Wrestling Payments
Wrestling Payments is a podcast for professionals working at banks, credit unions, and FinTechs who are responsible for managing ACH and payment operations. In each episode, members of NEACH guide conversations to help professionals examine the challenges of modernizing payment operations. Ultimately, the stories uncovered through guest interviews and solo episodes will highlight industry trends and identify how organizations can build their payment operations for the future.
Episodes
62 episodes
Compliance v Sales: Wrestling with Pay by Bank Growth
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali sits down with Sarah Stapp, Chief Commercial Officer, and Geoff Scott, Head of Compliance, at Aeropay. Together, they dive into the ongoing push and pull between s...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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46:16
The Send Side of Instant Payments: How RTP® is Transforming Business
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, Jim Colassano, Senior Vice President at The Clearing House, joins host Joe Casali to discuss the transformative impact of the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network. He expla...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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37:05
Breaking the Silo Surface: Uncovering the People-Powered Currents of FinTech Strategy
Episode Summary Mid-market banks and credit unions are trapped between agile FinTechs and mega banks, held back by internal silos. On Wrestling Payments, host Elyssa Morgan explores how these institutions can break barriers and leverage ...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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39:33
Revenue in the Water: Turning FinTech Strategy into Profit
Episode SummaryFinancial institutions struggle to identify and monetize revenue opportunities through FinTech partnerships while justifying upfront costs to leadership. Wrestling Payments host Elyssa Morgan speaks with Scott Goldt...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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32:39
Into the Depths: Busting the Myths About FinTech “Tech” Readiness
Episode SummaryMany financial institutions feel stuck, believing technology myths hold them back from innovation. In this Wrestling Payments episode, host Elyssa Morgan talks with Brian Anderson, VP of Banking Transformation at Fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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32:29
FinTech Waves Ahead: Navigating Growth with Risk in Mind
Episode SummaryFinancial institutions face a critical challenge: modernizing payment operations through FinTech partnerships without compromising compliance. On Wrestling Payments, host Elyssa Morgan explores practical strategies ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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31:52
FinTech in Open Water – Seize the Opportunity While Maintaining Control
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, Host Elyssa Morgan talks with Dr. Angela Murphy from Pidgin about the shift from competition to collaboration between financial institutions and fintechs. They explore ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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30:09
Introducing Mascoma Technologies - From Legacy Cores to Agile Banking Platforms
Episode Summary In this episode of Wrestling Payments, Joe Casali from NEACH sits down with Raphael Reznek and Ingrid Hebert from Mascoma Bank and Mascoma Technologies to explore an incredible success story: how a community bank built it...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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45:06
Behind the Network: Treasury Software's Role in Payment Processing
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali from NEACH speaks with Glenn Fromer of Treasury Software about solving the critical "last mile" disconnect between small businesses and the ACH network....
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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28:46
Nacha Smackdown Series - Part 3 Technical Foul Throwdown
QUESTIONS ALWAYS WELCOME. jcasali@neach.orgEPISODE SUMMARYIn this third installment of the NACHA "Smackdown" Rules Violations in the Ring series, Wrestling Paymen...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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26:49
Nacha Smackdown Series - Part 2 Unauthorized Cage Match
EPISODE SUMMARY:QUESTIONS ALWAYS WELCOME. jcasali@neach.orgIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casali continues his three-part NACHA SmackDown series, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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21:35
Nacha Smackdown Series - Part 1 The Reversal Rumble
Episode SummaryIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, Joseph Casali launches a three-part "SmackDown Rules Violations in the Ring" series, examining ACH rule violations through wrestling metaphors. He analyzes two critical NACHA...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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19:37
Building Your Payment Story: Are You the Hero or the Guide?
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casali draws surprising parallels between professional wrestling and the evolution of payment systems. After watching WrestleMania 41, he experienced an "aha moment...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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19:33
Guardrails For The Fintech FastLane
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali sits down with Travis Dulaney, CEO and Co-founder of BalancedTrust, to unpack the ongoing friction between fintech startups and their bank partners. From missin...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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39:08
Beyond Credit: Sean Carter on Reframing Exposure Limits in Payments
EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode of Wrestling Payments tackles the critical topic of exposure limits in modern payments. Host Joe Casali and guest Sean Carter, President & CEO of Neach Payments Group, dissect an article by Jordan Benn...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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28:16
Fraud Trends from an FI to Law Enforcement (The Lost Tapes)
EPISODE SUMMARYIt happens to the best of us. This session was recorded last year, but got lost in the shuffle. It may be a crime as the interview was with law enforcement and a member financial institution (at the time) on the topic ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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21:25
Pay-By-Bank, Not What You Think It Is!
EPISODE SUMMARY Sarah Stapp, Chief Commercial Officer at Aeropay, joins Joseph Casali to discuss the evolving payments landscape, focusing on Pay by Bank. Sarah shares her unique journey into fintech, from Craigslist job ads ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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36:10
March Top 3
Episode SummaryIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casali breaks down three timely developments in the payments world. First, he tackles the slow adoption of faster payments among smaller financial institutions. Des...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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23:25
Compliance Cage Match: Electronic Payments v Project 2025
In this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casali unpacks Project 2025 and its potential impact on banking regulations, community banks, and credit unions. The discussion focuses on regulatory shifts, compliance...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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19:21
Exploring Positive Pay
Check fraud is skyrocketing, and financial institutions are scrambling to keep up. In this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casali sits down with Sean Carter, President & CEO of NPG, to unpack why fraudsters are winning—and how ba...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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36:31
Spinning Plates of Efficiency
In this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali uses a unique metaphor—the spinning plates act from the Ed Sullivan Show—to explore the complexities of compliance, risk management, and operational efficiency in financial institutions. He...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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15:47
How FinTech, Fraud, and Regulation Are Shaping Payments
Episode SummaryJoin us for this final episode of season 2. In this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casali is joined by Sean Carter, President & CEO of NEACH, and Mary Mumper-Morrison, NEACH’s Education Director, f...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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49:47
Post Election Politics and Payments: A Look Ahead
Welcome to another episode of Wrestling Payments.In this episode of Wrestling Payments, Joe Casali speaks with Bill Sullivan, Associate Managing Director for Government and Industry Relations at Nacha, about the post-election political ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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45:29
ISO 20022 & Smart Instant Payments
EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joseph Casil talks with Steve Wasserman from Photon Commerce about the growing importance of ISO 20022 and its impact on the global payments landscape. Wasserman delves into ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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46:02
NEACH Responds to Federal Reserve System Change
EPISODE SUMMARYThe U.S. payment system stands on the verge of a monumental shift. The Federal Reserve is proposing 24/7 operations for the National Net Settlement System (NSS), the backbone of payment finality. This means no more ...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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28:28