
PayPod: The Payments and Fintech Podcast
Welcome to PayPod, a show that explores the fast-changing world of payments and fintech. The show features interviews with leaders and entrepreneurs in the payments and fintech industries.
Each episode, you’ll hear an interview directly with a leader of the payments industry. We talk with fintech entrepreneurs, security experts, mobile developers, eCommerce pros, and more...
From credit card processing to bitcoin... from retail point of sale systems to cutting edge digital payments software… merchant accounts. mobile checkout, lending marketplaces, and beyond… we cover it all!
Latest episodes

Jun 7, 2022 • 18min
Autonomous Billing with Rom Lakritz of Anchor: Ep 222
Many businesses face numerous challenges when it comes to B2B payments and are often subject to revenue leakage in the billing process due to human error. In this episode we sat down with Rom Lakritz, Co-Founder and CEO of Anchor to talk about the benefits of payments automation to increase growth capacity and profitability. Check out show notes and more: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/06/anchor/

Apr 21, 2022 • 26min
Climate Risk Technology with Mark Bruno of Sensible Weather: Ep 221
Focused on the intersection of strategy and experience design, Mark Bruno, the VP of Product at Sensible Weather joins us in this episode to provide a window into what it means to manage climate risk in relationship to consumer experience purchases. By calculating Weather Guarantee pricing in real time, Sensible Weather is generating new revenue for partners and enhancing experiences for travelers because they believe cloudy days should never ruin a good time. Check out the show notes and more: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/04/sensible/

Apr 11, 2022 • 16min
Cashless Payments Solutions with Carly Furman of Nayax: Ep220
As the options to simplify our lives and digitize our wallets increase every day, the demand for unattended payment solutions technology grows as well. On this episode Carly Furman, the CEO of Nayax North America joins us to talk about the future of cashless payments, increased consumer data security in credit transactions, and the power of unattended transaction capability for business owners. Check out the show notes here: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/04/nayax/

Apr 8, 2022 • 26min
Simplifying Personal Financing With Stephen Sweeney of iCreditWorks: Ep219
The average consumer has approximately $400 of liquidity making it incredibly difficult to say "yes" to beneficial and often necessary health related procedures and services. In this episode Stephen Sweeney, Chairman and CEO of iCreditWorks joins us to talk about the advancements and benefits of a native mobile app that makes aquiring personal financing simple and hassle free. Show notes: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/04/simplifying-personal-financing-with-stephen-sweeney-of-icreditworks/

Mar 29, 2022 • 29min
Digital Transformation Across Financial Services With Mike Sha of SigFig: Ep 218
Financial Services has historically been a fairly low tech space. Mike Sha, CEO and Co-founder of Sigfig join us to discuss the way fintech is transforming the investing and banking experience. SigFig prioritizes collaboration with the banking industry to enable them to connect with consumers in a personal way, having a powerful impact through customer centric digital engagement. Read show notes and more! :https://www.soarpay.com/2022/03/sigfig

Mar 14, 2022 • 18min
Rebate Revenue Management With Andrew Butt Of Enable: Ep 217
Rebate Revenue accounts for an ever increasing amount of revenue margin across so many industries. In this episode Andrew Butt, CEO of Enable gives us a closer look into the way modern software can transform the rebate revenue management process creating efficiency and data transparancy. For access to show notes and more visit https://www.soarpay.com/2022/03/enable

Mar 8, 2022 • 29min
Crypto Payments Insights With Scott Of Cryptogic: Ep 216

Feb 28, 2022 • 25min
Digital Payments And Customer Experience With Dave Lehman Of Birdeye: Ep 215
A positive customer experience is critical to any business... and payments often play a crucial role in that experience. In an increasingly digital world, seamless payments have become even more important. Dave Lehman, COO and President of Birdeye, joins the show to discuss keys to quality customer experiences, digital payments, and Birdeye Payments, a new pay-by-text solution. Read show notes and more: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/02/birdeye/

Feb 18, 2022 • 26min
Payroll-As-A-Service With Andrew Brown Of Check: Ep 214
Organizations of all kinds continue to explore vertical integration of payments, lending, and other financial services to create alternative revenue sources and drive growth. On this episode, we take a look at the power of payroll integrations to unlock new capabilities and opportunities for fintechs, employers, SaaS businesses, and beyond. Our guest is Andrew Brown, the founder and CEO of Check, which is a payroll infrastructure startup that lets you embed payroll directly in your vertical SaaS, HR, or time-tracking platform. Check is leading the charge with payroll-as-a-service! Read show notes and more: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/02/check/

Feb 11, 2022 • 23min
Simplifying Money Management With Amanda Orson Of Curve: Ep 213
With so many ways to pay for products and services, multiple credit cards, bank accounts, and and beyond… there has never been more consumers must keep track of in regards to their money. How can technology, and something like an app on your phone simplify this all? Amanda Orson, VP, Head of North America at Curve, joins the show to share how Curve is simplifying money management. Read show notes and more: https://www.soarpay.com/2022/02/curve/