Q&A with Xiaoxiao Wang at Navan
As payments become increasingly embedded into corporate travel, fraud prevention has become a balancing act between stronger security and [...]
Stripe Tour 2026: The Missing Piece in its Agentic Vision
Karl Durrance, Stripe ANZ Managing DirectorAt its latest Tour keynote, Stripe laid out, in granular detail, the infrastructure it's betting [...]
Q&A with Chad Harper at Coinbase
As digital assets move further into mainstream financial discussions, the conversation is shifting from speculation to practical applications in [...]
Stablecoins Didn’t Disrupt Banks. They Split the Playbook Between Stablecoins and Tokenised Deposits.
Jamie Dimon spent the spring savaging stablecoins on television, warning that banks "will not accept" the new rules1 and conceding, [...]
Kering and Adyen Chart the Future of Luxury Retail: AI, Agentic Commerce, and the Power of Human Experience
***RECAP from the NRF Panel Discussion – June 3, 2026 Luxury retail is experiencing a transformative shift driven by [...]
Q&A with Shriyanka Hore at Swift
As cross-border payments continue to evolve, financial institutions, policymakers, and payment providers are working to address longstanding challenges around [...]
Episode 35: AI-Powered Commerce: Transforming Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and Payment Systems
In this episode of Payments Beats, Payments Consulting Network and Merchant Advisory Chief Operating Officer, Liz Beggs, interviews Mastercard Asia Pacific [...]
Q&A with Adam Brownstein at Adyen: Overcoming Payment Barriers to Accelerate Growth
Adyen acts as a strategic partner, helping companies overcome operational challenges and inefficiencies in their payment systems by delivering [...]
Q&A with Pedro Batista at Payhawk: The Quiet Work Behind Frictionless Payments
Ask a CFO whether they want AI agents, stablecoins or open banking, and the honest answer is: none of the above. [...]
Q&A with Christoph Rieche at iwoca: From Formula‑One Lending to Embedded SME Finance
During the FTT Lending conference in London, Martin Wallraff, Director at Payments Consulting Network, caught up with Christoph Rieche, [...]
