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Voices In Payments - By PaymentGenesStablecoins: Exploring Adoption, Regulation, and Real-World ApplicationsKey Discussion HighlightsFrom hype to utility: Why stablecoins have moved beyond speculation and are now being used for real payment applications. The difference between volatile crypto assets and asset-backed stablecoins, and how value stability unlocks everyday use cases.Cross-border payments and remittances: How stablecoins reduce costs, settlement delays, and intermediaries. The growing relevance for merchants, treasurers, and consumers sending funds across borders.Micropayments and automation: The emergence of use cases such as small online purchases, machine-initiated transactions, and programmable money flows that traditional rails do not support efficiently.Industry adoption: The role of fintechs, banks, payment providers, and tech...
2025-09-3056 min
Voice of MPECorporate Athlete with Bram Vreugdenhil & Guido VermeentHow can pushing boundaries in sports inspire us to do the same in business? Discover how engaging in sports can sharpen our resilience, boost our performance, and foster values that directly translate into a more dynamic and balanced work environment.Join Bram from PaymentGenes and Guido from ScalingWave Consulting as they explore the powerful connection between physical activity and professional growth in a podcast recorded during the MPE 2025 conference. Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn or find us on X and Instagram.
2025-06-2416 min
the c-suite podcastShow 236 - Merchant Payments Ecosystem, MPE Berlin 2025 - Part 2The second of our episodes recorded at MPE Berlin 2025, Europe's largest merchant payments conference. We produced the show in partnership with Ecommpay, a global acquirer, payment gateway and orchestrator that offers fully customisable payments solutions to its clients.
Our guests for this episode were:
1/ Stefan Weyl, Senior Payment Manager, TeamViewer Germany GmbH
2/ Ana Reiley, Head of Acceptance Solutions - Europe Value Added Services, Visa
3/ Bas van Donselaar, Co-Head of PaymentGenes Consultancy, PaymentGenes
4/ Anne-Marie Dentz, Vice President Merchants, Mastercard
5/ Jüri Laur, Director of Product, Bolt
6/ Pragya Jauhari, Senior Product Manager, Booking.com
7/ Simas Simanauskas, Chief Business Officer, ConnectPay
2025-03-2643 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesOmnichannel or Omnichallenge? Mobile Wallets, A2A, and the Big Thing in the 2025 of PaymentsIn this episode we covered topics including:🌎Omnichannel strategy in Europe: Why omnichannel is an omnichallenge. What omnichannel means for different European countries. How regulatory, technology and cultural differences affect its application, and a discussion on cash vs digital payments in different parts of Europe.💡Alternative Payment Methods: the role of A2A payments, digital wallets, and Alternative Payment Methods in shaping the future of omnichannel commerce in Europe. A discussion on the growth of APM in Europe.❓The biggest thing for payments in 2025: what is about to take centre stage in the payments...
2025-03-0526 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesExploring Carrier Billing and Innovation with DIMOCOThe conversation provided fascinating insights on:📱 The Evolution of Carrier Billing: How this payment method has grown from a niche solution to a widely adopted option in Europe, particularly for subscriptions like Netflix and Google Play.🌍 Balancing Local Expertise with Global Reach: DIMOCO’s approach to blending traditional payment methods with carrier billing, serving merchants worldwide while addressing regional needs.🚀 Supporting Scale-Ups: The challenges businesses face when payment setups limit growth and how addressing these issues can unlock new opportunities.🤖 The Role of AI in Payments: How automation and personalization are reshaping the...
2025-02-0537 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesDriving Innovation: VISA’s Role in Fleet and Mobility PaymentsHere’s some topics we have covered:🚗 Transforming Mobility Payments: Exploring VISA’s role in facilitating seamless payment solutions within the evolving mobility sector.🌐 Innovation in Fleet Operations: The impact of mobility trends, such as increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and sustainable public transit, on the payment landscape, and vice-versa.📊 Future Trends in Fleet and Mobility: Examining emerging innovations and the opportunities they bring to the fleet and mobility industries.Ready to learn how payments drive innovation in mobility?Tune in now!
