{"id":3089625,"date":"2025-10-01T13:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?page_id=3089625"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:43:47","slug":"podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ps-hero-section-block_e16dd42d214b51bc11068446994112b3\" class=\"ps-hero-section alignwide\" style=\"background-color: #1eb0a1\">\n  <div class=\"ps-hero-section__background-icon\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/themes\/flex-mag-sixspoke\/images\/icons\/podacst-single-icon.png\" alt=\"Hero Section Background Icon\">\n  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ps-hero-section__foreground\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Microfon-2.png\" alt=\"Hero Image\" class=\"ps-hero-section__foreground-img\">\n        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data-title=\"David\u2019s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook on Betting Big and Knowing When Not To\"\n            data-total-plays=\"89\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/davids-bridal-ceo-kelly-cook-on-betting-big-and-knowing-when-not-to\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__card-link\">\n              <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__image\">\n                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/podcast-artwork-18971331-1775506263_aef95f.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                  Monday Conversation                <\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                  David\u2019s Bridal CEO Kelly Cook on Betting Big and Knowing When Not To                <\/h3>\n                                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                    Ahead of her one-year anniversary as CEO, Kelly Cook talks with Karen Webster about her push to reinvent David\u2019s Bridal.                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/article>\n                  \n        <!-- Display regular posts -->\n                    <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2026-04-06\"\n              data-title=\"Rezolve CEO Sees Growing Competition Over Control of AI Shopping\"\n              data-total-plays=\"91\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/rezolve-ceo-sees-growing-competition-over-control-of-ai-shopping\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n          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                        <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"wage-to-wallet\"\n              data-topics=\"real-time-payments\"\n              data-date=\"2026-03-13\"\n              data-title=\"Platforms Reshape Labor Economy Paydays and Job Mobility\"\n              data-total-plays=\"152\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/platforms-reshape-labor-economy-paydays-and-job-mobility\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/podcast-artwork-18839102-1773366153_6d4147.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Wage to Wallet                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Platforms Reshape Labor Economy Paydays and Job Mobility                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      The structure of work is shifting as digital platforms connect workers with opportunities in ways that resemble markets.&nbsp;                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"cybersecurity\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-27\"\n              data-title=\"Banks Win When They Connect Risk Signals Across the Life Cycle\"\n              data-total-plays=\"154\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/banks-win-when-they-connect-risk-signals-across-the-life-cycle\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18759176-1772167341_0f205e.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Banks Win When They Connect Risk Signals Across the Life Cycle                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Trulioo CEO Vicky Bindra says the ability to unify high-quality data and apply \u201cgood friction\u201d at the right moments is key to fighting fraud.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-26\"\n              data-title=\"AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt\"\n              data-total-plays=\"142\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/ai-agents-start-shopping-and-payments-firms-adapt\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18756245-1772132698_fccc7a.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      FIS\u2019 Mladen Vladic discusses why future-ready payments infrastructure is important as AI agents begin to search, negotiate and transact.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-25\"\n              data-title=\"Banks Rethink Fraud Controls as False Declines Rise\"\n              data-total-plays=\"109\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/banks-rethink-fraud-controls-as-false-declines-rise\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18748348-1772052148_168560.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Banks Rethink Fraud Controls as False Declines Rise                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      With AI-powered fraud becoming standard, Entersekt&#8217;s Dewald Nolte shares why the competitive edge in payments security lies in context.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"b2b\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-25\"\n              data-title=\"For B2B Payments, Speed Is the New Strategy\"\n              data-total-plays=\"90\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/for-b2b-payments-speed-is-the-new-strategy\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18748400-1772052144_848df5.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    For B2B Payments, Speed Is the New Strategy                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Boost&#8217;s Dean Leavitt explains why B2B firms are realizing that the velocity at which their AP and AR systems can adapt to real-world demands is now a key lever for growth.