Best ISO INSIDERS Podcasts (2025)

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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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The Future of AML: From Regulation to Real-World Results 12:39

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Eleanor Hill (TMI) sits down with Peter Reynolds (ThetaRay) live at the 2025 Sibos Conference to discuss how developments in AML are changing the day-to-day reality of transaction banking. Together they explore the impact of Europe's new single AML rulebook, the rise of AI-driven compliance, and how greater transparency, data governance, and harmon…

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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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#430: MedTech Language: Patient, Customer, or Partner? 32:49

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In this episode, host Etienne Nichols and guest Dr. Allison Komiyama, CEO and Founder of Blue Stocking Health, dive into a fascinating dialogue about the language used in healthcare and MedTech, particularly the terms patient, customer, and user. They explore how these words influence the perception of care, service, and the entire medical device d…

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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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Shutdowns, Telehealth & Enforcement: Compliance Perspectives on Current Events 33:17

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Headlines change. Your mandate doesn’t. In this Compliance Conversations episode, CJ Wolf, MD, and Brian Burton, Healthicity Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer, cut through the noise to show how to keep programs objective, patient-first, and audit-ready—even amid shutdowns, delayed rules, and shifting priorities. What you’ll learn Enforcement reali…

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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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#429: MedTech Regulatory Risk: Navigating the FDA During a Government Shutdown 22:16

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This episode, hosted by Etienne Nichols, delves into the critical impact of a U.S. government shutdown on the medical device industry, specifically focusing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Guest Michael Nilo, President and Principal Consultant of Nilo Medical Consulting Group and a former FDA Scientific Reviewer, offers an insider's pers…

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Treasury in Transition: Managing FX Risk Amid Structural Change 18:01

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Over 3/4 respondents to PwC's 2025 Global Treasury Survey cited FX risk as their most critical economic exposure. In this episode, Robin Page (TMI) speaks with Michiel Mannaerts (PwC) about what's driving this focus, including geopolitical uncertainty, shifting supply chains, and currency volatility. Our guest explores operational challenges in FX …

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Making Business Easier: Cutting-Edge Treasury for Seamless Trade 15:40

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How can multiplying challenges be overcome to make trade less complicated? The answer, like trade itself, is constantly evolving. In this first of two articles, Bank of America's George Fong, APAC Head of Trade and SCF, and Olivier Anceau, APAC Head of Specialised Product Sales, reveal how innovative solutions can simplify operations, boost resilie…

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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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Shaping Tomorrow's Treasury through Steady Evolution 8:31

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Trends and buzzwords come and go, but the real changes in treasury have come as a result of steady evolution. Drawing on years of dialogue with clients across the globe, Dick Oskam, ING's Global Head of Transaction Services Sales, reflects on treasury's transformation – from fragmented systems to real-time cash management – driven by technology, re…

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Verified Identity in Treasury: Why LEIs Matter More Than Ever 10:42

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Live from Sibos, TMI's Eleanor Hill speaks with Alexandre Kech (GLEIF) about how verified organisational identity is reshaping corporate treasury. They discuss the growing importance of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) in enabling trust, transparency, and efficiency across global payments. Alexandre also explores how LEIs can help treasurers comba…

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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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Inside the Next Wave of Corporate Payments Innovation 25:41

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Live from Sibos, TMI's Eleanor Hill speaks with Kevin Flood (FIS) about the next wave of payments innovation and what it really means for corporate treasurers. Our guest discusses how banks and providers are enhancing the corporate payments experience and balancing innovation with treasurers' core priorities around speed, accuracy, and reconciliati…

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#428: Andragogy in MedTech: Why Adult Learning Principles Beat Traditional Training 49:21

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This episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, hosted by Etienne Nichols with guest Shannon Decker, CEO of VBC1 and an expert in healthcare transformation, dives deep into the science of how adults learn, contrasting pedagogy (child-centered learning) with andragogy (adult-centered learning). The discussion reveals why traditional training meth…

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ISO 20022 - Global Standard, Regional Realities 40:11

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Join us for an insightful episode exploring the global adoption and implementation of ISO 20022, the international standard for electronic data interchange among financial institutions. Our expert guests, Camilla Bullock and Joanne Fraser, share a comprehensive analysis of how various regions are embracing this transformative standard, offering val…

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Inside the Whistleblower’s World: What Compliance Needs to Know 50:58

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CJ Wolf sits down with Jacklyn DeMar (President and Chief Executive Officer of The Anti-Fraud Coalition) and Elin Kunz (testifying expert and former whistleblower) to explore the False Claims Act (FCA), the realities of retaliation, and how compliance programs move from “paper tiger” to practice. What You’ll Learn FCA in plain English: How cases st…

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Seconds, Not Days: The New Standard for Corporate Treasury 17:15

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Recorded live at Sibos in Frankfurt, TMI's Eleanor Hill sat down with Carl Slabicki (BNY) to discuss the rapid rise in uptake of instant payments and what it means for corporate treasurers globally. Carl shares how instant payments adoption is shifting treasury towards a real-time, 24/7 model, BNY's cross-border strategy, and provides actionable co…

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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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Policy Divergence Widens as Year-End Nears 6:38

