The CPayO: Making Payments a First-Class Function (with Viktoria Soltesz)Payments isn’t a line item. It’s the circulatory system of your business. In this episode, we sit down with Viktoria Soltesz (https://www.solteszinstitute.com/), au...

Banking Meets Payments: Capital, AI Reality Checks, and the Tokenized-Deposit ShakeupHosted by Leo Arzumanyan and Jeremy Stock. Special guest: Adam T. Hark, Managing Member, Wellesley Hills Financial (https://www.wellesleyhillsfinancial...

Stopping Deepfake Fraud: Identity at the Exact Moment Money MovesA familiar voice on Zoom. A “known” face on video. A routine request that moves millions. Today’s most dangerous attacks look like business as usual—until the funds are go...

ADA, Chatbots, and Compliance-as-a-Feature: Turning Lawsuit Traps into Portfolio Stickiness (with Michael Williams, Clym (https://www.clym.io/)Cash is disappearing, card rails rule, and “set it and forget it” legal copy is now a liabili...

The payments world didn’t just change—it rewired who holds the power. Christopher Dryden, Founding and Managing Partner of Global Legal Law Firm, sits down with Darrin Ginsberg of Super G Capital (https://www.supergcapital.com/) to chart the pa...

The payments game has changed, and winging it is no longer an option. James Huber and Jeremy Stock sit down with Maurice Griefer of MyCPO (https://www.getmycpo.com/) to unpack what it takes to scale a high-risk ecommerce brand without getting c...

Imagine being barred from accepting cards overnight—and no one will tell you why. That’s the reality for many merchants placed on MasterCard’s MATCH list, a risk registry that can sink a business while support teams stay silent. We brought mana...

Social Engineering Beats Your Stack: Fix Identity or Get BreachedA single phone call to a help desk shouldn’t sink a global brand—yet it happens. We dig into how social engineering bypasses expensive tools, why identity verificat...

Hemp Ban Fallout: How Policy Whiplash Hits Payments, Portfolios, and Merchants.  Hosted by Global Legal Law Firm Managing Partner James Huber and Senior Associate Attorney Bryce Van De MoereA sudden hemp or cannabinoid ban doesn’t ...

From Surcharging To Dual Pricing: How Small Businesses Stay Compliant And Keep CustomersHidden fees at checkout aren’t just frustrating—they’re risky. We dive straight into the real-world mechanics of pricing programs that merchan...

Cash Discount ≠ Compliance: Dual Pricing, Debit, and the MATCH Hangover (with Mahdi Hussein, Supersonic POS) (https://supersonicpos.com/)Ever been told “it’s just a cash discount” only to have a secret shopper’s photos tell a different ...

Taming Chargebacks With Real AI AgenticsToo many merchants breathe easy under legacy chargeback ratios, only to be blindsided when their PSP tightens the screws. We sit down with Ben Herut, co-founder at ChargeFlow, (https://www.chargef...

Surcharging, Dual Pricing, and Debit: The Compliance Traps No One Warns You AboutHidden fees, stacked fines, and a maze of rules—merchant pricing isn’t just a line on a receipt, it’s a legal and operational minefield. We dive into the r...

Candor Over Clever: How Honesty, Software, and Solid Contracts Build Real Payments BusinessesIn a market where scripts and “solutions” blur together, candor is the unfair advantage. This episode features JJ Sedor of Paymint Solutions (h...

Fines Without Findings: Surcharging Rules, Real Penalties, and How to Stay Out of the CrosshairsJoin Christopher Dryden, Leo Arzumanyan, and Jeremy Stock of Global Legal Law Firm (https://www.globallegallawfirm.com/podcasts/) as ...

AI Agents at Checkout: Automation, Authenticity, and the Next Wave of PaymentsWhat happens when AI agents start shopping and paying on our behalf—while merchants still have to trust the identity behind every transaction? In this special...

This special episode flips the script.Instead of hosting, James Huber, Esq.—Managing Partner of Global Legal Law Firm (https://www.globallegallawfirm.com/podcasts/) and co-host of The Payments Experts Podcast—steps into the hot seat as ...

Risk keeps moving even when the rules look settled. We sat down with Kevin Woodward, senior editor at Digital Transactions (https://www.digitaltransactions.net/), to trace where the real pressure is building in payments: Visa’s VAMP and its ove...

The VAMP Era Is Here: What Payments Pros Must Know Before It’s Too LateThink MATCH was hard to navigate? VAMP just rewrote the risk rulebook.In this high-impact episode, Christopher Dryden, Esq., and COO, Jeremy Stock, sit down with...

Q4 is Here. VAMP Is Live. The Risk Game Just Changed.Welcome to the new frontier of merchant risk management. With Visa’s Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) now officially live, the underwriting, compliance, and dispute mitigation lands...

NMI’s message is clear: you don’t need to lock into a single processor or bank to scale. With modular tools and real-time control over key systems, ISOs, PayFacs, and software platforms can adapt faster, negotiate stronger, and retain full owne...

The rules of payments are changing—often mid-transaction. Are you ready?In this episode number 68 of The Payments Experts Podcast, we break down the silent killers of merchant profitability: compliance gaps, outdated integrations, and p...

Behind the Shutdown: What Every Payments Professional Should Know About Merchant Terminations, Fraud, and SustainabilityWhy do some high-risk merchants process for years while others get shut down overnight—often without warning o...

Stablecoins & the $27 Trillion Shift: How Digital Dollars Are Reshaping the Payments IndustryThe payments industry is undergoing a seismic transformation—and this time, it’s being led by stablecoins. Once dismissed as f...

The High-Risk Processing Trap: How Merchants Are Getting ExploitedIn the fast-moving world of high-risk payment processing, what looks like a lifeline can quickly turn into a liability. For merchants operating in regulated ...