&nbsp;                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"banking\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-24\"\n              data-title=\"The Clearing House: Trust Is the Gatekeeper for What\u2019s Next in Payments\"\n              data-total-plays=\"101\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/the-clearing-house-trust-is-the-gatekeeper-for-whats-next-in-payments\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18742738-1771972936_43fe70.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    The Clearing House: Trust Is the Gatekeeper for What\u2019s Next in Payments                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      The Clearing House\u2019s Sal Karakaplan says reliability, security and transparency will determine how innovations gain durable traction.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-24\"\n              data-title=\"Credit Unions Build Cloud Data Strategy to Stay Competitive\"\n              data-total-plays=\"95\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/credit-unions-build-cloud-data-strategy-to-stay-competitive\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18740891-1771955665_170d7f.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Credit Unions Build Cloud Data Strategy to Stay Competitive                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Velera\u2019s Cody Banks says credit unions that operationalize data and automate decision-making will distinguish themselves in payments.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-24\"\n              data-title=\"Banks Race to Close Real-Time Payment Gaps\"\n              data-total-plays=\"80\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/banks-race-to-close-real-time-payment-gaps\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18736738-1771900947_bbd855.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Banks Race to Close Real-Time Payment Gaps                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      i2c Chief Client Officer Serena Smith says real-time payments require interoperability so banks can connect compliance and stop fraud.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-24\"\n              data-title=\"Paysafe Calls Digital Wallets the New Hub for Payments and Commerce\"\n              data-total-plays=\"96\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/paysafe-calls-digital-wallets-the-new-hub-for-payments-and-commerce\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18736757-1771900942_a8ffb6.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Paysafe Calls Digital Wallets the New Hub for Payments and Commerce                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Bob Legters, CPO at Paysafe, says the increasing use of digital wallets can streamline back-office processes and reduce costs.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-23\"\n              data-title=\"The Medical School Dean Who Says AI in Healthcare Moved Faster Than He Ever Expected\"\n              data-total-plays=\"82\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/the-medical-school-dean-who-says-ai-in-healthcare-moved-faster-than-he-ever-expected\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18733332-1771880585_63ea66.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    The Medical School Dean Who Says AI in Healthcare Moved Faster Than He Ever Expected                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Marschall Runge, former CEO and dean of Michigan Medicine, says he was wrong to be cautious about healthcare AI.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"wage-to-wallet\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-04\"\n              data-title=\"Every Workday Is Payday in an Instant\"\n              data-total-plays=\"158\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/every-workday-is-payday-in-an-instant\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18621667-1770169333_e176ce.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Wage to Wallet                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Every Workday Is Payday in an Instant                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Same-day and same-shift payouts are changing how transactional workers judge jobs and manage cash flow. As platforms compress the gap between work completed and wages received, employers and payments providers are confronting a labor market where timing matters as much as pay.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"real-time-payments\"\n              data-date=\"2026-02-02\"\n              data-title=\"PicPay Takes Its Credit Strategy to Wall Street With U.S. IPO\"\n              data-total-plays=\"119\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/picpay-takes-its-credit-strategy-to-wall-street-with-u-s-ipo\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18613400-1770067399_45e5d8.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    PicPay Takes Its Credit Strategy to Wall Street With U.S. IPO                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      PicPay\u2019s U.S. IPO marks a shift toward credit-driven growth built on wallet data, underwriting discipline and deeper customer engagement.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"wage-to-wallet\"\n              data-topics=\"gig-economy\"\n              data-date=\"2026-01-20\"\n              data-title=\"Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America\u2019s Hourly Workers\"\n              data-total-plays=\"172\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/unpredictable-pay-cycles-break-financial-stability-for-americas-hourly-workers\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/podcast-artwork-18540204-1768920143_bca7e0.