Payments Innovation

In retail, digital transformation is everywhere and obvious. You buy a product online, it gets delivered to your home. No more browsing aisles or waiting in checkout lines.

But B2B lags behind — especially when it comes to subscriptions. Why is that?

Today’s guest, Daniel Saks, President & Co-CEO at AppDirect, says it’s all to do with the demands of the digital supply chain.

And at AppDirect, he’s helping companies meet those demands.

What we talked about:

- AppDirect’s place in the digital supply chain

- Why recurring digital goods are so different from one-time physical goods

- How embedded finance is impacting digital supply chains

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Remote work leveled the playing field for working moms.

The dogs, babies, and kids showing up in Zoom chats have revealed the human side of our colleagues.

Shouldn’t we be thinking about creating a more flexible, sustainable, and human work environment for everyone?

After all, every one of us can do something to challenge the norm.

This International Women's Day, women in technology have the opportunity to lead the challenge by being visible and vulnerable according to Neve Taylor, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leader & Chief Storyteller at Together Equal, and Chiedza Muguti, Head of Product at Penta, a digital business bank platform. In part two, we talk with Annika Allen of global diversity and inclusion at Barclays.

What we talked about:

-The specific skills women bring to FinTech

-What's most rewarding about flexibility and remote work

-What women can choose to challenge this year

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These days, everything we could ever need is a click away.

From groceries to furniture, every purchase is on-demand…

Shouldn’t our paychecks be, too?

After all, your money is yours when you’ve earned it — not when your employer pays it.

That’s what motivates Matt Kopko in his role as Vice President of Public Policy at DailyPay, a fintech company making the monthly obsolete by giving employees access to wages they’ve already earned whenever they need them.

What we talked about:

• Why the monthly paycheck is antiquated
• Why no one should have to take out payday loans
• How DailyPay enables on-demand payments
  
  

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SMEs face a unique set of challenges and risks that traditional banks have historically been weary to take on.

But thanks to fintech, SMEs have never been better served.

Sometimes, disruption is the only way to achieve financial inclusion.

In our latest episode, we speak with Pedro Pinto, Head of Growth at Neat, one of the fintechs spurring on the financial inclusion revolution and helping SMEs increase their chances of success.

We discuss:

• Why SMEs have been traditionally seen as risky
• How fintech has fueled financial inclusion
• The long-term ramifications of COVID-19 for SMEs
  
  

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GPI stands for global payments initiative. Think: the Amazon parcel tracking equivalent in the international payments space.

Is SWIFT gpi about to go the way of the dinosaur? That’s what we’re here today to debate.

In this episode of Payments Innovation, host Richard Arundel, Co-founder & Chief Evangelist at Currencycloud catches up with David Birch, author and FinTech thought leader, and Piers Marais, Product Director at Currencycloud.

Richard, Dave, and Piers discuss...

• The 4 benefits SWIFT gpi affords to end users
• Why SWIFT gpi might actually be the Cutty Sark
• How FinTech will look in the near future
  

Check out these resources we mentioned in the show:

• White paper referenced at [2:44]
• Dave’s book is The Currency Cold War
  

Subscribe to FinTech Today here, and find Dave at www.chyp.com and Piers at www.currencycloud.com.

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It’s a global phenomenon: People are being more cautious with their finances.

Last year brought home the importance of saving, investing, and getting out of debt. Everyone deserves access to tools to help them achieve financial wellness.

(Good news — there’s Plum.)

In this episode of Payments Innovation, host Lauren Passey chats with Thanos Bismpigiannis, Head of Product at Plum Fintech, about financial wellness and resiliency. The two discuss…

• Why financial wellness is what customers need most
• The process for building financial resilience
• Automation in wealth-tech
  

Connect with Thanos on LinkedIn or Twitter, but first download Plum.

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Is the rise of neobanks another case of out with the old, in with the new? Not necessarily.

Traditional community banks have the opportunity to leverage their funds and connections in the new world of Banking as a Service (BaaS). Not to mention, there’s still plenty of space for fintechs to partner up with established players and go to market.

In this episode of Payments Innovation, host Chris D’Antuono catches up with Founder & CEO of the only BaaS consultancy in the U.S., Cokie Hasiotis. The two discuss…

• 3 key insights for fintechs in Banking as a Service
• Why American BaaS providers should go more niche
• The future of customized banking
  

Subscribe to FinTech Today here and follow Cokie on Twitter @cokiehasiotis.

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These days, we are one click on a smartphone away from buying anything we need.

Everything is immediate. Well, except for the money we’ve earned.

But thanks to innovations like Earnings On Demand, that’s changing.

In this episode, I sit down with James Herbert, Founder & CEO at Hastee, to find out how his company is helping people unlock the money they’ve earned when they need it.

What we talked about:

• The outdated way we are paid
• Why the link between effort and reward needs to be more obvious
• How Earnings On Demand helps workers and companies alike
  

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The pandemic may have accelerated it, but the remote revolution is upon us.

It’s unlikely that work will ever be the same again.

But if remote work is here to stay, we need the financial tools to fuel it.

In today’s episode, I speak with Sahin Boydas, CEO & Founder at RemoteTeam.com, about the pros and cons of remote work and the role of fintech in the new world of work.

What we talked about:

• The advantages of working from home
• What to watch out for in remote work
• Why fintech is essential for a distributed workforce
  
  

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No matter what vertical you’re in, small businesses are always looking for ways to save money and — ultimately — time. One big time suck? Back office administrative duties.

Claudio Romano, Founder & CEO of ORCHID B, has set out to help new SMEs navigate administrative duties and manage all back office operations in one single platform.

In this episode of Payments Innovation, Claudio discusses…

• Why operating an SME is so complicated
• How ORCHID B takes new owners from anxious to competent forecasters
• The #1 role new SMEs need to be filled
  

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