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Episodes

PSP VS a Processor VS Core: covering the basics
Feb. 17, 2026

PSP VS a Processor VS Core: covering the basics

In this episode, I interview Johnny Moore

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Reg E, AML and other compliance requirements explained by Keith Raphael, Founder and CEO of Straddle
Nov. 14, 2025

Reg E, AML and other compliance requirements explained by Keith Rapha…

Keith Raphael , Found and CEO of Straddle in this episode talks about compliance requirements for organizations that move money. We go over the specific examples and go in-depth into each scenario that triggers specific compl...

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RTP covered by Cheryl Gurz
Oct. 22, 2025

RTP covered by Cheryl Gurz

Cheryl Gurz Product Manager with RTP at The Clearing House in this episode is explaining the key functionality of RTP and the backend. Here are the key takeaways from the interview: TCH basically works to recoup the losses - ...

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Money movement behind charity, by Sonia Nigam
Sept. 8, 2025

Money movement behind charity, by Sonia Nigam

Sonia Nigam - Founder and CEO at Change in this episode talks about the money movement behind the scenes of charities. Especially the ones organized and led by corporations. If you have ever wondered what happens when the gro...

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Declined transactions explained + Disputes covered. By Rehman Baig with FlexFactor
Aug. 7, 2025

Declined transactions explained + Disputes covered. By Rehman Baig wi…

Rehman Baig , CPO at FlexFactor in this episode talks about combating transaction declines and disputes. How the process of underwriting looks like, how are funds reclaimed, what the end-user sees and how it all operates unde...

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Fund collections getting creative: Michael Kaplan with PayNearMe
July 15, 2025

Fund collections getting creative: Michael Kaplan with PayNearMe

In this episode we cover exactly what the title suggests: pay-ins. Specifically focusing on the use-cases like repayment of outstanding debts such as tolls due, phone bills overdue etc. Covering a wide array of pay-in options...

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Buy Now Pay Later - how does it work and what happens behind the scenes? By Jiakai Guo, VP at Sound Point Capital Management
June 17, 2025

Buy Now Pay Later - how does it work and what happens behind the scen…

Jiakai Guo - Vice President at Sound Point Capital Management in this episode goes in-depth on how Buy Now Pay Later system operates. How does the capital flow look like, how is this form of debt being treated, what are the d...

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Building the payment system with Casey Hingtgen
June 3, 2025

Building the payment system with Casey Hingtgen

Casey Hingtgen⁠ - COO of ⁠Whale⁠ in this episode talks about the process of building a system of pulling and pushing without inter-mingling the funds.Goal of the system in question:- making sure that money is guaranteed to the landlords. Ability to lock the funds in the FDIC-insured funds.- f…

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How do credit card points work? By Troy Dennis
May 12, 2025

How do credit card points work? By Troy Dennis

It's exactly how it sounds like - read the title:) Here are some of the specific questions we've covered during the interview: - Travel cards, let's start with the definition here - what is it and how is it different from a r...

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Stock voting rights and fund settlement for buying stocks. By Spencer Hurst of MercuryVote
April 18, 2025

Stock voting rights and fund settlement for buying stocks. By Spencer…

Spencer Hurst, Founder of MercuryVote in this episode explains how stock voting rights operate, how they can be bought and sold (rented) and how the funds flow when a stock or a share of a mutual fund is purchased.Brace yourselves for a deep dive into the confusing space of STONKS.Spencer's…

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Credit Unions explained. By Wesley Walton
March 27, 2025

Credit Unions explained. By Wesley Walton

Wesley Walton - CEO of Glendale Area Schools Credit Union [GASCU] in this episode takes a deep dive into the structure and operations of credit unions. GASCU's website: https://gascu.org/ Our substack: https://aftfinance.subs...

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How does Card processing work? With Marshall Greenwald, Founder of Ionia
March 10, 2025

How does Card processing work? With Marshall Greenwald, Founder of Io…

Marshall Greenwald , the Founder of Ionia in this episode digs deep into the souls (backend) of card processing. Marshall's LinkedIn for those who don't know how to use hyperlinks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshall-greenwa...

