Live from the MoneyPot stage, Fexco’s Head of Product & Partnerships, @John Faherty, joined PaytechTalk host @Jan Jaap Omvlee to explore the next chapter in embedded finance and introduce payUnite—Fexco’s new global payments orchestration platform.
John shared how payUnite is designed to help acquirers, merchants, and end users navigate today’s fragmented payments ecosystem by:
· Reducing friction across channels
· Enabling intelligent, contextual payment experiences
· Supporting SMEs in scaling and internationalising
· Leveraging real-time data while remaining compliant with evolving regulations such as PSD3 and the AI Act
The episode also explores how Fexco is positioning itself in a crowded market by combining regulatory insight with product innovation—and what payments might look like by 2028.
In this special edition of @PaytechTalk, recorded live at Money20/20 Amsterdam, host @Jan Jaap Omvlee (@Banking & Finance) sits down with @Tom van der Poel, CEO of @XPP, to explore the future of personalised payments.
From defining what “personalisation” really means today to discussing real-time data, omnichannel integration, and privacy ethics, Tom shares deep insights on building seamless, intuitive payment experiences across sectors like transport, retail, and banking. He also reflects on cultural differences in Europe, regulatory challenges, and why Europe must push for a more unified payments infrastructure—while looking abroad for inspiration (hello, #Turkey!).
PayTech Talks welcomes Nicole Casperson to the Money Pot at this year’s edition of Money 20/20. Nicole is a journalist and entrepreneur on a mission to shape the future of economic equity. Nicole is the founder of Fintech is Femme, a media agency dedicated to empowering and elevating women’s voices within the fintech industry. Nicole joins PayTech Talk to discuss financial inclusion, her experience in the industry, and her knowledge of digital finance.
Welcome back to PayTech Talk Payments Around the World! In this series, Elliot and Emily welcome experts from all over the world to discuss payments and payments technology in their country.
This week, PayTech Talk travels to Greece to discuss with DIAS CEO Stavroula Kampouridou. Stravroula dives into the Greek payments ecosystem, highlighting the importance of DIAS and IRIS in the market. She also discusses how Greec was affected by the 2015 financial crisis and how the country rose up to create successful payments initiatives.
This podcast was recorded in April 2024.
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Payments Around the World:
Ecuador: Full Episode
Israel: Full Episode
USA part 1: Full Episode
USA part 2: Full Episode
Poland: Full Episode
Guest information:
Stavroula Kampouridou
LinkedIn: Stavroula Kampouridou
LinkedIn: DIAS
Website: DIAS.com.gr
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! In today's episode, Elliot and Emily welcome Matt Danzico, Director and Executive Producer at Danzico & Company. Matt joins PayTech Talk to discuss his experience with Phone Phreaking, the art of using audio frequencies to make long distance phone calls for free. Enjoy the show!
This episode was recorded in March 2024.
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Guest Information:
Matt Danzico: LinkedIn
Danzico & Company: LinkedIn and Website
Matt's current film projects: Website
Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! Today's episode was recorded during Women's History Month, welcoming Esther Groen, of European Women's Payments Network (EWPN), Lina Saleh, Co-Founder and COO at Cino, and Dajana Nozic, Director Compliance and Fin.Crime Advisor. In this episode, Emily sits down with Esther, Lina, and Dajana to ask advice, tips, and understand more about growing within the payments industry. This episode brings insightful knowledge for anyone looking to perfect their elevator pitch, understand the norms and changes in the industry, and become aware of the unconscious bias still prevalent in companies today.
This episode was recorded in March 2024.
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Guest Information:
Esther Groen: LinkedIn
European Women Payments Network (EWPN): Website & LinkedIn
Lina Saleh: LinkedIn
Cino: Website & LinkedIn
Dajana Nozic: LinkedIn
Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! Today's episode covers one of the biggest pain points in the payments industry..Cross Border Payments! To cover this subject, Elliot and Emily welcome Pedro Batista, VP Payments & Operations at Payhawk and Laura Rofe, Director Account Management EMEA at Thunes. Pedro and Laura discuss subjects like payments infrastructure, and the strategies companies like Payhawk and Thunes are taking to ease these payments processes.
This episode is sponsored by Payhawk.
Get ready to explore the world of international payments and discover how Payhawk's integration with Wise revolutionizes cross-border payments and making global transactions more efficient and cost-effective than ever before. Go to Payhawk.com to find out more.
