The Payments Podcast

The payments podcast is reviewing what trends are on the horizon for the upcoming year. While no one could have guessed the outcome of 2020, it led to an accelerated adoption of some of the key trends for the year in the payment landscape. Ed Adshead-Grant is back on the show, this time talking about Brexit, consumer trends, ISO 20022 and new innovations.

Highlights from AFP2020 include the value of data science in cash-flow forecasting, as well as the digitalisation of receivables and the challenges that come with it.

This episode of the Payments Podcast features Alana Streit, General Manager of North American Corporate Payments for Bottomline, as she joins podcast host Rich Williams to review this years key takeaways.

Unsurprisingly, unrelated to payments, COVID-19 also got a look in. Discussion surrounded the impact that the pandemic has had on our working days and how we can consider the changes that our cognitive abilities go through throughout the day to structure our time productively.

Does your bank have confirmation of payee in place?

Whether it’s a small tick, or a logo, the fact your bank confirms the sort code and account number match is as important for your payment as it is for them. Authorised push payment (APP) fraud is a scam where the victim is tricked into making large bank transfers to an account posing as a legitimate payee, and the cost of this fraud is usually covered by the banks.

This episode on the Payments Podcast reviews how CoP is impacting not only the top 6 banks, but the challenger banks in the market, and where the future lies for this regulation.

Business payments transformation starts now. AP automation has never been as vital to get right for corporates in today’s landscape. In-line with AFP2020 the payments podcast is speaking to Tristan Thompson of UMB Bank to understand his views on AP automation innovation, and what corporates should be taking into consideration

Banking and Finance industry trends from ISO 20022 to digital innovation and data security.

The Payments Podcast follows on with a second event summary of this year's virtual Sibos 2020.

Marcus Hughes recaps how even through the digital platform, Sibos2020 has given insights for the banking and finance industry in topics such as digital innovation in payment and securities, regulatory compliance, data security, and a strong focus on the adoption of ISO 20022.

This year's event had a strong focus on Covid-19, with almost every session referencing the pandemic, so how will this change the way things are done in this industry?

Did you attend Sibos2020?

This year’s event was entirely virtual, but insights remain just as crucial for the finance and banking industry for the following year. This episode on the Payments Podcast features highlights from the event, including what steps global corporates should be taking to keep up-to-date with regulation and trends, and the impact of fraud.

As well as the steps we need to put into place to protect our businesses and customers.

Correspondent banking traces its roots to the Italian Renaissance and trading routes through Florence. Payments Podcast speaks with Alan Koenigsberg, Global Head of New Payment Flows at Visa Business Solutions, and Rob Eberle, CEO, Bottomline, to discuss the new world of cross border payments, the good and bad of the traditional correspondent banking model and how some of today’s tech giants are bringing new options into the market.

This year’s Eurofinance was entirely different from ever before. With the global pandemic, it would be impossible to get 1000’s of delegates in a conference together, which is why this year, the show went virtual, but this didn’t stop the insightful sessions on what’s to come in the world of treasury.

This episode on the Payments Podcasts focuses on the upcoming trends every treasury department will need to know and learning whether they are reliant to the pandemic or here to stay.

During Aite Group’s Financial Crime Forum, four leading fraud experts examined AML and fraud in financial crime in 2025. With the changing payment landscape and sophistication of fraudsters, what can we expect, and how should we prepare? The Payments Podcast speaks to Omri Kletter, one of the fraud experts on this panel, to gather his thoughts on the topic

This episode on the Payments Podcast will focus on payment transformation and the industry’s progress towards building a digital payments ecosystem. Marcus Hughes reviews a wide range of topics, such as:

[1.13] COVID’s impact on the world of payments

[8.26] ISO 20022 including timetables and main advantages

[18.17] Real-time & Cross-border payments

[29.20] Emerging payment initiatives

[32.02] Open Banking & PSD2

[39.17] APIs

[44.16] Future of Open Banking

[46.56] Request to Pay

[1.00.37] E-invoicing