Welcome to The Issuer Academy: Paymentology’s Podcast to Innovate, Scale, and Provide Impact. Every week, we unlock the secrets behind transformative card programmes and next-generation payment experiences. Through in-depth conversations with industry leaders, real-world case studies, and technical deep-dives, we explore how advanced payment solutions can overcome traditional barriers and open new markets. Whether you're a startup founder, a retail banking executive, or a fintech enthusiast ...
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Hosted by NMI, this series brings our blogs and whitepapers to life with AI-generated podcasts, making it easier to explore the transformative power of embedded payments. Perfect for those who prefer listening over reading, these episodes break down key strategies that help drive growth for payments professionals, SaaS platforms and software providers. Each episode dives deep into critical topics, including: Technology Trends: Discover how cutting-edge innovations like embedded payments, AI ...
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Revealing Better Results podcasts focus on business and community-related economics and political conversation. From time to time guests are invited to join the conversation. Interviews with business and community leaders are a common occurrence on Revealing Better Results.
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Modularity: The Importance of Payment Solutions That Scale With You
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Fraud vs Innovation: The Thin Line in Digital Banking
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1:06:59In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Paul Trueman, Executive Vice President of Cyber and Intelligence at Mastercard, and Stephen Bowe, Chief Product Officer at Paymentology. Together, they unpack the fine line where innovation meets fraud, revealing how scams are becoming hyper-personalised, why tokenisatio…
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Going Global: 5 Ways To Win With Cross-Border Payments
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Win More Merchants (and Revenue) With a Unified Merchant Experience
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Sandbox Testing: The Secret to Smarter, Faster SaaS Payment Processing
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Contactless, Embedded, Effortless: Tap to Pay for SaaS Platforms
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How Word-of-Mouth Built South Africa's First Black-Owned Unicorn Bank
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40:27In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Rohit Subramanian, Chief Strategy Officer at TymeBank, and Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology. Together, they explore how TymeBank became South Africa's first black-owned digital bank to achieve unicorn status. What You’ll Learn: How TymeBank's hybrid phygital model with r…
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Go Global, Think Local: Why Winning in Payments Is a Regional Game
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39:49The payments industry loves to talk about scale. However, what is often overlooked is the real engine behind global success: regional fluency. In this special edition of The Issuer Academy, host Merusha Naidu brings together Paymentology’s regional leaders and Chief Revenue Officer Anna Porra for a rare behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to sc…
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Smarter Mobile Payments: Where Tap to Pay Meets Dedicated Hardware
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The Kids Are in Business — And They Need Better Payment Systems
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The Payments CRM That Powers Smarter Merchant Management
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The Rise of the Companion Card: Powering Africa’s Mobile-First Economy
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23:11In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Julius Abuje is joined by Alfred Mukudu, a Financial Services Go-To-Market Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Naima Yusuf, Head of Business Payments at M-Pesa Africa. Together, they dive into the growing role of companion cards in Africa's mobile money ecosystem. What You’ll Learn: How compa…
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Offline Payments: An Important Backup When the Connection Drops
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Automated Residuals Management: How to Maximize Value in a Portfolio Buyout
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Beyond Access: Can Tech Raise a Financially Empowered Generation?
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45:52In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Theo Kitshoff, CEO and Co-founder of Sticitt, and Drisha Kirkman, Head of Programme Management and Sustainability (MD South Africa) for Paymentology. Together, they explore the intersection of financial literacy and technological innovation. What You’ll Learn: How to des…
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4 Best Practices for Approaching Merchants
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3 Ways To Streamline Software Integration and Monetize Payments
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Prime Time for Everyone: How Merchants Can Ride the Prime Week Wave
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Smarter Cards, Simpler Stacks: Innovating at the Infrastructure Layer
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35:18In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Carl Raven, Head of Issuer Enablers at Visa, and Thomas Benjaminsen Normann, Product Director of Digital Services at Paymentology. Together, they dive into what it really means to innovate in issuing, from AI agents and tokenization to flex cards, cloud-first infrastruct…
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Fake Merchants, Real Losses: Identity Swap Merchant Fraud Explained
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Why Your Residuals Management Should Be Automated
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How SaaS Platforms Can Streamline Merchant Account Management
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How SaaS Companies Can Unlock New Revenue With Payments
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In the AI Stampede, Who’s Stopping to Ask the Right Questions? [LIVE FROM MONEY 2020]
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38:34In this special live episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, recorded at Money 2020 Europe in Amsterdam, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures and author of "Banking on Artificial Intelligence," and Tim Joslyn, Chief Technology Officer at Paymentology. Together, they cut through the AI hype dominating finte…
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Merchant Payouts: Ensuring a Smooth Flow of Funds for Your SaaS Platform
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Top 8 Benefits of Offering Tap to Pay to Your Merchants
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NMI Survey: Why SaaS Platforms Can’t Ignore the In-App Payment Shift
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Understanding Level 2 & 3 Interchange Rates: An Essential Guide
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Enabling Payment Acceptance: A Must-Know Journey for Software Platforms
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The Change Beneath the Change: What’s Driving Real Financial Transformation?
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1:05:28In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Leda Glyptis, Author, Advisor, Chair of Bourn AI and Professor at the University of Loughborough, Pauline Molloyi, Acting COO at OM Bank, South Africa's newest digital bank, and Anna Porra, CRO at Paymentology. Together, they navigate redesigning financial systems for tr…
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Why Your Payment Flow Might Be Driving Users Away — and What To Do About It
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Merchant Onboarding for SaaS Payments: Simplify, Streamline and Scale
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Trends in U.S. EV Charging and the Growing Opportunity for Payments Companies
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Build vs. Buy: The Complexities of Building Underwriting Software
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Wallets Are Being Rewritten: Tokenization, Embedded Finance & the Future of Payments
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47:28In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Michael Galvin, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Toqio, and Ignacio Gironella Merino, Head of Sales Europe at Paymentology and Global Sales Director at MeaWallet. Together, they navigate the true potential of embedded finance through cards and tokenization. Wha…
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Feature-Rich Platforms Are Winning in Today's Software Market: Here's How
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The Benefits of Getting MIDs Directly From Your Payments Technology Partner
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SoftPOS: The Next Evolution in Convenient Mobile Payment Systems
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BNPL Will Soon Impact FICO Scores — What Will It Mean?
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Forget Cards—Here's What You'll Be Using to Pay in 2030
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37:31In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology, and Christian Rau, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships, Digital Assets, Blockchain, and Fintech Enablement at Mastercard. Together, they explore the evolving payments landscape, from the future of cash and plastic cards to the t…
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The Issuer Academy Podcast is going live on Wednesday!
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0:55From next-gen card issuance to tokenisation, digital wallets, and Cards-as-a-Service, we dive deep into the strategies that are shaping the future. Featuring payment pros, fintech visionaries, and tech experts, this is where payments innovation comes to life. Watch the trailer now and get ready for game-changing conversations! #TheIssuerAcademy #Pa…
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Build vs. Buy: Choosing the Best CRM For Your Payments Business
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Tap Into Tap to Pay and Stand Out With SMB Merchants
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Build vs. Buy: Putting Together a Modern Payments Tech Stack
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NMI’s Approach to Network Tokenization: Faster, Streamlined Payments for Everyone
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Gen X — The Quietly Techy Consumers the Payments Space Forgot
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NMI Survey: What Consumers Want from Payments in 2025
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Network Tokens: Better Security, Higher Approval Rates and Seamless Checkouts
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