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Wage to Wallet                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America\u2019s Hourly Workers                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      In a PYMNTS podcast, leaders from Ingo Payments and WorkWhile explain how fixing \u201cBill Pay Roulette\u201d could stabilize workers and economies.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2026-01-02\"\n              data-title=\"Visa Maps a Path to Agentic Commerce That Feels Familiar \u2014 and Safe\"\n              data-total-plays=\"231\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/visa-maps-a-path-to-agentic-commerce-that-feels-familiar-and-safe\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/podcast-artwork-18444034-1771963912_bac863.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Visa Maps a Path to Agentic Commerce That Feels Familiar \u2014 and Safe                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Rubail Birwadker of Visa says agentic commerce will only scale if identity, permissions and risk controls are built into the transaction.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"wage-to-wallet\"\n              data-topics=\"economy\"\n              data-date=\"2025-12-14\"\n              data-title=\"Wage to Wallet Index\u2122 Shows Wage Shocks Hit Labor Economy Hard\"\n              data-total-plays=\"157\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/wage-to-wallet-index-shows-wage-shocks-hit-labor-economy-hard\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/podcast-artwork-18344749-1765755737_b3f77b.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Wage to Wallet                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Wage to Wallet Index\u2122 Shows Wage Shocks Hit Labor Economy Hard                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      WorkWhile Chief Economist Alan Armen says wage shocks move through hourly workers\u2019 budgets in weeks, not quarters, because income becomes spending almost immediately. The latest Wage to Wallet\u2122 findings show platforms supplying 15% to 30% of income as workers try to address declining wages.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2025-12-10\"\n              data-title=\"CFOs and AI Help Emerging Enterprises Accelerate Time to Cash\u2122\"\n              data-total-plays=\"132\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/cfos-and-ai-help-emerging-enterprises-accelerate-time-to-cash\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/podcast-artwork-18327822-1765399015_2e93d5.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    CFOs and AI Help Emerging Enterprises Accelerate Time to Cash\u2122                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      CFOs at emerging enterprises are redesigning and adding speed to their cash cycles. As a PYMNTS panel with insights from Bottomline, Coupa and FIS tells Karen Webster, automation, AI and stronger onboarding are the keys to faster liquidity. Together they outline how better data, improved processes and real-time tools will define time-to-cash performance heading into [&hellip;]                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2025-12-09\"\n              data-title=\"AI Automation Unlocks Small Business Agility\"\n              data-total-plays=\"135\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/ai-automation-unlocks-small-business-agility\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/podcast-artwork-18326724-1765399019_011ed7.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    AI Automation Unlocks Small Business Agility                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Meet the Fortune 5 Million. It\u2019s how BILL CEO Ren\u00e9 Lacerte describes the US small business community. As AI agents push the financial back office toward full autonomy, Lacerte says the shift will spark nothing short of a creative payments renaissance as it eliminates the grind of financial operations. He believes it will unleash the [&hellip;]                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"digital-transformation\"\n              data-date=\"2025-12-04\"\n              data-title=\"Boston Rebuilds Payments to Simplify Municipal Money Flows\"\n              data-total-plays=\"126\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/boston-rebuilds-payments-to-simplify-municipal-money-flows\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/podcast-artwork-18301386-1764884119_576d0c.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Boston Rebuilds Payments to Simplify Municipal Money Flows                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Boston Finance Manager Rich Andrade and Passport CTO Gene Rohrwasser tell PYMNTS\u2019 Karen Webster how the city is finally breaking from a decades-old patchwork of vendors to build a unified payment platform that promises real-time insight and a more modern experience for residents and visitors alike.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"omnichannel-retail\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-20\"\n              data-title=\"Furniture.com Reinvents Furniture Buying With AI\"\n              data-total-plays=\"103\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/furniture-com-reinvents-furniture-buying-with-ai\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/podcast-artwork-18221460-1764884127_0fc88d.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Furniture.com Reinvents Furniture Buying With AI                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Furniture.com is rebuilding the furniture-buying experience for the agentic commerce age. In a PYMNTS SKU conversation, Cofounder and CMO Dan Bennett tells Karen Webster that by using standardized data and AI, the company is unifying retail partners into a single-cart, highly personalized platform.