Off the Rails from the U.S. Faster Payments Council - FPC
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 have been working to advance the U.S. market toward its faster payments future.
Latest episodes
Sep 12, 2024 • 31min
12 Sept 2024 Sarah Hoisington from Matera on QR Codes for faster payments, fraud prevention, and the Detroit Lions
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.
Aug 22, 2024 • 34min
22 Aug 2024 Vishal Pasari of Euronet on driving adoption, predictions for the future, and skydiving
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!
Aug 8, 2024 • 27min
8 Aug 2024 Kaue Tozzi of Banked on pay by bank, the need for standards, and The Last of Us
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.
Jul 25, 2024 • 25min
25 July 2024 Fred Fuller of Endava on Faster Payments, Standards, and the top hits of the 1990s
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.
Jul 11, 2024 • 27min
11 July 2024 Matt Friend from JP Morgan Chase on pay by bank, standards, consumer protections, and the Baltimore Orioles
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
Jun 27, 2024 • 32min
27 June 2024 Bridget Hall of ACI Worldwide on Instant Payments Trends, International Lessons Learned, and the joys of having a swimming pool
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.
Jun 13, 2024 • 38min
13 June 2024 Alex Gonthier of Trustly on Pay by Bank, Open Banking, Security
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
May 23, 2024 • 31min
23 May 2024 Steve Wasserman, Elspeth Bloodgood, Kevin Olsen, and Travis Dulaney on the new book Smart Instant Payments
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!
May 9, 2024 • 26min
9 May 2024 Josh Karoly of Netflix and Andrew Gomez of Lipis Advisors on real-time recurring payments and the benefits of standards to drive usage and adoption
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!
Apr 25, 2024 • 30min
25 April 2024 Steve Mott of BetterBuyDesign on Faster Payments Standards, Mortgage Payments, and (literally) a Vespa
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!
