MPE talks with Dwayne Gefferie & Ran Cohen

Voice of MPE

Voice of MPE
MPE talks with Dwayne Gefferie & Ran Cohen
Feb 25, 2026
Merchant Payments Ecosystem

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

In this episode of Voice of MP, host 𝗗𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 sits down with 𝗥𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗲𝗻, CEO & Co-founder of 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗣𝗮𝘆, to unpack one of the most significant transformations the payments industry has ever seen.

AI agents making autonomous decisions.
Tokenisation replacing card credentials.
Stablecoins accelerating cross-border settlement.
Instant payments becoming the global standard.

Together, they explore why payments are undergoing a protocol-level infrastructure shift — and what this means for merchants and payment leaders heading into 2026 and beyond.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱:
• Why payments complexity is exploding — and why orchestration is no longer optional
• How AI-driven routing, retries, and fraud prevention are already delivering ROI
• Static vs. intelligent payment routing
• Global scale vs. local payment preferences
• Why winning merchants treat payments as a revenue driver, not a cost centre

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