2025-01-0623 min
Voices In Payments - By PaymentGenesExploring the Future of Mortgages with AI and Digital Innovation. With Geert Van Kerckhoven from Oper Credits.This Episode covers an interview with Geert Van Kerckhoven, the CEO of Oper Credits, a SaaS company specializing in mortgage technology solutions. Key points discussed include:1. Digitizing Mortgages: Geert explains that Oper Credits provides software to streamline the mortgage origination process for banks across Europe. Their goal is to make the experience more efficient and user-friendly for both borrowers and loan officers.2. Challenges in the Mortgage Industry: Despite recent technological advancements, the mortgage process remains largely paper-based and fragmented. Regulatory constraints and legacy systems in financial institutions contribute to slow adoption of digital solutions.
2024-11-1124 min
Nieuwe KnikkersEmbedded Finance: een hype of the next big thing? De experts geven hun mening!Je kunt er niet omheen. Op ieder event staat het op de agenda: Embedded Finance! Wat wordt hier nu eigenlijk mee bedoeld? Is dit echt iets nieuws? Of alleen een mooie nieuwe marketingterm, maar inhoudelijk niet veel anders dan alles wat we al kennen?
De Nieuwe Knikkers gaan in gesprek met Joris Portegies Zwart, CEO van Ximedes. Hij vertelt wat er onder Embedded Finance wordt verstaan en wat deze ontwikkeling vraagt van een bank, payment service provider of ondernemer?
Ward Hagenaar, head of consultancy en co-founder van PaymentGenes en Kirsten Hoornstra practice lead...
2024-03-3044 min
IBS Intelligence PodcastsEp609: Do you need help finding, recruiting and retaining FinTech talent?Bram Vreugdenhil, Co-Founder and Managing Director of PaymentGenes; Neill Butcher, Founder & Growth Consultant, Chief Commercial Officer at The Conexus GroupPaymentGenes and The Conexus Group are merging their recruitment businesses. PaymentGenes Recruitment and Headcount will combine under the PaymentGenes Recruitment brand. Fintech may be all about technology, but it is still a people business, dependent on the successful recruitment and retention of the right talent. It is time to shift from downsizing to ‘right-sizing’. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence spoke to Bram Vreugdenhil of PaymentGenes (pictured), and Neill Butcher of The Conexus Group at Money 20/20.
2023-07-1009 min
PiekvragenContactloos en mobiel betalenWie betaalgegevens slim hergebruikt, kan een fantastische betaalervaring bieden aan de klant. Denk aan parkeergarages met kentekenherkenning, winkel-apps die je met één druk op de knop laten afrekenen en auto’s met geïntegreerde betaalsystemen. Een belangrijk proces dat dit mogelijk maakt, is tokenization. Twee experts uit de betalingsindustrie vertellen hier alles over en leiden je langs verschillende toepassingen van contactloos betalen; Ward Hagenaar (co-Founder bij PaymentGenes Consultancy) en Leonard Jansen (Product Manager Acquiring Services bij CCV) delen hun jarenlange ervaring.
Deze podcast is onderdeel van CCV Digital Exchange, een kennisplatform over trends en ontwikkelingen in het betaa...
2022-07-0400 minPiekvragenContactloos en mobiel betalenWie betaalgegevens slim hergebruikt, kan een fantastische betaalervaring bieden aan de klant. Denk aan parkeergarages met kentekenherkenning, winkel-apps die je met één druk op de knop laten afrekenen en auto’s met geïntegreerde betaalsystemen. Een belangrijk proces dat dit mogelijk maakt, is tokenization. Twee experts uit de betalingsindustrie vertellen hier alles over en leiden je langs verschillende toepassingen van contactloos betalen; Ward Hagenaar (co-Founder bij PaymentGenes Consultancy) en Leonard Jansen (Product Manager Acquiring Services bij CCV) delen hun jarenlange ervaring.
Deze podcast is onderdeel van CCV Digital Exchange, een kennisplatform over trends en ontwikkelingen in het betaa...
2022-07-0400 min
PiekvragenEvolutie van betalenIn de jaren tachtig waren cash en cheques de standaard. Nu - zo’n veertig jaar later - betalen we met behulp van smartwatches, qr-codes en biometrische gegevens. Hoe zijn we op dit punt gekomen? Twee experts uit de betalingsindustrie nemen je mee in de evolutie van betalen: Ward Hagenaar (co-founder bij PaymentGenes Consultancy) en Leonard Jansen (product-manager Acquiring Services bij CCV) delen hun jarenlange ervaring met betaaloplossingen.
Deze podcast is onderdeel van CCV Digital Exchange, een kennisplatform over trends en ontwikkelingen in het betaallandschap. Hier vind je interessante webinars, podcast en whitepapers. Alles binnen handbereik én hel...