&nbsp;                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"personalization\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-20\"\n              data-title=\"How CVS Is Turning First-Party Data Into Its Retail Media Power Play\"\n              data-total-plays=\"151\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/how-cvs-is-turning-first-party-data-into-its-retail-media-power-play\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/podcast-artwork-18221468-1764884123_e4c7e1.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    How CVS Is Turning First-Party Data Into Its Retail Media Power Play                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Personalization at scale requires moving from shoppers to signals, and Parbinder &#8220;Parbs&#8221; Dhariwal, VP and General Manager at CVS Media Exchange, shares why the retailer\u2019s media network is focused on a future where every aisle, every screen, and yes, every long register receipt, is part of a larger conversation between brand and consumer.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"omnichannel-retail\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-19\"\n              data-title=\"Cox Automotive Wants to Eliminate the \u2018Channel Break\u2019 in Car Buying\"\n              data-total-plays=\"129\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/cox-automotive-wants-to-eliminate-the-channel-break-in-car-buying\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18219521-1763587439_10d7be.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Cox Automotive Wants to Eliminate the \u2018Channel Break\u2019 in Car Buying                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Cox Automotive\u2019s new omnichannel platform connects every step of the car-buying journey, closing the long-standing channel break between online research and in-store purchasing. In a Monday Conversation with PYMNTS\u2019 Karen Webster, Senior VP Jessica Stafford explains why shifting dealer mindsets , not just upgrading technology, is the real unlock.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-19\"\n              data-title=\"Ulta Beauty Uses AI to Bridge Social Discovery and In-Store Experiences\"\n              data-total-plays=\"160\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/ulta-beauty-uses-ai-to-bridge-social-discovery-and-in-store-experiences\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18219551-1763587435_6a7a54.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Ulta Beauty Uses AI to Bridge Social Discovery and In-Store Experiences                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Ulta Beauty is building a commerce ecosystem where AI, social discovery and stores work together to meet fast moving consumer expectations. In a conversation with PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster for the PYMNTS series The SKU, Ulta SVP Josh Friedman explains how the retailer tries to make sure every guest gets what she wants.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-19\"\n              data-title=\"Trulioo CEO Says Leadership Today Is About Trust, Data and Decision Making\"\n              data-total-plays=\"132\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/trulioo-ceo-says-leadership-today-is-about-trust-data-and-decision-making\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18219625-1763587432_7710fd.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Trulioo CEO Says Leadership Today Is About Trust, Data and Decision Making                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Trulioo CEO Vicky Bindra\u202fsays leadership in the age of breakaway technology innovation isn\u2019t about keeping pace. It\u2019s more about redefining trust, data and decision making when machines move faster than markets. Read more in Bindra\u2019s interview as part of the \u201cWhat\u2019s Next in Payments\u201d\u202fseries,\u202f\u201cThe Year of the CEO.\u201d&nbsp;                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-19\"\n              data-title=\"Robert Talbott Reclaims Madison Avenue to Test American Luxury\"\n              data-total-plays=\"85\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/robert-talbott-reclaims-madison-avenue-to-test-american-luxury\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18219440-1763587443_6cde89.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Robert Talbott Reclaims Madison Avenue to Test American Luxury                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      When PYMNTS\u2019 Karen Webster sat down with Alex Angelchik, the Newtimes Group CEO made a bold case for why American luxury needs a reset. His approach to relaunching Robert Talbott hints at a playbook far different from what today\u2019s fashion incumbents expect.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"cybersecurity\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-19\"\n              data-title=\"Inside the \u2018Perfect Storm\u2019 Disrupting Fraud and Risk Management\"\n              data-total-plays=\"92\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/inside-the-perfect-storm-disrupting-fraud-and-risk-management\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18219239-1763576614_1a2ca8.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Inside the \u2018Perfect Storm\u2019 Disrupting Fraud and Risk Management                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Matthew Pearce, vice president of Fraud Risk Management and Dispute Operations at i2c, says the collision of innovation, tightening oversight and real-time payments is creating a \u201cperfect storm\u201d that few financial institutions are fully prepared to navigate. Read more in this PYMNTS interview.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"cybersecurity\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-05\"\n              data-title=\"Mastercard Turns Cyber Threats Into Teachable Moments\"\n              data-total-plays=\"165\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/mastercard-turns-cyber-threats-into-teachable-moments\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18101335-1762369216_b85af0.