Paypod: The Payments Industry Podcast

Episode Topic In this episode of Pay Pod, Kevin Rosenquist chats with Nic Beique, founder of Helcim, a Canadian fintech company revolutionizing payment processing for small to medium-sized businesses. Nic shares his journey of building Helcim, starting from its early days in 2006 as a traditional payments reseller to its transformation in 2020 into a full-fledged payment processing powerhouse. The conversation covers the challenges and opportunities in the fintech space, the importance of fair pricing in payment processing, and how Helcim is positioning itself against industry giants like Square and Stripe by targeting more established businesses in the mid-market. Lessons You’ll Learn Listeners will gain insights into the evolution of payment processing and how Helcim is disrupting the market by offering more affordable and transparent pricing structures. Nic Beique emphasizes the importance of building technology in-house to maintain competitive margins and avoid the industry-standard 2.9% transaction fee.