The Payments Experts Podcast
Expert payments attorneys discuss the electronic payments industry from a legal perspective.
The Payments Experts Podcast
Latest Episodes
Visa's Secret Shoppers Cost This Merchant $25K: How Merchants Get Hit With Compliance Fines | PEP116
Processors promise “set it and forget it,” then the ISO is on the hook when a merchant gets fined. We dig into registration, enforcement, and how to protect trust with real support.A single pricing tag can cost a merchant $5,000, and so...
Your Business Is Probably Overpaying - Learn Why | AI-Powered Cost Audits with Bill Kurtzner PEP115
What if the fastest way to grow your business isn't increasing sales, but eliminating the hidden costs you're already paying?In this episode of the Payments Experts Podcast, hosts Christopher Dryden and Jeremy Stock sit down with Bill K...
Merchant of Record: The Compliance Model Everyone In Payments Is Talking About And Why | PEP114
“Merchant of record” sounds official. The problem: card networks don’t even define it the same way. That ambiguity can get businesses shut down overnight. Want the bright line between MOR, PayFac, and PayFac Light?California can be the ...
The Biggest Opportunity in Payments 2026: Why Distribution May Be Your Last True Advantage | PEP113
What if the real moat isn’t your software, but your distribution? James Shepherd breaks down why vertical SaaS is exploding in payments and why agents can win if they bring the right solutions to market.AI is not your new coworker. It i...
Five Things That Give The Merchant Processing Industry a Bad Name and How To Fix It | PEP112
Five things that give the merchant processing industry a bad name.A payment processing statement should never feel like a magic trick, yet too many merchants get hit with fees they never truly agreed to and increases they do not notice ...