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Mastercard Turns Cyber Threats Into Teachable Moments                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Mark Barnett, global head of Small and Medium Enterprises at Mastercard, shares why small businesses, armed with new tools, sharper awareness and a growing focus on resilience, are proving that cybersecurity isn\u2019t just defense, it\u2019s a growth strategy.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-11-05\"\n              data-title=\"FIS Puts Value Creation at the Heart of Money Movement\"\n              data-total-plays=\"173\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/fis-puts-value-creation-at-the-heart-of-money-movement\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18139850-1762369212_792638.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    FIS Puts Value Creation at the Heart of Money Movement                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Money movement is no longer about how fast funds travel between accounts, but how much value can be built around it. FIS Global Head of Money Movement Jon Briggs told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster that the conversation about moving money used to focus on speed alone. But now the focus is very different.&nbsp;                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"consumer-finance\"\n              data-date=\"2025-10-29\"\n              data-title=\"Nova Credit Makes the Case for a Real-Time Credit Bureau\"\n              data-total-plays=\"142\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/nova-credit-makes-the-case-for-a-real-time-credit-bureau\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18101166-1762359941_1bd09a.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Nova Credit Makes the Case for a Real-Time Credit Bureau                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Nova Credit CEO Misha Esipov argues that the credit industry doesn\u2019t just need better data. He believes it needs a new standard that measures consumers\u2019 financial lives in real time, not through the rearview mirror of traditional credit scores.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-10-29\"\n              data-title=\"How Invisible Payments Are Forcing Digital Identity to Evolve\"\n              data-total-plays=\"151\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/how-invisible-payments-are-forcing-digital-identity-to-evolve\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18101245-1762359938_d9318a.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    How Invisible Payments Are Forcing Digital Identity to Evolve                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      As Capital One\u2019s Tom Poole, Prove\u2019s Rodger Desai, and Citadel\u2019s Chris Palumbo tell Karen Webster, the next era of payments will erase the line between identity and transaction. Authentication won\u2019t feel like a step in the process. It will be the process itself, where trust has to be built in, not bolted on.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2025-10-21\"\n              data-title=\"AI-Powered Intelligence: The New Advantage for CFOs\"\n              data-total-plays=\"176\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/ai-powered-intelligence-the-new-advantage-for-cfos\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18052436-1762359945_ff61ee.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    AI-Powered Intelligence: The New Advantage for CFOs                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Raj Seshadri, Chief Commercial Payments Officer at Mastercard, explores how AI and data are giving CFOs new ways to manage cash flow, working capital, and risk, while mobilizing partners across the B2B ecosystem to accelerate growth. The discussion highlights how CFOs are already putting AI into practice, the cultural and talent shifts needed to capture [&hellip;]                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"regulation\"\n              data-date=\"2025-10-20\"\n              data-title=\"Adrienne Harris Reflects on Four Years of Redefining Financial Regulation in New York\"\n              data-total-plays=\"122\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/adrienne-harris-reflects-on-four-years-of-redefining-financial-regulation-in-new-york\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18043368-1762359953_d88bd9.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Adrienne Harris Reflects on Four Years of Redefining Financial Regulation in New York                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris leaves office emphasizing the state\u2019s leadership in shaping modern financial regulation. She tells PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster that her successor, Kaitlyn Asrow, will continue advancing the \u201cdepartment of YES\u201d approach that balances innovation with consumer protection.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"b2b\"\n              data-date=\"2025-10-20\"\n              data-title=\"AI and the New Era of B2B Payments\"\n              data-total-plays=\"146\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/ai-and-the-new-era-of-b2b-payments\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-18043453-1762359949_c6b6d6.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    AI and the New Era of B2B Payments                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      For our sixth annual B2B Payments event, PYMNTS Chief Content Officer John Gaffney sits down with CEO Karen Webster to open four weeks of conversations on how artificial intelligence is reshaping B2B payments. We\u2019ll explore what the connection between AI and B2B really looks like, the new use cases emerging, and what it will take [&hellip;]                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-10-10\"\n              data-title=\"The Right Time for Real-Time Account Funding Is Now\"\n              data-total-plays=\"176\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/the-right-time-for-real-time-account-funding-is-now\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-17990746-1762359956_811504.