As an entrepreneur, you don’t get many shots. Time is a finite resource, so how do you choose where to spend your time when investing in a dream? Daren Jackson (President, CEO, and Founder of Rapid Financial Solutions) has experience in this area. Over the years, Daren has spent time navigating regulations and complexities in the Payments world, and has come with up some do’s and don’ts for FinTech Entrepreneurs. In this episode of the Payments Innovation podcast, we talk to Daren about how he g...
Jun 19, 2018•17 min
What if there were a better way to buy and sell rental homes without having to go through the pain of waiting until tenants moved out, letting the home sit empty for months while it sells, losing rent, maintenance costs, and property value? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2018•17 min
How many bills do you have to pay every month? If you sat down and listed out all of your bills from memory, I bet you’d miss one or two. Some bills change every month. They can be due on different days, be for different amounts, and they can even hit you with huge late fees if you let one slip through the cracks. It can feel like a stressful full-time job just to make sure you’re paying your bills on time every month. Steve Gordon, VP of Product at Handle Financial, was sick of wasting his time...
Jun 05, 2018•16 min
Regulations, compliance, identity verification, bank partnership, the list goes on. In fintech, there’s a growing list of obstacles to consider when developing your financial product. Wouldn't it be nice if you could peer into the mind of someone who’s sole goal was to solve these issues? You can. On our latest Currency Cloud Podcast, we spoke with Sankaet Pathak , CEO and Founder of SynapseFI . Sankaet’s growing company now handles these account creation issues, as well as, compliance services,...
May 29, 2018•20 min
Fact: If you have no fraud, you’re losing business. On today’s Payments Innovation podcast, Chris ( Currencycloud ) talks to Tedd Huff (VP of Product, GlobalOnePay ) about who has the most online fraud, what makes fraud “friendly,” and where the future of fraud prevention is headed. “Online fraud on average ranges anywhere from 0.3% up to 3% of total revenues for businesses in North America,” Tedd said. It usually isn’t possible to stop a breach once it’s happened. So stopping it ahead of time i...
May 22, 2018•17 min
Doing business across borders adds complex layers to your enterprise. But moving payments into other currencies? This should be simple. That’s what we think … and that’s what our latest guest thinks. He’s built an entire business on the premise of ethical, common-sense trading. On our latest podcast, Jeff Scanlon, CEO and President of Paymentearth joined us to unravel the complexities of FX payments. Previously, Jeff worked at Ruesch International overseeing the LA Territory, and later at Common...
May 15, 2018•21 min
With the steady increase of Fintech start-ups, is there a sense of reliability with these financial services? How trustworthy are fintechs in general? Do they have any regulations like a bank? These are challenges that fintech companies have to hurdle, when proving to consumers that they are a reliable source. And it all starts with transparency. Joined with us today, we have financial technology expert, Rocky Motwani, president and cofounder of Jiko. We will discuss how fintechs try to become a...
May 08, 2018•15 min
Welcome to Payments Innovation! Today, Chris (Currency Cloud) is interviewing Bruce Parker (Modo Payments) about what he means when he says payment interoperability. After two decades in the software side of the payments business, Bruce has seen a lot of technology and infrastructure challenges when it comes to managing data in payments… and navigating exchange between systems and networks among all the various participants in the payments ecosystem. At Modo, he’s focused on how payment data get...
May 01, 2018•22 min
Most consumers, especially next-gen consumers, don't have access to the tools they need to live healthy financial lives. They grapple with problems such as erratic cash flow, limited savings, and access to responsible credit. Banks and fintechs offer no holistic solutions. We interviewed Colin Walsh, CEO and co-founder of Varo, an app that integrates basic banking products with financial health tools. Before starting Varo out of his guest bedroom, Colin spent 25 years working in traditional fina...
Apr 24, 2018•22 min
Money matters to small businesses. Working capital can be hard to secure when operating a small business and BlueVine is helping to change that. In our interview with Eyal Lifshitz from BlueVine , a FinTech company specializing in providing fast funding to small businesses, we talk about how they are passionate about helping customers and how their industry is evolving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 17, 2018•14 min
For a lot of folks around the world, currency exchange isn’t something they think about. The ease and feasibility of exchanging and sending currency across international borders never crosses the minds of most people. On this episode of Payments Innovation, we sat down with Johnathan Holland , Founder and CEO of Curexe to talk about what it takes to tackle those initial steps of acquiring that initial bank account and get on the right path. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Apr 10, 2018•16 min
Money 20/20 is the who’s who of FinTech. On this episode of Payments Innovation, we hear from Andrew Morris, who is Chief Content Officer of Money 20/20, the largest global FinTech conference. Through Money 20/20, Morris gets to stay on the cutting-edge of issues that drive the direction of FinTech, and he’s here to share five of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 03, 2018•17 min
Many of us take for granted the opportunity for readily available, diverse, and quality financial services. Others of us are not so lucky. In our interview with Tatiana Delgado from BeeTech , a Brazilian FinTech, we learned of how people across the globe need payment innovation to increase their quality of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 25, 2018•15 min
Host Chris D’Antuono had an enlightening conversation with Wayne Akey from Agile Payments about why SaaS platforms should consider being part of a payment facilitator program, also known as PayFac. Agile Payments has been involved in the payments landscape for about 20 years. In that time their niche has been partnering with software service platforms and embedding payments. Here’s what we learned from Wayne’s expertise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 25, 2018•13 min
Perfection. That is what Ilie Ardelean & Bryan Walley , the CPO and COO of Exactuals pursue every day in the payments space. In this episode of Payments Innovation, we sat down with Ilie and Bryan to talk about how they pursue a perfect customer experience with a constant eye on compliance, diligence, and accuracy. We also talked about the importance of strategic payments, captive data points, and future payment trends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 25, 2018•24 min
FinTech is a hot term right now. But how are companies using it to actually drive their strategies? That's what we're going to cover on this podcast. In this intro episode, you'll hear from your hosts and learn why this podcast will be your go-to guide for navigating the roadblocks in FinTech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2018•5 min
