The Payments Paddock (Presented by Stable)

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After spending the summer in the garage getting a fresh new paint job and rims, Craig and Alistair are back behind the wheel of The Payments Paddock - now every week on a Friday - and this week discussing the latest Binance Hack, Mastercard's partnership with MR BEAST and the recent Barclays AI-fueled redundancies.

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We've been in the studio (a bit later than planned!) for the fourth (almost) fortnightly episode of The Payments Paddock, Stable's fortnightly podcast bringing you three recent fintech/payment stories we think UK SMEs and finance teams should know about. This week, the three stories covered are: UK Payments Initiatives squares up to Mastercard & Visa hegemony, the UK government dumps Stripe in favour of Adyen for payment processing and the first forays into Agentic Commerce prompt Craig and Al to discuss what actual problem it's trying to solve...

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We're back for the third episode of The Payments Paddock, Stable's fortnightly podcast bringing you three recent fintech/payment stories we think UK SMEs and finance teams should know about.

This week, the three stories covered are: 24/7 CHAPS payment plans, Fed Reserve opening up payment rails direct to FINTECHs, & Luxury Checkout experience being KEY to closing customers.

If you want to get in touch with the team at Stable, please reach out on [email protected], we'd love to hear from you.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

We're back for the second episode of The Payments Paddock, Stable's fortnightly podcast bringing you three recent fintech/payment stories we think UK SMEs and finance teams should know about.

This week, the three stories covered are: FCA Opens an Antitrust Investigation into PayPal, Visa and Mastercard; UK Fintech Innovation and embracing of Open Banking & Stablecoins; and Gamestop's Ryan Cohen's audacious plan to buy eBay for $55bn (and possible lessons for UK companies eyeing up acquisitions).

If you want to get in touch with the team at Stable, please reach out on [email protected], we'd love to hear from you.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Check out the inaugural episode of The Payments Paddock, Stable's new fortnightly podcast bringing you three recent fintech/payment stories we think UK SMEs and finance teams should know about.

This week, the three stories covered are:

• Car Finance Compensation Case Updates and Implications for UK Lending
• TikTok launching their own 'Creator Card' in partnership with Visa
• Revolut's Update on potential 2028 IPO and estimated valuation

If you want to get in touch with the team at Stable, please reach out on [email protected], we'd love to hear from you.