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    The Right Time for Real-Time Account Funding Is Now                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Leaders from Visa Direct, TabaPay and OneUnited Bank discuss why instant account funding has become a competitive must-have, the measurable business benefits of Account Funding Transactions (AFTs) and how to implement real-time solutions effectively.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"banking\"\n              data-date=\"2025-08-28\"\n              data-title=\"Credit Unions Battle for the Right Data to Fight Fraud\"\n              data-total-plays=\"139\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/credit-unions-battle-for-the-right-data-to-fight-fraud\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-17751194-1762359960_fae60c.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Credit Unions Battle for the Right Data to Fight Fraud                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Velera&#8217;s Jeremiah Lotz tells PYMNTS that a consortium approach to data collection and use can help credit unions.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"whats-next-in-payments\"\n              data-topics=\"data-privacy\"\n              data-date=\"2025-08-28\"\n              data-title=\"Fraudsters Share Playbooks, So Why Won\u2019t Banks Share Data?\"\n              data-total-plays=\"120\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/fraudsters-share-playbooks-so-why-wont-banks-share-data\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-17751166-1762359963_e004ca.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    What&#039;s Next in Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Fraudsters Share Playbooks, So Why Won\u2019t Banks Share Data?                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Entersekt&#8217;s Pradheep Sampath tell PYMNTS that fighting fraud demands a blend of traditional data and a consortium approach.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"pymnts-on-air\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-08-26\"\n              data-title=\"From Infrastructure to Analytics: The Plaid Playbook\"\n              data-total-plays=\"149\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/from-infrastructure-to-analytics-the-plaid-playbook\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-17737224-1762359967_24faec.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    PYMNTS ON AIR                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    From Infrastructure to Analytics: The Plaid Playbook                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Plaid\u2019s next five years probably won\u2019t look much like the last five, CEO Zach Perret tells Karen Webster. Data and the insights it offers the broader payments and financial services ecosystem position the company as a critical identity and data aggregation layer in an emerging \u201cagentic\u201d financial world.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"monday-conversation\"\n              data-topics=\"ai\"\n              data-date=\"2025-08-25\"\n              data-title=\"WorkWhile Reinvents Hourly Work With AI-Powered Labor Platform\"\n              data-total-plays=\"129\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/workwhile-reinvents-hourly-work-with-ai-powered-labor-platform\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-17731632-1762359972_8a12aa.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Monday Conversation                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    WorkWhile Reinvents Hourly Work With AI-Powered Labor Platform                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      WorkWhile COO Simon Khalaf says the company\u2019s AI-driven labor OS is reshaping the workforce \u2014 matching workers to jobs with precision.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                                <!-- Regular Episode List Item -->\n                                    <article class=\"ps-featured-posts__item\"\n              data-series=\"payments\"\n              data-topics=\"payments\"\n              data-date=\"2025-08-06\"\n              data-title=\"Introducing the PYMNTS Podcast\"\n              data-total-plays=\"141\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/podcast\/introducing-the-pymnts-podcast\/\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-link\">\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-image\">\n                                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/podcast-artwork-17594818-1762359976_206e96.jpg\" class=\"ps-featured-posts__item-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>                                  <\/div>\n                <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__content\">\n                  <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__topic\">\n                    Payments                  <\/div>\n                  <h3 class=\"ps-featured-posts__title\">\n                    Introducing the PYMNTS Podcast                  <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"ps-featured-posts__excerpt\">\n                      Get a preview of the PYMNTS Podcast \u2014 your front-row seat to conversations with the innovators transforming how the world pays, shops, and connects.                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Pagination Controls -->\n            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