The Payments Trilogue
The Payments Trilogue is a podcast of 3 seasoned payments professionals aiming to foster the European payments industry's stakeholder collaboration and self-regulation.Michael Salmony, Javier Santamaria and Ralf Ohlhausen discuss current topics from their different…
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TPT #52 RATINGS & PAYMENTS (opens the original)
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In this episode, Sophia Furber from S&P Global's FinTech and Payments research practice, shares insights on the evolving landscape of payments, stablecoins, open banking, and Europe's payment sovereignty. Discover how this relates to their ratings business (or not) and what their research activities are showing.
TPT #51 NORDICS (opens the original)
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In this episode, we discuss payments in the Nordics with Ville Sointu, Chief Strategist, Transaction Banking at Nordea. The Nordics are traditionally ahead of other regions and we discover why that is and what we can learn from their innovations in relation to retail payments, blockchain projects, open banking, electronic identity, and the digital euro. Fintech Daydreaming Podcast: https://fintechdaydreaming.com/ The Payments Trilogue Website: https://thepaymentstrilogue.com/
TPT #50 UK PAYMENTS INITIATIVE (opens the original)
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In this episode, Charles Damen, Non-Executive Director of the UK Payments Initiative, explains this new venture, and we discuss its impact on open banking and the future of payments in Europe. Discover how the UK's open banking approach is shaping the industry, the regulatory enforcement and competition policy behind it, what it changes for merchants and retail payments, and what European payments sovereignty can learn from it.
TPT #49 DEBUNKING BLOCKCHAIN (opens the original)
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In this episode, we host Lars Hupel, Chief Evangelist at Giesecke+Devrient, to discuss the realities and myths of blockchain, DLT and smart contract technologies in finance. We explore programmability, consensus mechanisms, legal limitations, offline CBDC and the future of digital currencies.
TPT #48 GIROCARD (opens the original)
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In this episode, we discuss the success of the Girocard in Germany with Matthias Hönisch, Head of Card Business Department at BVR, and how it will fit into the future of European payment schemes, especially in relation to Wero and the digital euro. We also explore local schemes more generally, as well as standardization efforts such as CPACE, and strategic visions for payment sovereignty.
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