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Payments on Fire Podcasts

Episode 281 - Fanning the Flames - Unpacking the Latest Proposed Settlement of the Payment Card Interchange Litigation

In this episode, Bryan Derman, Russ Jones, and Chris Uriarte share their first-take analysis of last week’s proposed settlement of the long-running antitrust litigation between Visa/Mastercard and a group of merchants regarding Payment Card Interchange and Merchant Discounts. The discussion covers the basic parameters of the settlement proposal and then investigates some of the possible reactions by merchants, issuers, and networks were the settlement to be approved the by judge.

Episode 280 - Reflections on Fraud in 2025 and What Lies Ahead, with David Maimon, SentiLink

In this episode, Yvette Bohanan welcomes back David Maimon, Head of Fraud Insights at SentiLink, for the final episode of this year’s fraud series. Listen in as Yvette and David reflect on state of fraud as 2025 comes to a close. They discuss rising identity theft reports, the persistent challenges of measuring fraud losses, and the alarming trends associated with synthetic identities, stolen identities, and insider fraud. The conversation explores issues around various payment systems, agentic AI tools, and the regulatory gaps that contribute to escalating fraud incidents.
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Payments News

Bolt Launches Bolt ID to Help Counter $35 Billion Synthetic Fraud Crisis

PR Newswire

“Bolt announced the introduction of Bolt ID, a network identity system that helps merchants and shoppers reduce the growing risks associated with synthetic identity fraud and account takeover attacks. The system operates across Bolt’s checkout network and strengthens shopper identity without requiring users to create an account or opt into a marketing program. It verifies […]

Visa and AWS Enable Next-Generation Agentic Commerce Capabilities

Amazon

“Visa and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. announced a collaboration designed to empower developers and enterprises building towards agentic commerce. Visa will list the Visa Intelligence Commerce platform in AWS Marketplace, helping businesses and developers to connect seamlessly to a growing ecosystem of agentic commerce providers for next-generation reliable and secure payment […]

Wirex and Algorand Expand Stablecoin Payments with New USDC Integration

PR Newswire

“Wirex announced a strategic partnership with Algorand Foundation to bring USDC on Algorand to more than 7 million Wirex users and 80 million Visa-accepting merchants worldwide. Wirex users can now hold, send, and spend USDC on Algorand directly within the Wirex app, benefiting from Algorand’s efficiency and low fees. Through the Wirex Visa Card, users […]

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