Best Credit Card Payment Processing Podcasts (2025)

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Small Business & Charity: How Communities Support Ronald McDonald House 22:20

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00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:52 - Small Business & Charity: How Communities Support Ronald McDonald House 00:11:16 - Call For Small Campaign Winners 00:11:50 - Inside Black Friday 2025: What the Data Tells Us 00:21:22 - Outro Chapter 1: Small Business & Charity: How Communities Support Ronald McDonald House Al is joined by Kate Horton from Ronald …

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The CPayO: Chief Payment Officer - The Role Which Doesn't Exist (but should!) | Book Talk | PEP090 34:44

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The CPayO: Making Payments a First-Class Function (with Viktoria Soltesz) Payments isn’t a line item. It’s the circulatory system of your business. In this episode, we sit down with Viktoria Soltesz (https://www.solteszinstitute.com/), author of The CPayO: Chief Payment Officer — the role that doesn’t exist (but should), to map why every serious me…

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Contracts That Make You Bankable: Portability, Tokens, Termination | Adam T. Hark WHF | PEP089 29:00

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Banking Meets Payments: Capital, AI Reality Checks, and the Tokenized-Deposit Shakeup Hosted by Leo Arzumanyan and Jeremy Stock. Special guest: Adam T. Hark, Managing Member, Wellesley Hills Financial (https://www.wellesleyhillsfinancial.com/). Payments isn’t just rails and rates anymore; it’s capital, contracts, and data that decide who scales and…

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Stopping Deepfake Fraud: Identity at the Exact Moment Money Moves | How Payments Fight Back | PEP088 37:06

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Stopping Deepfake Fraud: Identity at the Exact Moment Money Moves A familiar voice on Zoom. A “known” face on video. A routine request that moves millions. Today’s most dangerous attacks look like business as usual—until the funds are gone. With guest Peter Segerstrom (Traceless) and host Christopher Dryden, Esq., The Payments Experts Podcast tears…

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Compliance-as-a-Feature: How ISOs Keep MIDs (and Sleep) | Website Compliance That Sticks | PEP086 32:10

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ADA, Chatbots, and Compliance-as-a-Feature: Turning Lawsuit Traps into Portfolio Stickiness (with Michael Williams, Clym (https://www.clym.io/) Cash is disappearing, card rails rule, and “set it and forget it” legal copy is now a liability. In this fast, no-B.S. episode, James Huber and Jeremy Stock sit down with Michael Williams, co-founder of Cly…

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Lending Against Residuals: How ISOs Really Scale with Super G Capital | Darrin Ginsberg | PEP085 34:36

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The payments world didn’t just change—it rewired who holds the power. Christopher Dryden, Founding and Managing Partner of Global Legal Law Firm, sits down with Darrin Ginsberg of Super G Capital (https://www.supergcapital.com/) to chart the path from door-to-door ISO sales to e commerce gateways and the rise of embedded payments. Darrin shares how…

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Maximizing Your Restaurant’s Profitability: Insights from David Hopkins 31:40

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Chapter 1: Maximizing Your Restaurant’s Profitability: Insights from David Hopkins Canada's restaurant industry is grappling with rising food and labor costs, shifting consumer habits, and economic uncertainties. David Hopkins, President of The Fifteen Group, discusses how restaurants can maximize profits and create new concepts. Hopkins emphasizes…

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VAMP Caps & Chargebacks: The New Rules to Survive in 2026 | Guest Maurice Griefer of MyCPO | PEP084 34:45

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The payments game has changed, and winging it is no longer an option. James Huber and Jeremy Stock sit down with Maurice Griefer of MyCPO (https://www.getmycpo.com/) to unpack what it takes to scale a high-risk ecommerce brand without getting crushed by chargebacks, caps, and the new Visa VAMP rules. From the wild energy of early ISO call centers t…

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Merchants Versus The MATCH List: Why The Threat Of A Lawsuit May Now Be Your Best Approach | PEP083 24:36

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Imagine being barred from accepting cards overnight—and no one will tell you why. That’s the reality for many merchants placed on MasterCard’s MATCH list, a risk registry that can sink a business while support teams stay silent. We brought managing partner James Huber and senior associate Bryce Vandemore into the studio to unpack what really moves …

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M&A Tech Diligence for Payments: The “Technical Carfax” You Need | Meet Traceless.com | PEP082 29:18