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Building early sales team: Pt 2. By Terry Husayn
Nov. 21, 2023

Building early sales team: Pt 2. By Terry Husayn

Terry Husayn (Talha), VP of Technical engagement and a member of the founding team at Orum . In this part Terry spoke about the process of building an early stage sales team - from the ground up. Specifically we focused on hi...

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Cold Calling done right: Pt1. By Terry Husayn
Oct. 26, 2023

Cold Calling done right: Pt1. By Terry Husayn

Terry Husayn (Talha), VP of Technical engagement and a member of the founding team at Orum in this episode talks about the following: - intro to cold-calling, who needs to do it and why - testing of the outreach strategy - sp...

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Creating drip campaigns and running proof of concept - Territory Planning Pt. 2 with Amjed Aboukhadijeh
June 12, 2023

Creating drip campaigns and running proof of concept - Territory Plan…

Amjed Aboukhadijeh - head of sales at Socket. In this part he takes a deeper dive into the specific strategies included in the territory planning, more specifically - creating drip campaigns and running a POC (Proof Of Concept) that has a much greater success rate.Here is the link to a spreadsh…

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Territory planning Pt 1. With Amjed Aboukhadijeh
May 31, 2023

Territory planning Pt 1. With Amjed Aboukhadijeh

Amjed Aboukhadijeh - head of sales at Socket, talks about the importance of territory planning in the sales process. He explains what steps does territory planning consist of and how you should work on each step.This is the first episode of two that we'll have with Amjed - part 2 will be focuse…

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Identifying Sales Talent the right way. By Lucas Price
May 16, 2023

Identifying Sales Talent the right way. By Lucas Price

Lucas Price , Founder and CEO at Yardstick in this episode talks about asking the right questions, using structured interviews and scorecards to identify sales talent. Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street https://a.co/d/fBJf66...

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Selling early - 1st episode of the new season of Fundraising Radio!
May 4, 2023

Selling early - 1st episode of the new season of Fundraising Radio!

For our long-standing followers asking if we haven't released any new episodes in the past 8 months because we died - no we haven't, still kicking it! This new season of Fundraising Radio will be still catered to our old list...

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Equity crowdfunding explained by VP at Community Round Fundraising (Wefunder), Jonny Price
June 26, 2022

Equity crowdfunding explained by VP at Community Round Fundraising (W…

Jonny Price , VP of Fundraising at Community Round Fundraising ( Wefunder ) in this episode talks about equity crowdfunding, process that founders need to undergo to have a successful crowd-funded round and more. We've also t...

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Hiring fundraising advisors. By Martin Hall, TEN Capital Network
June 12, 2022

Hiring fundraising advisors. By Martin Hall, TEN Capital Network

Hall Martin , Founder and CEO at TEN Capital Network that raised over $900 million for its clients, in this episode talks about hiring fundraising advisors who can connect you to the right capital. We spoke about different re...

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Running a company out of Ukraine and preparing to raise. By Alyona Mysko
May 20, 2022

Running a company out of Ukraine and preparing to raise. By Alyona My…

Alyona Mysko, CEO & Founder at Fuelfinance in this episode talks about the story of her company and the effects that the war has on it and its future plans. Hint: no giving up in sight and Fuelfinance is preparing to raise soon while expanding!

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Building EVERYTHING in-house and raising. By Sharmin Ali
May 12, 2022

Building EVERYTHING in-house and raising. By Sharmin Ali

Sharmin Ali , Founder and CEO of Instoried tells her story of helping others write good stories. In this episode we go in-depth into the reasons why Instoried built all their tech in-house from scratch and how they use it as ...

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What is a down-round and how to survive one? By Russ Wilcox
May 1, 2022

What is a down-round and how to survive one? By Russ Wilcox

Russ Wilcox , Partner at PillarVC talks about his experience running startups himself. Throughout his career he raised 10 times and 3 times these were down-rounds. In this episode Russ explains what down-rounds are bad, how t...

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20 Years in VC, unlocking growth and supporting startups, by Tae Hea Nahm
April 18, 2022

20 Years in VC, unlocking growth and supporting startups, by Tae Hea …

Tae Hea Nahm , Managing Director and Co-Founder at Storm Ventures in this episode talks about his experience working as an attorney and helping startup founders raise money for their companies, and eventually starting a VC fu...

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