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Guest Information:
Pedro Batista
Pedro Batista: LinkedIn
Payhawk: LinkedIn
Payhawk: Website
Payhawk International Payments: Website
Laura Rofe
Laura Rofe: LinkedIn
Thunes: LinkedIn
Thunes: Website
Welcome back to another episode of PayTech Talk! On today's episode, Elliot and Emily welcome Arnold van Sabben, Senior Product Manager Payments & Fintech at Bol., the top online marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium. Arnold discusses a wide array of topics such as the meaning of a marketplace, it's payments mix, and the new iDeal. Arnold also dives into the different events that influence consumer behaviour and payments trends, from Max Verstappen's F1 wins, to the busy holiday season and product releases. Arnold gives an inside scoop on the way payments works in a large online marketplace.
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Guest Information:
Arnold van Sabben: LinkedIn
Website: Bol.
This podcast was recorded in January 2024.
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
Welcome back to PayTech Talk Payments Around the World! In this series, Elliot and Emily welcome experts from all over the world to discuss payments and payments technology in their country.
This week, PayTech Talk travels to Poland and discusses Payments in Poland with BLIK CEO Dariusz Mazurkiewicz. Dariusz tells Elliot and Emily about the Polish Payments ecosystem, BLIK's position in the market, and the ecommerce market post-pandemic.
This podcast was recorded in November 2023
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Instagram: @PayTechTalk
Payments Around the World:
Ecuador: Full Episode
Israel: Full Episode
USA part 1: Full Episode
USA part 2: Full Episode
Guest information:
Dariusz Mazurkiewicz
LinkedIn: Dariusz Mazurkiewicz
LinkedIn: BLIK
Website: blik.com
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
PayTech Talk is back with an all new episode on Quantum Computing and Payments! Elliot and Emily welcome Mary Ann Francis, Executive Advisor Global Payments and Strategic Initiatives Advising, and Ray Harishankar, IBM Fellow, IBM Quantum Safe to discuss the importance of Quantum Computing in the payments industry. According to Mary Ann and Ray, Quantum is the next big thing people should be paying attention to today. Enjoy the show!
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Guest Information:
Mary Ann Francis: LinkedIn
Ray Harishankar: LInkedIn
PayTech Talk:
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Twitter (X): @PayTechTalk
Instagram: @PayTechTalk
Co-host: Elliot Lyons
Co-host & Producer: Emily Robida
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PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam
For inquiries, contact Emily Robida, Podcast Producer: emily.robida@cognitomedia.nl or via LinkedIn
Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! Today's guest is Anna Blyablina, Co-founder and Chairwoman of the Board at Stockholm Fintech. Anna joins hosts Elliot Lyons and Emily Robida to discuss payments innovation. Anna discusses her thoughts and opinions on the leading payments innovation technology, what is happening now in payments, and the upcoming Stockholm Fintech Week taking place February 12-16, 2024!
Interested in attending Stockholm Fintech Week? Purchase your ticket here.
This episode of PayTech Talk is sponsored by Stockholm Fintech.
Guest Info:
Anna Blyablina: LinkedIn
Stockholm Fintech: LinkedIn
Stockholm Fintech: Website
Stockholm Fintech Week: Event
PayTech Talk:
LinkedIn: PayTech Talk
Twitter (X): @PayTechTalk
Instagram: @PayTechTalk
Co-host: Elliot Lyons
Co-host & Producer: Emily Robida
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PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam
For inquiries, contact Emily Robida, Podcast Producer: emily.robida@cognitomedia.nl or via LinkedIn
As promised, Payments in the USA with Mary Ann Francis and Jim Marous Part 2 is here!
This episode dives deeper into person to person payments, e-commerce in the United States, the effects of the pandemic on the payments infrastructure, and where the US is now!
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Guest Information:
Mary Ann Francis:
Mary Ann Francis: LinkedIn
Jim Marous:
Jim Marous: LinkedIn
The Financial Brand: LinkedIn
The Financial Brand: Website
Banking Transformed Podcast: Spotify
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
This week, Elliot and Emily return to the USA with Mary Ann Francis and Jim Marous as guests.
Mary Ann and Jim discuss all things payments in the USA and how that differs from the rest of the world. From Instant Payments to Regulations to Check, Mary Ann and Jim cover it all! So much so, this episode of Payments Around The World is a two-part episode.
