In this special year-end episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu looks back at the standout moments that defined 2025 for issuers, digital banks, and fintechs. From bold predictions on the end of plastic cards to the rise of agentic AI, this best-of compilation brings together the sharpest insights from leaders at Mastercard, Visa, Paymentology, Apis Partners, Snappi, and more.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why card payments are more omnipresent than ever
• How AI will democratize finance for the underserved
• The SME market is massively underserved
• Why hyper-personalization wins where loyalty programs fail
• Open finance and digital identity as the next frontiers for inclusion
  
  

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Episode Resources:

• Christian Rau on LinkedIn
• Birce Arslan on LinkedIn
• Michael Galvin on LinkedIn
• Ignacio Gironella Merino on LinkedIn
• Efi Chatziantoniou on LinkedIn
• Leda Glyptis on LinkedIn
• Pauline Molloyi on LinkedIn
• Carl Raven on LinkedIn
• Thomas Benjaminsen Normann on LinkedIn
• Anna Porra on LinkedIn
• Minh Ha Truong on LinkedIn
• Julie Sutton on LinkedIn
• Adam Battersby on LinkedIn
• Joy Macknight on LinkedIn
• Jeff Parker on LinkedIn
• Paul Trueman on LinkedIn
• Stephen Bowe on LinkedIn
• Godfrey Sullivan on LinkedIn
• David B. Shipper on LinkedIn
• Rob Macmillan on LinkedIn
• Nauman Hassan on LinkedIn
• Alejandro del Río on LinkedIn
• Merusha Naidu on LinkedIn
• Paymentology Website

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