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Payments on Fire Podcasts

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.

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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Payments News

EU Probes Candy Crush, Minecraft Creators over In-Game Payments

Silicon Republic

“Consumer protection watchdogs in Europe have launched an investigation into the companies behind popular online games – including the creators of Candy Crush, Minecraft and Clash of Clans – over how they price and operate in-game transactions. The probe was launched after talks between the European Commission’s Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and groups representing […]

Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance Unveils New and Updated Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Nacha

“Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance is taking an active role in 2026’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, unveiling new and updated resources from its Cybersecurity & Payments AI Project Team. The new resource is a “Hacker Hunt ” game designed to familiarize employees with common scam communications and generate discussion about the best practices for distinguishing […]

Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live with Financial Institution Clients, Advancing Stablecoin-Powered Banking and Payments

Fiserv

“Fiserv, Inc. announced that its digital asset platform is live marking a significant milestone in the commercialization of stablecoin-enabled banking and payments. The platform’s first live use case is Roughrider Coin, Bank of North Dakota’s dollar-backed stablecoin designed to enable more efficient money movement across the state’s interbank network. VersaBank serves as issuer for Roughrider […]

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