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Guest Information:
Mary Ann Francis:
Mary Ann Francis: LinkedIn
Jim Marous:
Jim Marous: LinkedIn
The Financial Brand: LinkedIn
The Financial Brand: Website
Banking Transformed Podcast: Spotify
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
PayTech Talk is going global! Welcome to PayTech Talk Payments Around The World. In this series, Elliot and Emily welcome experts from all over the world to discuss payments and payments technology in their country.
This week: Eliad Saporta joins the show to discuss payments in Israel! Eliad discusses the popular ways people are paying, the payments infrastructure, and the services Coriunder offers in Israel.
This podcast was recorded in June 2023
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Guest information:
Eliad Saporta
LinkedIn: Eliad Saporta
Coriunder: LinkedIn
Coriunder: Website
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
PayTech Talk is going global! Welcome to PayTech Talk Payments Around The World. In this series, Elliot and Emily welcome experts from all over the world to discuss payments and payments technology in their country.
This week: Andres Obando Rojas tells the audience all about the payments ecosystem in Ecuador. Andres discusses Ecuador's use of cash, e-commerce tools, and its growing infrastructure. Andres also discusses Kushki, Ecuador's first Unicorn, connecting Latin America's payments.
This podcast was recorded in June 2023
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Guest information:
Andres Obando Rojas
LinkedIn: Andres Obando Rojas
Kushki: Kushki
Kushki Website: https://kushkipagos.com/en/
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
This episode of PayTech Talk kicks off an exciting new series: Payments around the world. In this episode, Hosts Elliot Lyons and Emily Robida welcome Sandra Mianda, CEO and Founder of Paypr.work, and Pragya Jauhari, Senior Product Manager (Fintech) at Booking.com. Sandra and Pragya discuss the ways payments has changed since the increase in travel post-pandemic, the newest innovation in fintech for travellers, and other interesting aspects of payments affecting the travel and leisure industry.
This episode was recorded in June 2023.
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Guest information:
Sandra Mianda:
LinkedIn: Sandra Mianda
LinkedIn: Paypr.work
Website: Paypr.work
Pragya Jauhari:
LinkedIn: Pragya Jauhari
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
Ever wonder what sound payments can make? In this episode Elliot and Emily welcome Monica Millares to discuss exactly what payments could sound like! This episode was recorded following the Money 20/20 event in Amsterdam in June 2023. Monica discusses her experiences in fintech, payments innovations, what the sound of payments is and how it impacts audiences.
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Monica Millares:
LinkedIn: Monica Millares
Website: Monica Millares
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This podcast episode was recorded in June 2023 surrounding Money 20/20 Europe.
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
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On this week's episode, PayTech Talk welcomes Angelique Schouten, Author and Founder of 10x.team. Hosts, Elliot Lyons and Emily Robida sit down with Angelique to learn about her expertise with Artificial Intelligence and what it means for payments and fintech. This episode covers everything from ChatGBP, to Open AI, to AI generated images, and more!
Disclaimer: This podcast was recorded in April 2023, prior to 10x.team's launch.
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Twitter: @PayTechTalk
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Angelique Schouten:
Twitter: Angelique4real
LinkedIn: Angelique Schouten
Instagram: Angelique4real
10x.Team: 10x is a members-only platform & community that unites top fractional leaders & professionals with ambitious companies in search of exceptional outcomes.
LinkedIn: 10x.team
Website: 10x.team
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
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On this episode of PayTech Talk, hosts Elliot and Emily welcome Tiama Hanson-Drury, Chief Product Officer at Minna Technologies. Tiama discusses a particular aspect of payments that has become increasingly popular in the consumer's wallet: subscriptions! This episode covers everything from the benefits of the subscriber model to businesses "game-plan" for Millennial and Gen-Z consumers to what's next for subscriptions.
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Guest Details:
Tiama Hanson-Drury: LinkedIn
Minna Technologies: LinkedIn, Twitter, & Website
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida
PayTech Talk welcomes Sunil Jhamb to discuss Payments Orchestration! Sunil is the founder and CEO of WL Payments, focussing on enhancing user experience and increasing payment conversions. In this episode, hosts Elliot Lyons and Emily Robida discuss the basics of payment orchestration with Sunil and understand its valuable role in the industry. Enjoy the show!
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More from our guest:
Sunil Jhamb
LinkedIn: Sunil "Sonny" Jhamb
WLPayments: LinkedIn & Website
PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
For more information about how to be a guest or about podcast production, contact our Producer, Emily Robida