Hosted by the Faster Payments Council, FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen goes off the rails and chats with payments industry insiders on the latest trends and headlines in faster payments. Guests include experts from across the payments ecosystem who h
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Phillipa Wilson of Mastercard. Reed and Phillipa cover a wide range of things going on in faster payments, how emerging tech such as AI will play a role, and how the NBA playoffs might shake out
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with James Watts of Mitek. Reed and James dig in on payments fraud, talk about how faster payments reduce check fraud, and the virtues of a few regional delicacies.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Davey of PaymentsJedi Advisory. Reed and Peter dig into the factors that have persisted in keeping checks in circulation, the continued growth of pay by bank, and the San Diego beer scene. Join the FPC and register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Ross McFerrin of Trustly. Reed and Ross dig into the recently announced Trump administration executive order that aims to significantly curtail the use of checks by the federal government, the rapid growth in usage of instant payments in the United States, and the NCAA tournament. FPC Spring Member Meeting is coming up! Join the FPC and register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org
Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Tapling, Managing Director at PTap Advisory. Reed and Peter talk about topical headlines in the payments arena, the best places to grab a beer on this year's conference circuit (San Diego, Boston, and Portland, ME all in the same year!), and the growth of pay by bank. Register for the FPC's Spring Member meeting at www.fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join FPC executive director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Tony Cook of FirstBank and Donna Blum of BHMI. The trio discusses the difficulties of payments reconciliation and the ways payments modernization can help streamline that process. They also discuss the recently released paper from the FPC's Operational Considerations Work Group. Find that paper here: https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/blog/14393/Guideline-02-Operational-Considerations-for-Instant-Payments-Send-Side-Primer
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Yamini Sagar CEO and Founder of Instarails. Reed and Yamini talk about the market for cross border payments, how Yamini is working to enhance the user experience in that space, and their respective go-to karaoke songs.
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director and CEO of the FPC as he goes off the rails with Deepak Gupta talking about all the amazing data in the FPC's Faster Payments Barometer, sponsored by Volante Technologies.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dave Glaser and Skyler Nesheim of Dwolla. The trio talks about retail use cases for instant payments, the need for a dispute resolution framework, pay by bank, and Skyler's Iowa State Cyclones basketball team, which looks pretty darn good. FPC Spring Member Meeting is coming up! Register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Raman Kumar of U.S. Bank to talk about all the consumer use cases Raman sees for faster payments.Also, if you're able to help with a donation for fire relief in California, here is a link to the California Fire Foundation: https://www.cafirefoundation.org/
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, as he goes off the rails with Colin Parsons of Nasdaq Verafin. Reed and Colin talk about fraud mitigation tactics, fraud trends in other markets, and their favorite Christmas songs.The FPC Fraud Work Group released a new paper on 12/19/24. You can find that here: https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/Guides-Research
Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Stephany Kirkpatrick of Orum and Dean Nolan of SRM. The trio discusses the potential for B2B instant payments, in particular in light of the recent announcement from the clearing house increasing the RTP limit to $10M.Previous episodes featuring Stephany and Dean:Stephany: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/12-oct-2023-stephany-kirkpatrick-of-orum-on-account/id1553535872?i=1000631043284Dean: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/27-oct-2022-moa-agrell-of-trustly-and-dean-nolan/id1553535872?i=1000584042369
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Jim Colassano, SVP and head of business project management for the RTP Network at the clearing house. Jim gives an update on the RTP network's growth, the value added services that are top of mind for users and financial institutions, fraud, how usage and adoption will scale in the future, his opinions on some Thanksgiving menu items.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Sumner Francisco of BNY. Reed and Sumner talk about the trend toward open banking and the potential for faster and immediate payments to fuel this use case.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Jane Hennessy of Finzly. The pair talks about the things that might be holding financial institutions back from implementing faster payments as well as how many dogs have lived in Jane's home over the years.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Anthony Serio, Chief Risk Officer at Sphere Labs. Reed and Anthony talk about the use of stablecoins for cross border transactions and which rides Anthony recommends at Disneyland. Join the FPC by reaching out to us at info@fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with fraud expert Yinglian Xie in the final episode before the FPC Fall Member Meeting in Denver. If you're feeling the FOMO, join the FPC now so you don't miss out on San Diego in the spring!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Sarah Hoisington, Head of Marketing and Strategy for Matera US. Reed and Sarah talk about the ways QR codes can be used to initiate faster payments, the fraud prevention protocols that can be put in place to reduce fraud, and sourdough bread.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Vishal Pasari of Euronet. Reed and Vishal talk about the things that will drive adoption of instant payments, the non-speed benefits of instant payments, and the U.S. Women's Basketball team's unbelievable run of dominance in the Olympics. Don't forget to register for the FPC's fall member meeting in Denver -- fasterpaymentscouncil.org/FPC-Events. It's going to be packed with great sessions and a super fun evening event at Lucky Strike!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kaue Tozzi of Banked. Reed and Kaue talk about the latest trends in pay by bank, building on previous episodes featuring Alex Gonthier of Trustly and Matt Friend of JP Morgan Chase. They also talk about operating payments globally and whether or not Westeros will be in good shape under a potential King Aemon.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Fred Fuller of Endava. Reed and Fred talk about the roadblocks for adoption of instant payments, the promise of blockchain to streamline use cases, and Boyz II Men.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Matt Friend from JP Morgan Chase. Matt and Reed talk about the need for standards to advance adoption and usage of instant payments, consumer protections, and the pair's appreciation for the raw irreverence of Paul Cauthen. Don't forget to register for the FPC's Fall Member Meeting in Denver Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st! www.fasterpaymentscouncil.org/FPC-events
