The Payments Show Podcast

In episode 75 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Patrick Gauthier who is the CEO of Convera. Convera is a leader in B2B cross-border payments and has 30,000 customers worldwide. It helps companies to move money (FX) – and capture value – with speed and simplicity. Timestamps [00:00] - Introduction: From Amazon Pay to Convera [03:53] - The Beginning of FinTech [06:10] - Commercial Payments is...

In episode 74 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Kevin Ludford and Abrie Greeff, who are the Co-founders of fumopay. fumopay is a, Open Banking payment solution that enables account-to-account transactions. It provides a faster, cheaper, and safer alternative to traditional card payments for both businesses and consumers. VIDEO Watch the Video version here: https://youtu.be/SlAscZXLB8w Summa...

In episode 73 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Aron Alexander who is the Founder of Runa. Runa enables businesses to seamlessly send digital value to anyone, anywhere, instantly. The platform helps companies to build embedded rewards and incentive experiences. VIDEO Watch the Video version here: https://youtu.be/dhF331n_JBI Summary of topics discussed: 1.  Low Value, High Velocity Payments...

In episode 72 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Gregg Aamoth who is the CEO and Co-founder of POPcodes. POPcodes transforms smart payment terminals into a powerful merchant and customer engagement tool. VIDEO Watch the Video version here: https://youtu.be/86R0W9Q2IZk Summary of topics discussed: 1.  Terminals Are More Powerful Than Smartphones 2.  Ubiquity of Smartphone Payments Will Take T...

In episode 71 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Asaf Darash who is the Founder of RegPack. RegPack is a B2B platform that is aimed at Service-based Businesses. It incorporates flexible payment options and rapid onboarding features. The platform is ideal for Groups, Clubs, Memberships, Retreats and much more. Summary of topics discussed: 1.  Startup Tech Scene in Israel 2.  Shopify for Servi...

In episode 70 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Justin Duling who is the Senior Vice President & Commercial Director at Loqate. Loqate provides businesses with the most curated location and address data in the world. This data is carefully selected, verified and enriched to ensure that businesses can lower delivery costs, onboard customers faster, and increase conversions. Summary of to...

In episode 69 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Austin Mac Nab who is the Founder of VizyPay.  VizyPay helps small to mid-sized businesses in rural America to lower their payment processing costs. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Niche Focus: Rural America 2. Price Gouging 3. Levelling Up Rural America 4. Pricing Structures 5. Interchange / Hybrid / Cash 6. Why Not Do It Yourself with Cash?...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Sarunas Matulevicius who is the Head of Product at Axis in Egypt. Axis is a solution which helps small to medium businesses in Egypt with payments, banking, payroll and other essential tools. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Serving the Unbanked and Underbanked 2. For Businesses and Individuals 3. Stats for Egypt: Banking and Financial Inclus...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Kim Schwendeman who is the SVP of Payment Adoption at Stax. Stax is an all-in-one payments platform that provides businesses of all sizes the technology needed to manage financials, payments, customer data and much more. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Subscription Pricing 2. SaaS Recession: Lead with Payments 3. Cost of Payments 4. APIs To...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to PJ Gupta who is the Founder of Checkbook. Checkbook is a platform which enables organisations to reduce the costs and overheads of handling and processing cheque payments. It supports a variety of flexible deposit options enabling recipients to choose the deposit option that best suits their needs. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Why Check /...

In E65 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Adwait Joshi who is the Founder and CEO of DataSeers. DataSeers is a SaaS solution that helps payment companies to manage critical operations such as fraud detection, compliance, identity & onboarding, reconciliation and analytics. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Real-Time Payments 2. AI 3. Merchant Account Fraud 4. Synthetic Identity Fraud: Chas...