2022-06-2000 minPiekvragenEvolutie van betalenIn de jaren tachtig waren cash en cheques de standaard. Nu - zo’n veertig jaar later - betalen we met behulp van smartwatches, qr-codes en biometrische gegevens. Hoe zijn we op dit punt gekomen? Twee experts uit de betalingsindustrie nemen je mee in de evolutie van betalen: Ward Hagenaar (co-founder bij PaymentGenes Consultancy) en Leonard Jansen (product-manager Acquiring Services bij CCV) delen hun jarenlange ervaring met betaaloplossingen.
Deze podcast is onderdeel van CCV Digital Exchange, een kennisplatform over trends en ontwikkelingen in het betaallandschap. Hier vind je interessante webinars, podcast en whitepapers. Alles binnen handbereik én hel...
2022-06-2000 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesWhat is Next in the World of DeFi and Crypto? with Kellogg Fairbank from NashListen to the podcast to find out:What is next in the world of DeFiThe challenges the cryptomarket is facingCryptocurrency walletsAnd more!Want to learn more about cryptocurrency and crypto wallets? Reach out to Kellogg Fairbank for a conversation!About Kellogg FairbankKellogg Fairbank is CEO of Nash, a fintech that makes cryptocurrency and decentralized finance easily available by bridging the gap between traditional banking and blockchain. An experienced technology executive and entrepreneur, he has more than a decade of experience in senior leadership roles in the fintech and payments industries, including positions...
2021-07-2046 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesHow Cloud is Accelerating FinTech with Luc Schamhart from GoogleListen to the podcast to find out:How Cloud facilitates seamless paymentsCloud data storage and protection capabilitiesThe latest developments in the world of CloudAnd more!Want to learn more about all things Cloud? Reach out to Luc Schamhart for a conversation!About Luc Schamhart Luc is a Seasoned expert with multiple years of experience working for tech giants such as IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce and now Google Cloud.About PaymentGenes's "Voices In Payments" - The Future of Payments podcast:The “Voices in Payments” Podcast, is an initiative launch...
2021-07-1341 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesApplications of Artificial Intelligence in Fraud Management with João Moura from FraudioListen to the podcast to find out:The use cases of AI in FinTechCombating financial crime The developments in AI in recent yearsAnd more!Want to learn more about all things AI in the FinTech world? Reach out to João Moura for a conversation!About João MouraWith close to fifteen years of experience in top academic and industry settings, he has acquired strong theoretical knowledge during his PhD studies in Artificial Intelligence.About PaymentGenes's "Voices In Payments" - The Future of Payments podcast:The “Voices in Payme...
2021-07-0653 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesDigital Euro, Innovation & EU FinTech Developments with Inge van Dijk from the Dutch National BankIn this episode we talk about:How players in the FinTech ecosystem can best contribute to the DNB’s vision. What the Digital Euro is and why it’s important The potential conflict with DNB entering into the domain of commercial banks How the DNB balances ensuring the trust of the financial system while stimulating innovation and competition with the major developments in the AI, Blockchain, Cloud and data What we can learn of Asia’s innovation in FinTech The state of financial inclusion in the Netherlands The most p...
2021-06-2940 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesHow Globalization is Impacting Acquiring Banks - Rodney Bain, Founder & CSO at APEXXListen to the podcast to find out:How globalization is shaping FinTechSelecting the right acquirerOptimizing and visualizing transactional dataAnd more!Want to learn more about all things acquired in a globalized world? Reach out to Rodney Bain for a conversation!About Rodney BainRodney Bain is a payments expert, global partnerships manager, new technologies hunter, and commerce enabler. About PaymentGenes's "Voices In Payments" - The Future of Payments podcast:The “Voices in Payments” Podcast, is an initiative launched by PaymentGenes to positively impact the payments community, by educating and conne...
2021-06-2249 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe Future of AML and KYC Compliance with Victor Fredung from Shufti ProShufti Pro is an AI-powered digital identity verification provider offering KYC, KYB, and AML services in 200+ countries and territories. It aims to create a secure and safe online marketplace devoid of identity theft and other fraudulent activities.Listen to the podcast to find out:The biggest challenges in KYC and KYB processesHow to leverage AI for an instant customer verificationThe evolving KYC and fraud prevention landscapesHow businesses can comply with the regulations without adding friction to the customer experience.And more! If you’re curious to know more about how you can provide a fri...