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Bridget Hall of ACI Worldwide to discuss ACI's "Prime Time for Real Time Report (Available here: https://www.aciworldwide.com/real-time-payments-report), the instant payments experience in different markets, and the time Reed and Bridget saved the galaxy. We need sponsors for the FPC Fall Member Meeting! If you're interested in helping us out, please let us know: info@fasterpaymentscouncil.org.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Alex Gonthier of Trustly. Alex and Reed talk about faster payments' influence on pay by bank, the emerging competitive environment for pay by bank, and payments fraud liabilities.Northwest Arkansas Disaster Relief Fund: https://ar.accessgov.com/adem/Forms/Page/adem/disaster-recovery/0
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with four thought leaders in the payments ecosystem. Reed is joined by Steve Wasserman of Photon Commerce, the Payments Professor Kevin Olsen of Pidgin, Elspeth Bloodgood of Jack Henry, and Travis Dulaney of Timeis. The four guests talk about a new book that has just been released, Smart Instant Payments. Learn more about the book at smartinstantpayments.com!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Josh Karoly of Netflix and Andrew Gomez of Lipis Advisors, Chair and Co-Chair of the FPC's Real-Time Recurring Work Group. They talk about the most recent recommendations from the work group, how standards can help to drive adoption in various markets, and whether this is a Field of Dreams or Chicken and Egg moment in faster payments. Register for the FPC's Fall Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Steve Mott, Principal at BetterBuyDesign. Reed and Steve discuss the burgeoning use case of mortgage payments for faster payments, the need for standards and the FPC's potential role in creation of those standards, and whether or not Steve's Cleveland Guardians can hold off Reed's punchless Minnesota Twins in the American League Central. The call for session proposals is open for the FPC Fall Member Meeting -- find that at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he talks with Sam Aarons, Co-Founder and CTO at Modern Treasury. Sam will talk about why he sees increased standardization as a potential catalyst for faster payments, how to drive demand and interest among corporates, and some reality television.
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with Kirsten Trusko of Payments as a Lifeline. The pair discusses the important work being done to make disaster relief funding faster, more efficient, and less fraud prone.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kalpa Gupta of Knekxt Group. Kalpa and Reed talk about the human side of fraud, fraud mitigation tactics, and more.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with MAG CEO John Drechny. Reed and John discuss the long history of the payments modernization efforts in the United States, the progress that's been made to date, and where John sees opportunities for further advancements. Now is the time to register for the FPC's spring member meeting at Walt Disney World in Orlando March 27th and 28th -- fasterpaymentscouncil.org
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Amanda Compton of Arvest Bank and Lee Kyriacou of The Clearing House. The trio discuss the latest fraud report from the FPC's Fraud Working Group, faster payments fraud mitigation tactics, next steps in fighting fraud, and both guests' very interesting side hustles. Register for the FPC's spring member meeting at https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/events/1322/FPC-2024-Spring-Member-Meeting
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Davey of Alloy Labs. Peter and Reed talk about the reasons instant payments have become an imperative for financial institutions, the way learnings from other markets and other domestic systems can and should influence instant payments strategies, the role of the operators in advancing standardization, and more. Also, don't forget, it's time to register for the spring member meeting and to book your travel to Florida! fasterpaymentscouncil.org, click on News & Events for all the details.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Barry Tooker of transactionbanker.com and Jonathan Holland of Mastercard as the trio discusses the progress being made by the FPC's Cross Border Working Group, which is led by Barry and Jonathan as chair and vice chair, respectively. Check out these deliverables referenced in the show:https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/blog/9610/Cross-Border-Payments-Work-Group-Bulletin-01https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/blog/10904/Cross-Border-Payments-Work-Group-Bulletin-02https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/blog/11894/Cross-Border-Payments-Work-Group-Bulletin-03https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/blog/12745/The-Practicalities-of-Cross-Border-Payments-in-a-Faster-Payments-World-Report
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Colin Parsons, fraud specialist from FPC member Verafin. Reed and Colin talk about the state of faster payments fraud, fraud prevention best practices, the huge problem of check fraud, and how Colin made his coffee that morning. Don't forget to register for the FPC Spring Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the Rails with Lou Grilli and Jorge Jimenez from PSCU and Juniper, a PSCU company. Lou, Jorge, and Reed talk about big doings in the credit union space, fraud, and the hidden talents of these two guests.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dean Nolan of Strategic Resource Management (SRM). Reed and Dean talk all things faster payments, implementing instant payments at smaller financial institutions, fraud, and more. Don't forget to register for the FPC's spring member meeting in Orlando, March 27th and 28th!
