on this panel, to gather his thoughts on the topic

240 million COVID-related daily spam messages are blocked by Google. But, what about the ones that get through? Fraudsters are sophisticatedly using the current landscape to target business payments. This episode on the payments podcast is extracted from a recent webinar detailing which fraud attempt has been the most prevalent with COVID-19 and how to protect your payments environment.

The cheque has evolved over the last ten years, as expected. This episode on the payments podcast is reviewing how cheques have changed to keep up to date with the digital consumer that expects payments fast. But, what does this mean for the security of cheques which was once almost impenetrable. Spoiler alert, it’s good news for the fraudsters

This episode on the Payments Podcast features Amber Burridge from Cifas and James Richardson reviewing the latest payment fraud trends using industry payment data. Both Amber and James highlight key best practise techniques your business can use to help make sure you don't become the next victim of payment fraud.

It’s the fifth year we’ve seen payment fraud & sanctions as one of the top three divers of change over the next 12 months, positively showing payment fraud prevention is on the mind of businesses everywhere, but is this making an impact? The average loss for fraud for a medium sized business is £164,000 – how is this sustainable? The Payments Podcast reviews the latest fraud trends as detailed...

This episode on the payments podcast is focused on the payment insight section in this years 2020 Payments Barometer. Reviewing why 89% of businesses are still paying suppliers late, will this be sustainable in a post COVID landscape? Focusing on changing priorities and industry regulations will be key for organisations looking to stay one step ahead of competition.

It's back, for its fifth year - the Business Payments Barometer, and at a time where companies are questioning if they're making the right choices. This episode on the payment podcast will review the future of payments section of the report, diving deep into where financial decision-makers are set to make investments over the next 12-months, and how we're expected to see digitisation accelerate as...

What is the world of business payments looking like over the next 12-months? This episode on the payments podcast features three industry experts from Lloyds, ACT and Federation of Small Businesses speaking at a Bottomline hosted round table. Reviewing what this years payment trends mean for organisations of different sizes.