Confused about stablecoins? In this episode, Adrian Wall, Managing Director of The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), and CEO/Co-founder of Stablecoin Leadership Alliance (SCLA), joins Stephanie Prebish, AAP, AFPP, APRP, CTP, Nacha Senior Managing Director, Association Services, to talk about it.

Wall provides a good foundation of stablecoins but promises a deeper dive at Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments 2026, April 26-29 in San Diego, which features a new stablecoin track.

In this episode of Payments SmartCast, Devon Marsh, Managing Director, ACH Network Rules and Risk Management, discusses a major proposal to raise the Same Day ACH payment limit from $1 million to $10 million. Marsh breaks down the RFC process, including who can submit comments, why participation matters, and what happens after feedback is received. With the comment deadline set for Thursday, Dec. 18, tune in to learn how you can make your voice heard.

Loyalty doesn’t come easy but Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference earns it—not just from attendees, but from organizations setting up shop in the exhibit hall. CGI, a global technology and professional services firm, will continue its long string of exhibiting when it returns for Payments 2026 in San Diego, April 26-29.

Fraudsters constantly evolve, prompting banks to adapt quickly. JPMorgan Chase is tackling this with “transaction tagging,” a method that adds detailed context to ACH debits. Nacha’s Jordan Bennett and Matthew Friend of JP Morgan Chase talk about use cases for transaction tagging, industry segments, and how they disrupt fraud patterns.

In this episode of Payments SmartCast, Kerry Sullen, Senior Consultant for Nacha Consulting, Miriam Sheril, Head of Product – US at Form3, and Greg Murray, Managing Director, Treasury Services Product Management Professional at Santander Bank talk about exploring a new payment rail. Learn how Santander will explore this new payment rail and what it means for their customers.

In this episode of Nacha’s Payments SmartCast podcast, experts Mark Dixon, Senior Consultant at Nacha Consulting, Miriam Sheril, U.S. Head of Product at Form3, and Peter Tapling, Managing Director of PTap Advisory, LLC and Vice-Chair of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, discuss the role of big tech related to the payments ecosystem and how banks must modernize to stay competitive in a fast-paced digital economy.

Could AI and customer-centricity be weapons in the fight against payments fraud? In this episode of Payments SmartCast, Amy Morris, Nacha Senior Director, ACH Network Rules, and Saurabh Joshi, President of CSG Forte, discuss fraud prevention and the customer experience.

It’s called Nacha Capitol Hill Day, but this year it took an unprecedented detour to the U.S. Treasury. In this episode of Payments SmartCast, Bill Sullivan, Nacha Associate Managing Director, Government and Industry Relations, and Jennifer Denoo, President and CEO of Great Basin Federal Credit Union, and a Nacha Board member, detail their experience at this year's Hill Day.

Matthew Simmons joins Payments SmartCast for a conversation on the growing threats in cybersecurity, touching on the most concerning types of cyber-attacks, and the impact of human error. As Head of Vulnerability and Patch Management, Technology Executive at Wells Fargo, Simmons explores emerging cybersecurity trends, the role of AI in fraud prevention, and the skills needed for future tech leaders in banking.

In this episode of Payments SmartCast, we explore the professional journey of Joe Hussey—from his first steps into the payments world to becoming an executive at Wells Fargo and serving as Chairperson of the Nacha Board. Listeners will gain insight into the evolution of ACH, leadership in the payments space, and what lies ahead for professionals navigating the future of faster, smarter payments.