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Social Engineering Beats Your Stack: Fix Identity or Get Breached A single phone call to a help desk shouldn’t sink a global brand—yet it happens. We dig into how social engineering bypasses expensive tools, why identity verification matters at the exact human moments work gets done, and how to measure cyber risk before it becomes tomorrow’s headli…

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Hemp Ban Shockwave: Why A Quiet Hemp Rule Could Upend Electronic Payments Overnight | PEP081 18:21

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Hemp Ban Fallout: How Policy Whiplash Hits Payments, Portfolios, and Merchants. Hosted by Global Legal Law Firm Managing Partner James Huber and Senior Associate Attorney Bryce Van De Moere A sudden hemp or cannabinoid ban doesn’t just change SKUs—it detonates risk models, freezes reserves, and scrambles underwriting across entire portfolios. In th…

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Debit Is Not Credit (But Is It Cash?) | The Compliance Rule ISOs & Merchants Keep Missing | PEP080 24:47

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From Surcharging To Dual Pricing: How Small Businesses Stay Compliant And Keep Customers Hidden fees at checkout aren’t just frustrating—they’re risky. We dive straight into the real-world mechanics of pricing programs that merchants use to offset card costs and explain why the lines between surcharging, cash discounting, and dual pricing aren’t as…

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Dual Pricing v Cash Discount: Surcharging Mistakes That Trigger Fines | with Supersonic POS | PEP079 23:10

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Cash Discount ≠ Compliance: Dual Pricing, Debit, and the MATCH Hangover (with Mahdi Hussein, Supersonic POS) (https://supersonicpos.com/) Ever been told “it’s just a cash discount” only to have a secret shopper’s photos tell a different story? This episode strips the buzzwords down to the brass tacks payments professionals actually live with: the l…

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Taming Chargebacks With Real AI Agentics | Special Industry Insider ChargeFlow & Ben Herut | PEP078 15:22

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Taming Chargebacks With Real AI Agentics Too many merchants breathe easy under legacy chargeback ratios, only to be blindsided when their PSP tightens the screws. We sit down with Ben Herut, co-founder at ChargeFlow, (https://www.chargeflow.io/) to unpack the shift toward post-payment risk and why Visa’s VAMP is forcing acquirers and processors to …

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Why Your “Cash Discount” Program Might Be Illegal | Surcharging Dual Pricing and Debit | PEP077 22:06

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Surcharging, Dual Pricing, and Debit: The Compliance Traps No One Warns You About Hidden fees, stacked fines, and a maze of rules—merchant pricing isn’t just a line on a receipt, it’s a legal and operational minefield. We dive into the real differences between dual pricing and cash discounting, why debit transactions should not be treated like cred…

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October Baseball’s Economic Impact On Spending Across Canada 16:19

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October Baseball’s Economic Impact On Spending Across Canada Al is joined by Sports Expert and VP of Business Development at Moneris Data Services Sean McCormick to discuss the excitement of October baseball as the Toronto Blue Jays enter the postseason, examining the impact on local and national spending. Sean shares insights on how playoff rusns …

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Candor Over Clever: The Sales Edge Most In Payments Ignore | Field Guide for ISOs & Agents | PEP076 22:17

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Candor Over Clever: How Honesty, Software, and Solid Contracts Build Real Payments Businesses In a market where scripts and “solutions” blur together, candor is the unfair advantage. This episode features JJ Sedor of Paymint Solutions (https://www.paymintinc.com/)—a former construction-business owner turned ISO CEO—who wins by telling the truth, le…

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Surcharging Fines Without Findings: Dual-Pricing Compliance Playbook: Signs, Receipts, You | PEP075 20:19

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Fines Without Findings: Surcharging Rules, Real Penalties, and How to Stay Out of the Crosshairs Join Christopher Dryden, Leo Arzumanyan, and Jeremy Stock of Global Legal Law Firm (https://www.globallegallawfirm.com/podcasts/) as they discuss how merchants are getting hit with four- and five-figure “surcharging violations”—and no one will say what …

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AI Agents at Checkout: Are You Ready for Bot-Driven Commerce | Agentic Payment Transactions | PEP074 32:36

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AI Agents at Checkout: Automation, Authenticity, and the Next Wave of Payments What happens when AI agents start shopping and paying on our behalf—while merchants still have to trust the identity behind every transaction? In this special deep dive with Kevin Woodward of Digital Transactions (https://www.digitaltransactions.net/), hosted by Christop…

