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Wrestling Payments

NEACH 72 episodes Latest May 27, 2026

Wrestling Payments is a podcast for professionals working at banks, credit unions, and FinTechs who are responsible for managing ACH and payment operations. In each episode, members of NEACH guide conversations to help professionals examine the challenges of modernizing payment operations. The stories uncovered through guest interviews and solo episodes highlight industry trends and identify how organizations can build their payment operations for the future.

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The Fintech Regulation Cage Match May 27, 2026 2289 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)Understanding the Future of Fintech Regulation: The Cage Match BeginsIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, Joe Casali dives into the recent executive order that aims to overhaul fintech regulation. As the landscape shifts, understanding how regulation affects fintech firms, banking partnerships, and consumer protections becomes critical for industr
FedNow Goes Global: How Proposed Reg J Changes Could Enable Cross-Border Instant Payments Apr 10, 2026 1523 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)Episode DescriptionThe Federal Reserve just proposed changes to Regulation J that would allow FedNow participants to designate intermediary banks — opening the door for cross-border payments over FedNow for the first time.Joe Casali breaks down what the rule actually changes, how the domestic and international legs of a cross-border FedNow payment w
Conversations from The Clearing House Conference Mar 18, 2026 1567 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)Episode SummaryIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali sits down with Phil Robin, SVP of Strategy at The Clearing House. They explore how financial institutions are approaching the challenges of modernizing payment operations, with a focus on risk, governance, and the rapid pace of change in new technologies.Phil shares his perspectiv
Washington Update Mar 5, 2026 3351 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)Episode SummaryWrestling Payments kicks off 2026 with a trip to the Hill. Host Joe Casali sits down with William Sullivan, Associate Managing Director of Government and Industry Relations at Nacha, for a wide-ranging Washington update on the policies shaping the future of payments.William breaks down the latest twists in open banking rulemaking—incl
The OCC Charter Loophole: An Illegal Hold on Community Banking? Feb 11, 2026 2470 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)Episode SummaryWrestling Payments kicks off 2026 with a critical conversation. Host Joe Casali is joined by Brian Laverdure and Mickey Marshall from the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) to unpack the growing regulatory gap between fintechs and traditional banking. As non-banks rapidly expand into mortgage lending and payments, communi
Building a Stablecoin Strategy: Steve Wasserman and Larry Pruss Weigh In Nov 19, 2025 2654 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)Episode Summary In this episode of Wrestling Payments, Joe Casali sits down with Steve Wasserman of Vments and Larry Pruss of Strategic Resource Management for an urgent conversation about the seismic shifts happening in payments right now. Stablecoins and tokenized deposits aren't coming—they're here, and they're already pulling depo
Locked In or Moving Forward: Rethinking Core Renewals Oct 23, 2025 1707 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali sits down with Rich Carty from Remedy to dig into the realities of core technology contracts in banking and payments. Rich shares how financial institutions weigh tough choices when locked into long-term vendor agreements and why early planning is critical. He explains how most ba
Jordan Thaeler on Merchant Choice and the True Cost of Payments Oct 9, 2025 1568 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali sits down with Jordan Thaeler to explore how embedded payments lock merchants into costly, inflexible systems. Jordan explains why many software providers bundle payment services with their core products, leaving merchants with few choices and rising costs. He shares how this mode
Stablecoins vs. SWIFT: The Revolution in Cross-Border Payments Sep 25, 2025 1992 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)While domestic payments are faster than ever, international transactions remain stuck in the past. In this episode, Monex Chief Economist John Min explains why cross-border payments are often slow, costly, and unpredictable.GUEST-AT-A-GLANCEName: John Min, Ph.DWhat they do: Chief EconomistCompany: MonexNoteworthy: John specializes in global payments
How AI Is Changing Fraud Detection in Modern Payments Sep 18, 2025 2294 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)AI is changing the world as we know it. I'm please to present a great conversation i had with Brian Keef of Nice Actimize who are a leader in many things, but AI in Banking. In this Wrestling Payments episode, host Joe Casali interviews Brian Keefe, Manager of Portfolio Pre-Sales at Nice Actimize, about AI's transformative role in fraud de
Compliance v Sales: Wrestling with Pay by Bank Growth Aug 22, 2025 2776 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, host Joe Casali sits down with Sarah Stapp, Chief Commercial Officer, and Geoff Scott, Head of Compliance, at Aeropay. Together, they dive into the ongoing push and pull between sales and compliance in the world of pay by bank, exploring how teams can move fast without leaving risk behind.Sarah a
The Send Side of Instant Payments: How RTP® is Transforming Business Aug 1, 2025 2225 Send us a text. (email us if you need a response)EPISODE SUMMARYIn this episode of Wrestling Payments, Jim Colassano, Senior Vice President at The Clearing House, joins host Joe Casali to discuss the transformative impact of the Real-Time Payments (RTP) network. He explains how RTP is revolutionizing how businesses manage payments, particularly on the send side. Jim highlights the shift from tradi

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