2021-06-1542 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesBusiness Expenses and Digital Onboarding Simplified with Denis Kiselev from SnapSwapListen to the podcast to find out:The complications in managing business expensesEverest, a business payments and expense management platform that allows business owners to simplify their expenses management.What’s new in facial recognition and biometric authenticationHow to optimize customers’ digital onboardingAnd more!If you’re curious to know more about simplifying business expenses management, feel free to reach out to Denis Kiselev for a conversation.About Denis KiselevDenis established SnapSwap in Luxembourg in 2015, relocating from San Franciscowhere he also headed a fintech company. With a professional background and ov...
2021-06-0842 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe Use of Artificial Intelligence and News Monitoring to Minimize Risks with Sjoerd Leemhuis from OwlinOwlin develops proprietary, next generation, Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies providing organizations with critical insights into counterparties, suppliers, competitors relationships and prospects proactively, continuously and in real-timeListen to the podcast to find out:The largest challenges FinTech companies face todayHow companies can evaluate the types of AIHow adverse news monitoring helps combat financial lossesThe concept of Natural Language Processing (NLP)Uses cases of Natural Language Processing How Owlin helps to timely detect critical events and sift the signals from the noiseIf you’re curious to know more about Natural Language Processing or Risk mon...
2021-06-0146 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe future of core banking systems, blockchain and AI with Sylvia Mensdorff from FISFIS is at the heart of the commerce and financial transactions that power the world’s economy. They are passionate about helping businesses and communities thrive by advancing the way the world pays, banks, and invests, serving more than 20,000 clients and more than one million merchant locations in over 130 countries.Listen to the podcast to find out:How modernizing APIs can boost the customer journey.How the benefits of open banking have developed in the FinTech world.How to avoid the pitfalls and minimize the risks of migrating to open banking.The latest developments in the ca...
2021-05-2544 min
Payment Talk - Fokus ÖsterreichPaymentGenes and EFT Associates - Parag Shah - Payment ExpertEpisode #13: Parag Shah is Payment Expert and working for PaymentGenes and EFT Associates . In this episode we're discussing the basic terms in the payment area, the difference between payment and banking, the 4-party-model, the payment schemes, the payment new-comers and infrastructure provider.
2021-04-2254 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe Network of Networks in Money Flow & The Future of Visa ❖ Daniel Van Delft & Jos van de Kerkhof - VISAVisa's mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, reliable, and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Visa's focus on innovation is a catalyst for the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and a driving force behind the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying its brand, products, people, network, and scale to reshape the future of commerce.Listen to the podcast to find out:Why Schemes, as of recently, are developing a new debit...
2020-11-0342 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe future of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) & the impact of COVID-19 ❖ Wilco Slabbekoorn - AfterPay - Arvato Financial Solutions.Afterpay is a payment-after-delivery service developed by Arvato Financial Solutions, enabling businesses to offer their customers a convenient way of paying. Under the umbrella of payment-after-delivery, AfterPay offers both regular invoice products as part payment options, complemented by a direct debit option.Listen to the podcast to find out:Noticeable e-commerce developments/trends in the last 4-5 months as a result of COVID-19The development of buy-now-pay-later(BNPL) options over the last yearsThe current and future landscape for Alternative Payment Methods (APMs)The characteristics of merchants that have been successful in quickly adjusting to the online...
2020-10-2742 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe future of Card Issuing & Frictionless payments ❖ Ian Johnson - MarqetaMarqeta brings speed and efficiency to card issuing and payment processing with the world's first open API platform. The platform was built from the ground up to power an innovative payment experience for many of the apps and services enjoyed daily.Listen to this Voices In Payments Podcast Episode to find out:Why a modern card issuing company is of such importance in a saturated marketHow does the payment processing landscape look like globally from an issuing perspectiveHow Marqeta is simplifying the issuing side of the payments value chain...
2020-10-2050 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesThe future of Omnichannel & POS Payments ❖ Eddie Johnson - AEVIAEVI lays the foundation for next-generation acquiring by empowering merchant solution providers to move and manage their classic payments proposition into a new value-added world of apps, payments, and smart devices.Listen to this Voices In Payments Podcast Episode to find out:What a true omnichannel experience looks like and the value it brings to consumers and merchantsThe hurdles for companies creating a full omnichannel experienceWhich opportunities are often missed when it comes to connecting online and offlineThe changes observed on offline payments as a result of the pandemic and how merchants can adjust to those...