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Change Drives Payments & Your Choices Decide Survival | Smart Growth Safer Deals | Special Ep PEP073 23:41

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This special episode flips the script. Instead of hosting, James Huber, Esq.—Managing Partner of Global Legal Law Firm (https://www.globallegallawfirm.com/podcasts/) and co-host of The Payments Experts Podcast—steps into the hot seat as the guest, interviewed by Rob Hoblit, Chief Revenue Officer at NMI (https://www.nmi.com/), during one of their in…

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Inside Payments Since 2003: Digital Transactions Sr Editor Kevin Woodward Discusses Industry Now | PEP072 34:09

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Risk keeps moving even when the rules look settled. We sat down with Kevin Woodward, senior editor at Digital Transactions (https://www.digitaltransactions.net/), to trace where the real pressure is building in payments: Visa’s VAMP and its oversight shift, tokenization that works until it doesn’t, and AI that can help teams underwrite faster witho…

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The VAMP Era: Why Your Merchant Portfolio May Be Riskier Than You Think | Sound Commerce | PEP071 20:26

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The VAMP Era Is Here: What Payments Pros Must Know Before It’s Too Late Think MATCH was hard to navigate? VAMP just rewrote the risk rulebook. In this high-impact episode, Christopher Dryden, Esq., and COO, Jeremy Stock, sit down with Matt Steinbrecher of Sound Commerce (https://sound-commerce.com/) to unpack the hidden compliance traps now emergin…

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VAMP is Here: The Risk Game Just Changed: Are You Ready for Visa's New Rules? | PEP070 25:02

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Q4 is Here. VAMP Is Live. The Risk Game Just Changed. Welcome to the new frontier of merchant risk management. With Visa’s Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) now officially live, the underwriting, compliance, and dispute mitigation landscape is shifting fast—and merchants, ISOs, and Payfacs who aren’t already adapting may find themselves in hot wat…

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Why Smart ISOs Don’t Get Locked In | Build Optionality Into Your Payments Stack with NMI | PEP069 16:48

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NMI’s message is clear: you don’t need to lock into a single processor or bank to scale. With modular tools and real-time control over key systems, ISOs, PayFacs, and software platforms can adapt faster, negotiate stronger, and retain full ownership of their merchant relationships. Whether you're building a payments stack from scratch or optimizing…

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Why “Set It and Forget It” Is Costing You in Merchant Processing | Guest Rob Hoblit of NMI | PEP068 16:33

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The rules of payments are changing—often mid-transaction. Are you ready? In this episode number 68 of The Payments Experts Podcast, we break down the silent killers of merchant profitability: compliance gaps, outdated integrations, and poorly configured gateway flows. Managing partner of Global Legal Law Firm, James Huber, is joined by NMI (https:/…

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Merchant Processing Gone Wrong: The Legal Risks ISOs Ignore | High-Risk Processing Pitfalls | PEP067 14:47

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Behind the Shutdown: What Every Payments Professional Should Know About Merchant Terminations, Fraud, and Sustainability Why do some high-risk merchants process for years while others get shut down overnight—often without warning or explanation? And why are so many payment professionals blindsided when portfolios collapse or lawsuits emerge from de…

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The Future of Payments Is Stablecoins: Why Merchants and Banks Are Embracing Stability | PEP066 14:45

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Stablecoins & the $27 Trillion Shift: How Digital Dollars Are Reshaping the Payments Industry The payments industry is undergoing a seismic transformation—and this time, it’s being led by stablecoins. Once dismissed as fringe crypto experiments, these digitally native assets backed by fiat currencies are now powering over $27 trillion in payment vo…

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High-Risk Processing in 2025: Legal Landmines Every Merchant Agent & ISO Should Understand | PEP065 14:59

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The High-Risk Processing Trap: How Merchants Are Getting Exploited In the fast-moving world of high-risk payment processing, what looks like a lifeline can quickly turn into a liability. For merchants operating in regulated or fringe industries—think peptides, nootropics, coaching, supplements, adult, or subscription models—finding a processor will…

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Rediscovering Canada: Insights on Domestic Tourism 14:58

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Discover how Canadians are embracing domestic tourism more than ever before! In this insightful episode, Al sits down with Sean McCormick, VP of Business Development at Moneris Data Services, to discuss his findings. Learn about the reasons behind the increased focus on local travel, how the exchange rate and political factors are influencing trave…

