Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTwo Giants Control Payments: The New Truth About Debit Routing and Hidden Processor Fees | PEP102
Episode 102
Outrage alert: a government ambulance merchant was charged 9.49% in fees. We unpack how hidden debit routing and “pass-throughs” spike your effective…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
2026 Reality Check: The Truth About “Junk Fees” in Payments & CBD Peptides MATCH News | PEP101
Episode 101
Ever had a $100 ticket morph into $260 at checkout and wondered who’s skimming the difference? We use that universal frustration to open a candid tou…
3 months ago
The Illinois Swipe Fee Shockwave: Who Really Pays? | Illinois Bans Interchange on Sales Tax | PEP100
Episode 100
Card fees on sales tax? Illinois just lit a fuse. We unpack who really pays, how ISOs get squeezed, and why “compliance” might mean three prices at c…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Honor All Cards Explained: Visa & Mastercard Settlement Breakdown for Payment Professionals | PEP099
Episode 99
Merchants are told they have “choices.” But do they? We unpack the Visa–Mastercard settlement, the honor all cards rule, and why surcharging still tr…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Tokenized Deposits vs Stablecoins: The Real Payments War | Stablecoins Become Payment Rails | PEP098
Episode 98
Stablecoins aren’t a side conversation anymore — they’re knocking on the front door of the payments ecosystem.
In this episode of the Payments Experts…
4 months, 1 week ago
Residuals Rate Hikes & Reality: Inside ISO Economics | Payments Due Diligence Hack That Saves Money
Episode 97
Ever wondered why that “free” POS hardware ends up costing so much later? Christopher Dryden, Esq., sits down with Magnolia Ventures’ Jessica Casto t…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Data Is King: Building Real AI Guardrails in Payments: The AI Readiness Checklist For 2026 | PEP096
Episode 96
AI is no longer a chatbot. It is an agent that can move data and make decisions.
In this in-studio conversation, Leo Arzumanyan, Matthew Luciani, and…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Peptides, MATCH, and VAMP: Surviving the Crackdown & High-Risk in 2026 with Soar Payments | PEP095
Episode 95
Banks don’t close accounts for sport; they close accounts when risk stories don’t add up.
James Huber, managing partner of Global Legal Law Firm, sit…
5 months ago
How AI Compliance Controls & A Unified Portal Cut Lending Time In Half with DealHub 360 | PEP094
Episode 94
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Tired of chasing documents and updates across spreadsheets, inboxes, and shared drives…
5 months ago
Real-Time Rules That Keep Merchants Live: VAMP Portfolio Risk And Transparency | Qredible | PEP093
Episode 93
Payments leaders love to say risk is everywhere, but most teams still chase it with spreadsheets, screenshots, and crossed fingers. Our conversation …
5 months, 1 week ago