2020-10-1340 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesInnovation Through Time as FinTech & Payment Development Accelerators ❖ Barnabás Ferenczi & Rüdiger Vogt - G+DWith over 160 years of experience, G+D is actively helping shape one of the most important trends of the future: security. The long-established technology group creates confidence in global payment transactions, modern communication, digital identities, and data security, by providing innovative products and solutions.Listen to this Voices In Payments Podcast Episode to find out:The key factors for innovation through time as a FinTechHow to maintain a high level of innovation through times of crisis & uncertaintyHow to shift your focus towards solving day-to-day issues during crises whilst maintaining the long-term vision of the companyThe importance...
2020-10-0638 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesTalent Management in Payments & The Future of HR ❖ Stefan Berndt - TISOffered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), the TIS solution is a comprehensive, highly-scalable, cloud platform for company-wide payments and cash management. For businesses, TIS creates a community of trust and empowers customers to make better decisions with 100% real-time cashflow visibility. The Financial Times named TIS as one of "Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies" for 2019 and 2020.Listen to the podcast to find out:The shift in attention from an HR perspective as a result of the coronavirusHow to position your company as a potential employer in times of uncertaintyThe recent shift in interest and priorities from payments professionals when joining a ne...
2020-09-2943 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesBiometric Face Recognition Payments and The Future Of Payments ❖ Mihai Draghici - PayByFacePayByFace is on a mission to create a customer-centric, seamless, and secure digital payment ecosystem for a safer, faster, and more convenient shopping experience.Listen to the podcast to find out:The effects on contactless payments as a result of the COVID crisisThe future of interactions between customers and merchantsThe biggest gain in using facial recognition in the UX for merchants towards consumersData Security for biometrical payments processing in a world of GDPR and PSD2Technical developments shaping the future of paymentsThe next big disruptor in the payments value chainThe PayByFace Global Full Remote Company StructureEven...
2020-09-2251 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesRecurring Revenue Business Model and The Future of Payments ❖ Siamac Rezaiezadeh - GoCardLessGoCardless is on a mission to take the pain out of getting paid for businesses with recurring revenue. GoCardless's recurring payments platform integrates with the applications businesses use every day, giving businesses more visibility over payments and saving them huge amounts of time on tasks like payment reconciliation.Listen to the podcast to find out:The current trend/development in the market that you are seeing in subscription billing/ recurring?The future of the recurring revenue business model/ recurring paymentsHow intelligent payment retries workHow to avoid structural problems in recurrent paymentsFlexible Payments & Revenue IncreaseMuch more!...
2020-09-1550 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesSCA education for Merchants, Fraud rate optimization & The Impact of COVID-19 ❖ Spencer McLain - EkataEkata is the new standard in global identity verification, providing businesses worldwide the ability to link any digital transaction to the human behind it. Ekata helps cross-border digital commerce companies grow their revenue by maximizing predictability using our global identity verification product suite.Listen to the podcast to find out:Ripping off the PSD2/SCA Bandaid and committing to the deadlineSCA education for MerchantsWhat merchants should ask their payment providersMerchant Data Gathering Standardisation for AcquirersAccepting good customers through SCA dataHow to optimize your fraud ratesThe impact of Covid19How to find the balance between false declines...
2020-09-1546 minVoices In Payments - By PaymentGenesHyper-localization in a globalised industry, the impact of COVID19 and the future of payments ❖ Rapyd - Vinay ShiriwastawRapyd has built the largest local payments network and its FinTech-as-a-service platform makes it simple to integrate local payment and fintech capabilities into any application.Listen to the podcast to find out:Hyper-localized payments in a global infrastructureThe main challenges that merchants are dealing with expanding globallyWhat kind of questions should merchants be asking their payment providers?How Covid-19 is accelerating change?Vinay's view on the future of PaymentsEven more!If you’re curious to find out more about how Rapyd can assist you to scale globally, please reach out to Vinay Shiriwasaw (Rapyd) for a...
2020-09-1540 min
Voices In Payments - By PaymentGenesIntroduction Season 1 The Future Of PaymentsThe introduction of the Voices In Payments Podcast by Diederik Klopper.First Episode: 15 Sept 2020 - An Interview with Vinay Shiriwastaw, Head of Sales Americas at Rapyd
2020-09-1100 min