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When The Processor Becomes the Predator: A Legal Wake-Up Call for ISOs Agents and Merchants | PEP064 14:21

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Exposing the Dark Side of Payments: When Processors Turn Predatory Behind the polished pitch decks and ISO agreements lies a side of the payments industry few merchants or agents ever see—until it’s too late. In this brutally honest episode of The Payments Experts Podcast, Global Legal Law Firm partners Christopher Dryden and James Huber pull back …

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Super ISOs Are Taking Over Payments—Is the Old Model Dead? | New Payments Power Structure | PEP063 10:56

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Super ISOs Are Reshaping the Payments Industry—Are You Keeping Up? The payment processing landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation. What was once a top-down ecosystem dominated by acquiring banks and processors is now increasingly driven by a new force: Super ISOs. These fast-moving, well-capitalized organizations are effectively operating…

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Stuck on the MATCH List? How to Save Your Business Before It’s Too Late | Removal Is Key! | PEP062 27:38

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Stuck on the MATCH List? What Every Payments Professional Must Know to Protect Merchants and Portfolios In the merchant services and payments world, few issues are more business-threatening than being placed on Visa and Mastercard’s MATCH list. For merchants, it can mean account terminations, frozen processing, and reputational damage. For ISOs, ag…

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Non-Competes Non-Solicits & Merchant Payments: What’s Really Enforceable | Contracts Matter | PEP061 9:03

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Non-Competes, Non-Solicits, and Your Bottom Line: What Every Payments Professional Must Know The fine print in your payment processing agreements could be quietly limiting your earning potential, career mobility, and business growth—and you might not even realize it. When was the last time you scrutinized the restrictive covenant language buried in…

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AI in Payments: Game-Changer or Legal Nightmare? | The Truth About AI in Merchant Services | PEP060 9:28

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AI in Payments: Innovation, Illusions, and Legal Risk Artificial intelligence is transforming the financial world—and the payments industry is no exception. In this episode of The Payments Experts Podcast, produced by Global Legal Law Firm, we examine both the breakthrough opportunities and critical blind spots AI presents for payment professionals…

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Top 3 Most Important Clauses and Terms For Your ISO Agent Agreement | Contracts Matter! | PEP059 42:20

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What’s Really in Your Agent Agreement? Legal Pitfalls Every Payments Professional Should Know In the world of merchant services and electronic payments, contract pitfalls aren’t just inconvenient—they can be career-altering. Agreements that look standard at first glance often include fine print that chips away at residuals, restricts future busines…

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Navigating Canada’s Economic Crossroads with Douglas Porter 12:51

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Canada’s economy has had a wild ride this year—but is it as bad as it seems? In our latest episode, BMO Chief Economist Douglas Porter returns to break down the numbers behind the headlines. From inflation and interest rates to the surprising strength of domestic tourism, Porter shares insights that every small business owner should hear. 💡 Why has…

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Surcharging Situationships: The Dual Pricing Dilemma Merchants Can't Seem to Solve | PEP058 26:12

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Dual Pricing Is Exploding—But Most Merchants Are Getting It Wrong If you've noticed more businesses offering different prices for cash versus credit, you're not imagining things. Dual pricing is gaining serious traction among merchants looking to offset rising card processing costs. But behind the growing popularity lies a compliance maze that too …

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Secret Revenue Imperative: Cybersecurity for Payment Processing | AJ Global Cybersecurity | PEP057 45:05

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Why Cybersecurity Is Now a Revenue Imperative for Payment Processors—and a Lifeline for Merchants Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue—it's now a frontline concern for revenue protection, portfolio stability, and merchant survival. In this episode, industry veteran Jon Aronson, who’s been shaping payments since 1994, speaks with Christ Dryde…

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The VAMP Revolution: How Visa's New Rules Affect E-commerce | Sound Commerce Joins Us! | PEP056 56:03

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Big Changes Ahead: What Visa’s New VAMP Program Means for Merchants. The payments world is bracing for a major shakeup—and many merchants might not be ready for what’s coming. In this eye-opening episode, Matthew Steinbrecher of Sound Commerce (https://sound-commerce.com/) joins us to unpack Visa’s new Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP), set t…

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Your Biggest Opportunity In Payments: Verticals | Caleb Avery of Tilled PayFac-as-a-Service | PEP055 29:42

