Payments SmartCast

In this Payments SmartCast episode, Greg Lloyd previews the Smarter Faster Payments 2025 Conference, focusing on AI innovations and networking opportunities. Stephanie Prebish highlights the exhibit hall and encourages next-gen professionals to attend for learning and career growth. Join the conference in New Orleans from April 27-30!

Join Dave Glaser, CEO of Dwolla, Ben Glock, Senior Director of Product Strategy at Visa and Amy Morris, a Senior Director in ACH Network Rules at Nacha, to learn about the digital payment experience that is Pay by Bank. They discuss how Pay by Bank can streamline payments for consumers and businesses and the requirements for ACH Network participants under the Nacha Operating Rules & Guidelines.

Join Ross McFerrin, Vice President of Enterprise Growth at Trustly, and Amy Morris, a Senior Director in ACH Network Rules at Nacha, as they dive into the future of pay by bank in the U.S. They explore its growing potential, particularly among younger generations, while addressing concerns such as data security and authorization requirements. Learn how pay by bank could expand into everyday spending categories and bridge the gap between online and in-store purchases.

The payments industry is buzzing about pay-by-bank. What is it? What are the new use cases? What will it mean for consumers? Three industry veterans take a look at those and other pay-by-bank questions in the newest Buzzcast from Nacha's Payments Innovation Alliance. Learn more about its benefits and the strategies needed to mitigate fraud risks from Chase's Meagan Sibbald, Ginny Chappell, and Matthew Friend. This Buzzcast is also available in a video format at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvoPQOexvA&t=218s.

Join us on this episode of Nacha’s Payments SmartCast as we delve into the highlights of Nacha's Capitol Hill Day. Rich Leary, President and CEO of PaymentsFirst, and Bill Sullivan, Nacha’s Associate Managing Director of Government and Industry Relations, share their experiences and insights from their day talking to policy makers in the Nation’s Capital. Learn how Nacha educates lawmakers on the critical role the ACH Network plays in providing Americans’ most important payments.

In this episode of Nacha’s Payments SmartCast, Shauna Wesley-Baxley from Johnson & Johnson Insurance discusses transitioning from checks to ACH payments, enhancing efficiency and client satisfaction. Brad Smith from Nacha highlights the benefits of ACH , while Laura McGorty of Synovus and Todd Tracey from DPX Payments emphasize improved security, cost savings, and the streamlined payment process of Synovus Accelerate Pay.

In this episode we sit down with Michelle Yates, Director of Execution Excellence in Treasury & Payment Solutions at Synovus Bank and Chair of Nacha’s Risk Management Advisory Group; and Jordan Bennett, Senior Director, Network Risk Management at Nacha. Recorded at Smarter Faster Payments 2024 in Miami, our guests discuss issues risk management professionals are facing, the resources and guidance Nacha is providing through the new risk Management Resource Center, and who will find it useful.

Join us on this insightful episode of Payments SmartCast as we dive into what 2024 holds for The Payments Institute (TPI) and the Nacha Risk Retreat. In this episode, Peter Tapling, Managing Director of PTap Advisory, Katie Penoyer, VP of Treasury Services at CNB Bank, Lisa Coffey, Chief Innovation Officer at Corporate America Credit Union, and Stephanie Prebish, Senior Managing Director of Association Services at Nacha, discuss the unique educational and networking opportunities for TPI and Risk Retreat participants and offer advice on how to make the most of the experience. Whether you’re preparing for your AAP or APRP exam, or simply looking to deepen your industry knowledge, this episode is packed with valuable insights and tips. Don’t miss out!

Buzzcasts offer viewers fresh, hot takes on topics that will inform industry decision-making and the future of payments. The content, curated by Nacha's Payments Innovation Alliance, showcases the payments industry thought leaders and experts among our membership. In this episode, A Closer Look at Digital Assets, Mark Dixon, AAP, APRP, NCP, Vice President of Education, NEACH, Sharon Hallmark, AAP, Director of Payments Education, EPCOR and Kim Himes, AAP, SVP, Director of Digital Banking, Bank of Charles Town discuss digital assets, their potential impact on the industry and upcoming projects from the Navigating Through Digital Payments Project Team. Is there a hot payments topic you’d like to cover in an upcoming Buzzcast? Does your company have a new industry resource or tool you’d like to feature? Let us know at alliance@nacha.org.

Listen in as Alex Sheen—the exclusive Remote Connect keynote speaker and founder of "Because I Said I Would, "a social movement and nonprofit dedicated to bettering humanity through promises made and kept—shares the background on his story and motivation to encourage social change.