Joine FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Shaun Ferrari of Currency Research. Reed and Shaun talk about the implications for cash of emerging payments, fraud, what makes a payment "instant," and whether a certain well-known couple will finally "win" on 90 Day Fiance.
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Art Brieske from Wells Fargo. Reed and Art dig into Art's key use cases to drive adoption of instant payments, talk about what's next in this space, and more. Also, head to fasterpaymentscouncil.org to register for the spring member meeting in Orlando March 27th and 28th!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Stephany Kirkpatrick of Orum. Stephany and Reed talk about Orum's new account verification product, the prospect of building innovations on top of faster payments rails, artificial intelligence, and bringing more girls into STEM. Please complete the Faster Payments for Financial Inclusion Survey, find the link at the top of the page on www.fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Mike Vigue of Finastra. Mike and Reed talk about implementing instant payments, the promise of FedNow and RTP, interesting use cases, and the weather in New England. Please complete the "Blockchain and Crypto in Payments survey, find the link at the top of the page on www.fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join U.S. Faster Payments Council's Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Johnathan Shiery, Financial Services Partner and lead of Payments Modernization and Transaction Advisory services for Guidehouse. Jonathan and Reed do a deep dive into the benefits of payments modernization for the real estate industry, fraud, and 4th grade math. Please take a moment to give us a 5-star review and share the show with your friends and colleagues to help us reach a broader audience!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Carl Slabicki of BNY Mellon. Reed and Carl talk about instant payments, the FedNow launch, open banking, Carl's "Rocky Run" in Philly last year, and financial inclusion. The FPC Fall Member meeting is just over a month away -- register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org! Also, please rate the show on your podcast app!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Josh Karoly from Netflix. Reed and Josh talk about the promise of instant payments, developing a great user experience, fraud and trust, and musical instruments. Please rate the show!
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Jim Colassano of The Clearing House. Jim and Reed talk about what's going on with the RTP network, Jim's view on faster payments use cases, the trajectory of usage and adoption, and they give their reviews of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Register for the FPC Fall Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, as he goes off the rails with Dr. Angela Murphy, VP of Business Development at Photon Commerce. Angela and Reed talk about faster payments, data, and the use of AI to enhance payments experiences. They also talk about Angela's past in musical theater.
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with Bradley Wilkes, Founder and CEO of Open Payment Network. Bradley and Reed talk about on-boarding FIs to RTP and FedNow, interoperability, fraud, and they make a couple movie recommendations. Register for the FPC Fall Member Meeting at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council and Miriam Sheril of Form3 as they talk about faster payments interoperability, shifting the mindset for financial institutions, how big this all could be, and playing poker in Vegas.
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with ChatGPT and Peter Tapling, principal at PTap Advisory. This episode is a bit different, starting off with an interview Reed did with ChatGPT on a range of topics related to faster payments. Then Peter and Reed break it down and try to put that discussion into context a bit to help us all get a sense for how useful this technology is, where it could be in the future, and where you want to be careful.Special Thanks to Catherine Tapling for lending her voiceover services to ChatGPT! You can listen to more of her work and hire her for your voiceover needs at catherinetapling.com
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with Chris Jewell and Trev Wistaff of Zepto. Chris, Trev, and Reed talk about faster payments in Australia and how it could be a roadmap in the United States. Register for the FPC Fall Member meeting -- Chris will be there! -- now at fasterpaymentscouncil.org.
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, as he goes Off the Rails with John Drechny, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group. Reed and John talk about the potential for faster payments to become part of the payment mix for ecommerce and point of sale, use cases, and John's work with a very cool non-profit. Save the date! The FPC Fall Member Meeting will be September 26th and 27th in Memphis!