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Caleb Avery's journey from selling payment terminals door-to-door as a college student to founding Tilled (https://www.tilled.com/), a revolutionary PayFac-as-a-Service platform, demonstrates the rapid evolution happening in the payments industry. In this fascinating conversation, Caleb shares James Huber of Global Legal Law Firm how his early expe…

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How Are Canadian Small Businesses Tackling Succession Planning Challenges? 30:29

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With the average age of business owners at 58 and many lacking succession plans, Canadian small businesses are facing climbing rates of closure. Al is joined by Dr. Sarah Burrows, Assistant Professor at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business, to discuss the growing concern of succession planning in Canadian small businesses. Dr. Burrows disc…

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The Business of Golf In Canada: Is It An Economic Indicator? 28:01

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This month, Al is joined by Jeff Calderwood, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), to discuss the economic impact of golf in Canada and how the industry reflects this year’s tourism trends. Jeff also delves into how golf courses are adapting to changes in travel due to tariffs and the various programs and services offered by t…

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The Honest Broker: Why Transparency in Payments Actually Pays Off with Aacadia Payments | PEP054 45:55

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Riley Bangerter, founder of Aacadia Payments (https://aacadiapayments.net/), takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolving payment processing landscape, sharing his unique path from stockbroker to payment expert following the 2008 financial crisis. • Entered the payments industry seeking residual income after the 2008 financial crisis coll…

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Payment Protectionism and the Payments Police Threaten Commerce | Special Guest Eric Grover | PEP053 57:24

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Who really controls the flow of money in payment systems? The answer might surprise you. In this eye-opening conversation with payments industry veteran Eric Grover of Intrepid Ventures (https://intrepidventures.net/), we uncover the fundamental power dynamics that determine how interchange fees move through the ecosystem. Eric and Christopher Dryd…

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Prepare Your Business or Book for Sale | The Art of Selling Your Payments Portfolio or Biz | PEP052 43:28

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Anthony Malatesta, Principal at Wellesley Hills Financial (https://www.wellesleyhillsfinancial.com/) joins Global Legal Law Firm’s Christopher Dryden and Jeremy Stock to share crucial insights about positioning payment businesses for optimal valuation and successful exits. What's the real difference between a merely profitable payments business and…

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Cash Card or ChatGPT Receipt Hack? Behind the Scenes of Payment Processing w Allen Kopelman | PEP051 50:12

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Two payments industry veteran experts talk about electronic payments in a way you have never heard before. Join Christopher Dryden, Esq., and special guest Allen Kopelman, Nationwide Payment Systems, Inc., for this in-depth, fascinating discussion. Check out Allen’s new NPS One platform coming soon, offering merchants a comprehensive business tool …

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Chief Economist Douglas Porter Discusses Canadian Economy: Trade War, Inflation, and Economic Outlook 23:08

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Al welcomes Douglas Porter, Chief Economist at the Bank of Montreal, to the podcast to discuss Canada’s current economic landscape. They delve into topics such as Canada's economic performance in the first quarter of 2025 and the effects of trade wars with the U.S. on Canadian businesses and consumers. Porter shares valuable advice for small busine…

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ATMs to AI: The Complex Landscape of Real-Time Payments and Reg Changes with Patti Murphy | PEP050 47:22

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From ATMs so novel they didn't even have a name to AI-powered payment systems that can take your order perfectly—the payments landscape has transformed dramatically since the 1970s. Joining Chris Dryden on the Payments Experts Podcast today is Patti Murphy, the "Payments Maven of the Fourth Estate," whose four-decade journey covering payment techno…

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Dual Pricing Revolution: How Tech is Changing the Game | Conversation With Paul Hadfield | PEP049 30:34

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Paul Hadfield shares his journey from college dropout to successful payment processor, emphasizing the importance of building sticky merchant relationships through technology and customer service rather than treating them as short-term revenue sources. Enjoy this conversation with James Huber, managing partner of Global Legal Law Firm. • Started in…

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Selling Dreams, Not Terminals: Tuzo Rewards Surprising Revolution in Payment Processing | PEP048 57:08

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Jeff and Hersh Moskowitz share how their payment processing journey led to the creation of Tuzo (https://www.tuzorewards.com/), a revolutionary rewards program that helps ISOs build stronger merchant relationships and increase portfolio value. • Started in point-of-sale systems in 2009, primarily serving convenience, liquor, and tobacco stores • Pi…