In E64 of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Bill Zielke who is Chief Revenue and Chief Marketing Officer at BitPay.  BitPay is a payment gateway that enables merchants to accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments with zero price volatility risk. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Access to High-Spending, Affluent Customers 2. 50% Lower Payment Processing Costs 3. Luxury Retail vs Smaller Merchan...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Justin Passalaqua who is the Country Director for Worldline in Canada. Worldline is the 4th largest payments company in the world, and is used by merchants, banks and acquirers. Summary of topics discussed: 1. UX and UI 2. Working with ISVs 3. Niche and Vertical Markets 4. Direct and Indirect Relationships with End Customers 5. Customer Supp...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Dave Glaser who is the President and COO at Dwolla. Dwolla helps companies to power sophisticated account-to-account payment solutions via their low code API and Partnership ecosystem. Summary of topics discussed: 1. From Retail to B2B Payments 2. New Layer for Payments 3. From ACH to FedNow 4. "Funds Flows": More Than Just Moving...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Michael Grillo who is the VP of Marketing at Ampla. Ampla provides B2B Pay Later and Lending solutions to help businesses grow. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Pay Later… for B2B Customers 2. SME Lending 3. Data, UX and UI 4. No VCs or Banks Need Apply 5. B2B eCommerce and Marketplaces 6. The Future: Banking, Bill Pay & Cards 7. The Fate...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Shameer Sachdev who is the Founder & Managing Director at Growth Gorilla. Growth Gorilla helps Payment Technology companies go to market, grow, and master their market entry. Summary of topics discussed: 1. What's Growing In Payments Tech Right Now? 2. Influencers and Creators 3. UX and UI 4. Improving Conversion Rate Optimisation 5...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Cory Hymel, who is the VP of Product & Research at Gigster. Gigster helps companies to develop their own NFTs, and supports emerging tech like AI and Blockchain. Summary of topics discussed: 1. How Can Businesses Make Use of NFTs? 2. The Value of Communities 3. Charmin and Budweiser NFTs 4. Nike and Starbucks: Digital Transformation 5. P...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Balaji Devarasetty who is the Chief Technology Officer at Paya. Paya is a leading provider of integrated payment and commerce solutions in the B2B payments market. You will find this episode useful if your company deals with thousands of invoices and other manual payment processes and procedures which cost a significant amount of time, money...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to James Citron who is the CEO of Pledge.  Pledge is an award-winning fundraising platform that makes it easy for charities, non-profits, businesses and individuals to make a positive impact in their communities and around the world. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Size of the Non-profit Market 2. Donations Are Broken 3. Aligning with Peoples’...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Alex Zeltcer who is the CEO & Co Founder at nSure.ai. nSure AI is an advanced fraud prevention platform which protects sellers of digital goods and other high-risk domains, such as ticketing, gaming and gift cards. Summary of topics discussed: 1.  Fraud Prevention 2.  No User Verification Needed 3.  Risk Profiles 4.  Detecting Scalable F...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Joe De Pinto who is the Co-Founder of Haste Arcade. Haste Arcade is the world’s first Instant Leaderboard Payout gaming platform which rewards gamers and games developers in cryptocurrency. It currently allows both groups of people to make money with Bitcoin SV and HST Tokens. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Gaming Marketplace 2. Finding Bit...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Ed Brandler who is the Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at Two. Two is a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution for B2B companies. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Challenges faced by SMBs 2. The $50,000 Checkout Problem 3. Avoiding Chargebacks and Fraud 4. B2B Advantages vs B2C 5. bCommerce: B2B eCommerce Solutions 6. Importance of Freei...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Joe Keeley who is the CEO & Co-Founder at JustiFi Technologies. JustiFi delivers payment and embedded fintech solutions to vertical SaaS platforms to help them grow multiple streams of revenue and lower costs. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Challenges with SaaS in Industry Verticals 2. The Real Economic Engine in SaaS 3. Reducing SaaS C...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to Snehal Fulzele who is the Founder & CEO of Cion Digital. Cion Digital helps businesses in areas such as big-ticket retail to access revenue opportunities by integrating their existing financial systems with cryptocurrency. Summary of topics discussed: 1. Customers Forcing Crypto Adoption 2. Selling Big Ticket Items 3. Integration Into Ex...

In this episode of The Payments Show Podcast, I spoke to David Giannetto who is the CEO of WorkWave. WorkWave is a company which provides Field Service Management Software for industries including Cleaning, Pest Control, Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC and many more. WorkWave made a strategic decision to take full control of their payment systems and developed an in-house solution so that they could de...