Paypod: The Payments Industry Podcast

Keeping data secure is crucial (and often costly) for any organization in payments and fintech. New data security solutions provide intriguing options in many verticals. Mahmoud Abdelkader, co-founder of Very Good Security joins the show to discuss. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

William Rhind, founder of GraniteShares, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) joins the show to cover fintech from an investor and market perspective. Discover what companies are getting involved in the fintech space, how Covid-19 has impacted and will continue to impact markets for fintechs, and more. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

Learn how technology is helping many fintechs, banks, and payments companies tackle compliance and regulatory challenges. Shubhradeep (Shub) Nandi, Co-Founder of PiChain, a RegTech with the mission to make compliance sustainable. They research and develop DeepTech systems that can proactively learn, solve and automate complex compliance problems for financial institutions. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

How can bitcoin adoption flourish in the payments world, and in commerce? Alex Adelman, Co-founder Lolli, a bitcoin rewards company, joins us to discuss. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

These days, merchants expect more from their payments providers. With digital options booming, the merchant experience in that realm is crucial. Nicky Koopman, SVP of AEVI joins to discuss. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/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 Payrix, a leader in FinTech payments technology for software platforms and digital marketplaces. Chris has experienced all sides of the relationship that exists between payment providers and partners, creating a unique perspective on payment implementation and monetization. Listen in for his insight! Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

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 card purchases. The company is revolutionizing the way people pay and merchants accept payments leveraging technology which allows consumers to pay in installments using the credit they already have, giving them complete control of their cash flow. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

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 Harwood, head of the London Branch at Varengold Bank. Alison is an alternative finance professional, who specializes in alternative lending and structured credit solutions in the FinTech sector. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

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. Nick is Head of Americas Growth at TransferWise, which provides online money transfer services for people located all over the globe. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/

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 our guest Bhanu Laul. Bhanu is the Co-Founder of iMarche, a Canadian Startup aiming to be Canada’s first ever online investment advisory and aggregator platform. They also boast a Financial Education arm called iMarche Learn where they teach basic finance to our audience in the simplest way. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/