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Podcast•Feb 24, 2026•33 min
The New Rules of Ecommerce with Alex Dewison, Global Payments | Episode 469
In this episode, Alex Dewison, Director of Digital Solutions at Global Payments, explains how e‑commerce payments have shifted from basic checkout pages to seamless, invisible experiences driven by speed, security, and digital wallets. He outlines the hallmarks of a best‑in‑class checkout—one‑touch, tokenized, and dynamically tailored payment options—and warns against overloading shoppers with too many methods. Dewison also contrasts turnkey platforms like Shopify with custom solutions, advising merchants to choose based on their need for speed versus control and to align payment methods with geography, transaction size, and operational capacity.
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Podcast•Feb 17, 2026•25 min
The Signal: The Real "Payment Meets Fraud" Journey with Brian Rust at Worldpay | Episode 467
In this episode, Brian Rust, SVP and Deputy CISO at Worldpay, explains how fraudsters now target SaaS platforms and ISVs by exploiting weak onboarding, transaction logic, and refund processes. He outlines the fraud kill‑chain—from synthetic business creation and card‑testing spikes...
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Podcast•Feb 10, 2026•32 min
The Signal: Untangling B2B Payments: Why Complexity Persists & How to Fix It with Fauwaz Hussain, Global Payments | Episode...
In this episode, Fauwaz Hussain, Senior Director of B2B Partnerships and Strategy at Global Payments, breaks down why B2B payment processes remain tangled and how companies can streamline them. He highlights the friction points of card‑not‑present transactions, partial shipments, and...
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Podcast•Feb 3, 2026•29 min
The Signal: What's New for Platforms & Payments Featuring Matt Downs of Global Payments | Episode 463
In this episode, Matt Downs, President of Integrated and Platforms at Global Payments, discusses the major shifts in platform payments as the industry heads toward 2026, emphasizing that payments have become a growth engine rather than a mere feature. He...
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Podcast•Jan 20, 2026•26 min
Afshin Yazdian, CEO of Kurv | Episode 459
In this episode, Afshin Yazdian, CEO of Kurv, discusses how his company transformed a legacy payments business into a streamlined, SMB‑focused platform by eliminating friction, offering transparent pricing, and prioritizing human‑centered service. He shares his unconventional journey from law to...
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Podcast•Jan 8, 2026•21 min
THE SIGNAL: Payments as the Small Business OS with US Bank's Shruti Patel | Episode 456
In this episode, Shruti Patel, U.S. Bank's Chief Product Officer for Business Banking, discusses how small businesses are navigating optimism and pressure from inflation and supply‑chain issues, emphasizing the need for working capital and lower operating costs. She outlines U.S....
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Podcast•Dec 18, 2025•18 min
Peter Dougherty, President of Spreedly | Episode 454
In this episode, Peter Dougherty, President of Spreedly, explains how an open payments platform enables global brands to launch faster, reduce vendor risk, and improve authorization rates by providing a unified layer for tokenization, fraud, KYC, and multi‑processor connectivity. He...
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Podcast•Dec 16, 2025•28 min
THE SIGNAL: SaaS Is Dead, Long Live SaaS + Payments | Episode 453
In this episode, Peter Galvin and Luis Peña explain how the SaaS landscape is shifting from horizontal subscription tools to vertical commerce platforms that embed payments directly into the user workflow. They detail how integrated, tokenized payment flows enable new...
By Leaders in Payments