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Episode 303 - Fanning the Flames: Every Payment, Every Environment, All at Once

This episode is a follow up to Drew Edmond's 2025 payments performance optimization series, and an accumulation of what he has learned about how optimization actually works today. And here's the short version - for subscription payments and for subscription businesses, an individual transaction success depends on a lot more than just the payment.  Tune in as Drew outlines a data-forward approach that spans every environment a payment touches, highlighted by clips from previous guests from the payments performance optimization series.
Card Networks ECommerce Investment Merchant Acquirers

Episode 302 - Catching Up on the Capital Markets, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS

About a year ago, we chatted with with Tim Chiodo of UBS and Chris Kim of Capital Group about the investment side of payments. It’s been a pretty volatile 12-months in the equity market since then - well-timed for Bryan Derman to welcome Tim back on the podcast and catch up on the market factors playing into the payments space.  Listen in as they recap the performance of payments stocks, dive into the e-commerce market, provide perspective on the card networks, discuss merchant acquiring growth opportunities, and finish up with a lightning round on emerging technology. 
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Visa Data Shows Stablecoins Gaining Traction in Business Payments

Visa

“Visa shared new data showing the growing adoption of stablecoins across business payments and commercial card programs. The findings come as businesses, financial institutions and payment providers increasingly explore stablecoins for settlement, treasury management, payouts and cross-border commerce. New Visa data shows: Approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card volume in FY26 year-to-date occurred across business and […]
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Stripe Agrees to Acquire Parafin to Expand Revenue Opportunities for Platforms and Help Small Businesses Grow

Stripe

“Stripe announced that it has agreed to acquire Parafin, a leading embedded financial products platform. Parafin supports some of the largest and most complex platforms in the world, including DoorDash, Gusto, Jobber, and Mindbody, by providing credit offerings for their small business customers. With Parafin, Stripe will strengthen its support for ambitious platforms while bringing […]
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Industry

Treasury’s First GENIUS Act Rule Draws a $10 Billion Line Through the Stablecoin Market [Video]

Yahoo Finance

“The Treasury Department has broken the regulatory silence surrounding the GENIUS Act. The core of the rule is the $10 billion threshold. Issuers with consolidated total outstanding issuance of $10 billion or less may opt for state regulation, provided their home state’s regime passes the SCRC’s “substantially similar” test. Issuers exceeding that $10 billion cap […]
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