To celebrate Banking Week, we teed up two industry experts to chat about real-time payments in the US and the EU. In this episode, Jessica Cheney discusses balancing caution with tremendous opportunity in the context of real-time payment adoption in the US, sharing her views on how banks that are too cautious and slow to pull the trigger face becoming laggards and losing their competitive advantage. In a follow-on episode next week, Fred Viard continues the topic of real-time payment adoption but looks at it in the context of the EU.

Real-time payments have arrived… What are we waiting for?

A couple of months ago, the European Commission announced proposed changes to the instant payments regulation across the EU. In summary, the changes would force banks to offer instant payments in euros at no extra cost and should include fraud prevention checks on bank accounts. In this episode, which closes out Banking Week, industry expert Fred Viard discusses the implications for banks.

EU takes a step toward an instant future

Industry expert Mike Chambers chats with Bottomline’s Richard Ransom on what changes corporates can expect from NPA and how it might impact their business. Hear what it means for Bacs and ISO20022, faster payments, direct debits, account-to-account payments, and the new overlay services it brings. Companies will need advice and guidance on design, infrastructure, and deployment, so they must start getting up to speed sooner rather than later.

Five things businesses need to know about the UK’s New Payment Architecture (NPA)

In celebration of International Women’s Day (#IWD), we speak with two inspirational women in fintech: Women of Fintech’s founder, Gemma Young and TechPassport’s CEO and founder, Layla White. In this episode, we spotlight women in the Fintech industry and look at how we can collectively achieve better equity – from empowerment, collaboration and mentorship to progression and overcoming challenges.

#EmbraceEquity: Pursuing goals without bias or barrier

Following the adoption of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) by financial institutions across the UK to prevent Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, Bottomline now brings this fraud prevention measure to businesses across the UK. In this episode we chat to Mark Bish, Product Manager and expert on CoP, to get some insight into how it differs from the bank offering, the use cases, benefits and we get a sense of urgency on adoption.

Confirmation of Payee is now open for business

Without doubt simplicity wins in the chess match against fraudsters. It takes an army. But a consolidated approach, across fraud teams, will unite prevention efforts and create efficiencies when it comes to outsmarting criminals in their next potential move. Fraud expert, Ruud Grotens, talks with us about how fraud investigators and analysts can easily manage and track all fraud cases from cross-functional areas in a single place. What's your next move?

Simple beats siloed in fighting new fraud threats

Just out, is this year’s Treasury Fraud and Controls Report from Strategic Treasurer. In this episode Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic Treasurer, and Bottomline’s payment fraud expert, Chris Gerda, chat about the report findings and delves into the wish list from banks of their corporate customers when it comes to preventing fraud.

Five things banks wish you knew about payment security

Now all the ISO20022 deadlines and milestones are out of the way, what’s next? Payments expert, Edward Ireland, chats with us about how those that have migrated are getting on, what new services will it enable, what’s the next exciting phase for becoming ISO native and what will this enable?

What’s after ISO20022?

Nacha, the institution that governs the ACH Network in the United States, recently hosted their annual payments conference in Las Vegas. Attended by banks and corporates from across the globe, the theme for this year’s Nacha event was Smarter, Faster Payments. In this podcast episode, Bottomline’s Michelle Pasquerillo and Brian Hall chat to us about conversations around the room and some key take aways from the event.

Payment dynamics turn to use cases for high-speed rails (Nacha Take Aways)

In this episode, we celebrate International Women's Day by acknowledging women's achievements and advocating for gender parity. Champions Julie Ashmore-Dann, Carrie White, and Zhenya Winter share their thoughts and experiences on positively accelerating action to support women's advancement.

Accelerate Action: Progressive mindsets and inclusive behaviors

This episode features Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners discussing the 2025 State of ePayables report. While accounts payable (AP) has advanced over the past two decades, full automation is still uncommon. Key findings highlight the need for alignment between AP, procurement, and treasury, the underreported fraud risks, and AI's growing impact. Reflecting on the report's content, Andrew also urges AP teams to transition from transactional roles to more strategic contributions in achieving business goals. Hit play to listen to the interview.

The Unfinished Journey of AP: Insights from Ardent Partners 2025

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