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Welcome to the latest edition of Liquidity Link Live, your exclusive market analysis provided by Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world's largest cash managers. Tune in each month to discover the very latest insights on the UK, Eurozone and US markets. This edition was recorded on the 6th October 2025.…

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#427: Medical Device Reimbursement - Pitfalls to Avoid 41:12

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Treasury Through the Eyes of a CFO: a 360 View on Strategy, Leverage and Governance 13:51

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Live from the floor of the 2025 Sibos in Frankfurt, TMI's Eleanor Hill speaks with Sanjay Wadhwa (360 ONE) about how treasurers can navigate asset-liability mismatches, balance leverage, and meet both CFO priorities and regulatory expectations. Sanjay shares insights around building strong CFO-treasurer collaboration, maintaining high governance st…

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Treasury Beyond Borders - Crossroads of Commerce: How Asia's Treasurers are Redefining Risk and Liquidity 36:25

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Eleanor Hill (TMI) asks Yvonne Yiu and Sridhar Narayan (HSBC) how Asia's treasury landscape is adapting to trade tensions, tariff shifts, and evolving supply chains. Our guests explore the rise of digital banking, real-time payments, and AI-driven cash forecasting, offering corporate treasurers practical guidance on liquidity management, risk mitig…

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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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Making MMF Investment Even More Intelligent 14:35

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Eleanor Hill (TMI) and Pierre-Adrien Domon (Fund Channel) discuss the growing requirement from treasurers for real-time visibility and control over investments beyond cash balances, and how Fund Channel Liquidity aims to address these challenges. This candid conversation highlights the platform's data-rich environment, advanced analytics, and uniqu…

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#426: Software as a Medical Device: Securing Your Digital Future 44:59

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In this episode, host Etienne Nichols sits down with Jose Bohorquez and Mohamad Foustok from CyberMed to dissect the complex world of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and cybersecurity. They emphasize that SaMD is first and foremost a medical device and should be treated as such from the very beginning of the development process. The conversatio…

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Shadow AI, Emerging Risks, and What Compliance Leaders Need to Know 31:30

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Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept; it’s here, embedded in healthcare systems, vendor platforms, and even your day-to-day operations. But with innovation comes risk. In this episode of Compliance Conversations, host CJ Wolf, MD, talks with Santosh Kaveti, Founder and CEO of ProArch, about: Emerging AI Risks: From shadow AI to mod…

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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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Treasury Beyond Borders - Treasury's AI Future: Balancing Efficiency, Trust and Human Judgement 25:26

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In this episode of Treasury Beyond Borders, Eleanor Hill (TMI) speaks with Rahul Badhwar and Allen Li (HSBC) about how treasurers can benefit from AI today, and where its limits remain. They discuss the role of AI in automating workflows, improving data analysis, and supporting risk management – while underlining the importance of governance, trans…

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Ep 153: Inside ISO 42001: The Future of AI Governance with Danny Manimbo 40:09

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#425: The "Front End" of Medical Device Innovation: From Idea to Market 41:58

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This episode with Stuart Grant of Archetype MedTech demystifies the "front end of innovation," a critical yet often overlooked phase of medical device development. Stuart, a seasoned MedTech veteran with over two decades of experience at Johnson & Johnson, shares insights from his doctoral research on this topic. He breaks down the process, definin…

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ISO 20022 Made Simple: Navigating the ISO 20022 Migration 39:21

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ISO 20022 isn't just a messaging standard. It's a catalyst for unlocking value across the payments ecosystem. In this episode, we zoom in on the practical realities of migration. Nicolas Stuckens (Swift), Girish Raju, and Danielle Sharpe (Standard Chartered) explore what migration involves and when to approach it, outlining key timelines and resour…

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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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#424: The MedTech Startup Survival Guide with Steve Bell 52:03

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In this episode, host Etienne Nichols sits down with seasoned MedTech entrepreneur Steve Bell to discuss the critical lessons for starting and scaling a medical device company. With over 30 years of global experience, Steve shares insights from his work with major corporations like Johnson & Johnson and his role in building Europe’s largest MedTech…

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What ISO 42001 Means for Healthcare Compliance 23:56

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Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, from ambient documentation to virtual assistants. But as opportunities grow, so do risks. How can compliance and security leaders enable innovation while ensuring patient safety and regulatory alignment? In this episode of Compliance Conversations, CJ Wolf talks with Walter Haydock, former nationa…

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Treasury Beyond Borders – Treasury 2030: India's Playbook from UPI to the Digital Rupee 24:29

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Discover how India is redefining global treasury strategy. TMI's Eleanor Hill speaks with HSBC's Aditya Lakhanpal and Mohit Agarwal to share essential insights for treasurers navigating rapid change in one of the world's fastest-growing markets. From UPI's instant payments and the digital rupee to GIFT City's rise and ESG integration, this episode …

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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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#423: Inside the Investor's Mind: What VCs Look For in MedTech 1:11:23

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In this episode, host Etienne Nichols sits down with Josh Eckelberry, Principal at Solas BioVentures, for an illuminating conversation about venture capital in the MedTech and life sciences sectors. Josh shares his journey from a medical background to a career in venture capital, driven by a passion for creating "leveraged change" by helping innova…