The Payments Podcast

AI, AP and What Great AP Teams Do Differently in 2026

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Accounts Payable is changing quickly. The new Ardent Partners 2026 AP Automation and Payments Technology Advisor explains what’s shifting and why. I...

How Agentic AI is Reshaping Modern Treasury

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Treasury is emerging as one of the fastest-moving functions in enterprise AI adoption. In this episode, host Owen McDonald sits down with Leo Gil, Bot...

J.P. Morgan’s Blueprint for B2B Payments Automation

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

J.P. Morgan’s Ken Ouimette, Head of Supplier Experience and B2B Payables, joins Paul McMeekin to share insights on payment lifecycle automation, cas...

Ditching Paper: Better Automation, Less Fraud, Tighter

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Pasquerillo, Head of Bank Channel Strategy at Bottomline, joins the Paymode Podcast to explore how banks are embracing AP automation, payme...

The Secrets to Successful Payment Implementations

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this Paymode-focused episode, host Paul McMeekin sits down with Solitaire Moffett, Director of Implementations at Bottomline, to explore best pract...

2026 Payments Outlook: Staying Ahead of AI-Driven Threats

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cybercrime is evolving fast, and 2026 will bring new challenges for banks and corporates alike. In this episode, we talk with Bottomline fraud experts...

2026 Payments Outlook for Corporates

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special 2026 Payments Outlook episode of the Payments Podcast, host Owen McDonald is joined by experts Jeff Feuerstein and Richard Ransom to u...

2026 Payments Outlook for Financial Institutions

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special 2026 Payments Outlook episode of the Payments Podcast, host Owen McDonald is joined by Jessica Cheney and Vitus Rotzer to explore the ...

Mastercard’s Take on Embedded Finance: Consumerization of B2B Payments

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, co-host Paul McMeekin of Bottomline and Rebecca Meeker, SVP of B2B Partnerships and Embedded Finance at Mastercard, explore how fragm...

Detecting Insider Fraud in Finance: CIA-Inspired Strategies

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Erin O'Loughlin, a former CIA operative and the Senior Director of Training at the Association of Certified Financial C...

Optimizing Healthcare Payments with U.S. Bank

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Paymode edition of the Payments Podcast, Paul McMeekin sits down with Joe Kight, Head of the Healthcare Institutional Client Gr...

Payments in Verticals: Legacy Tech, Fraud, and Modernization

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Payments Podcast, host Owen McDonald is joined by Richard Ransom, Head of Solutions Consulting at Bottomline, to explore five m...

Evolving B2B Payments: Fraud, AI, and the Future of Supplier Relationships

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Payments Podcast, Paul McMeekin chats with Jeff Feuerstein of Bottomline about the major shifts in B2B payments - from tackling...

SaaS, Data and the Future of Banking

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Payments Podcast, Owen McDonald speaks with Amrita Ghanekar, Senior Director at BNY Treasury Services, about the forces driving...

Sibos 2025

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sibos 2025 is around the corner, and we've got your sneak peek. Join Owen McDonald and Vitus Rotzer from Bottomline as they break down the likely hot ...

Strategic Payment Partnerships: Navigating Uncertain Climates

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Payments Podcast, Mandy Miller, Chief Customer Officer at Bottomline, shares how collaboration across the B2B payments ecosyste...

Driving ROI with Embedded Payments

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul McMeekin talks with Coupa’s Bill Wardwell about how embedded payments are transforming finance. Learn how Coupa and Bottomline are helping busi...

Navigating Compliance: Insights from PwC’s Global Survey

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Owen McDonald sits down with Rob Stephenson, Director of Risk at PwC, to unpack the findings of PwC’s Global Compliance Survey 2025...

Inside Finance: Metrics, Modernization, and Momentum

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this insightful episode of the Paymode series, Paul sits down with Patrick Sunday, Chief Accounting Officer at Bottomline, to explore the evolving ...

From Spreadsheets to Security: Tokenizing Business Payments

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Bottomline’s Mark Bish about how tokenization—beyond PCI DSS—can secure B2B payments, and the importance of not h...

The Unfinished Journey of AP: Insights from Ardent Partners 2025

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features Andrew Bartolini of Ardent Partners discussing the 2025 State of ePayables report. While accounts payable (AP) has advanced over...

Breaking Down Silos Between Treasury & AP

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk with Kat Moy, Head of Education at the Accounts Payable Association (APA), about the ongoing disconnect between Accounts Paya...

The Negative Consequence of Outdated Technology

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Paymode episode, Bottomline's Tom Dolan explores the risks of outdated technology in accounts payable and receivable, highlighting the impact ...

ISO 20022: The 6 Month Countdown Begins

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s crunch time and the ISO 20022 deadline is only six months away. Our host chats with Bottomline’s payments expert, Frederic Viard, on this str...

Staying Ahead of Payment Fraud and Business Email Compromise

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the special edition of the Payments Podcast Paymode Series, Paul McMeekin chats with Katie Elliot about how companies can keep fraud at bay and pro...

Vanishing Silos: Modernizing Data and Cash Management

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat with ACT’s Naresh Aggarwal and Bottomline’s Leo Gil about cash management strategies to gain executive buy-in, conflictin...

Fraud: The collusion between internal and external bad actors

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the back of recent payment fraud research, our host chats with Eliza Thompson of digital financial crime platform Themis, on how fraudsters exploit...

Accelerate Action: Progressive mindsets and inclusive behaviors

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we celebrate International Women's Day by acknowledging women's achievements and advocating for gender parity. Champions Julie Ashmor...

Embedding a B2B Payments Network into Digital Banking

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ACH and same-day ACH payments are common in B2B, but the integration of digital banking with private B2B payment networks is a brand-new concept, givi...

A CTO's Technology Outlook for 2025

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our host chats with Bottomline’s Chief Technology Officer, Eve Aretakis, on some of the major tech advancements impacting B2B payments in 2025. In t...

Top 5 Trends Shaping B2B Payments in 2025

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach 2025, it's an excellent time for finance leaders to take stock, reassess, and plan for the upcoming year. Finance teams of all sizes wi...

2025 Payment Trends: The Next Wave in Corporate Payments

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we look to 2025, Finance Teams–-from treasury to accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR)—look to take advantage of new payment innov...

AI: A Smart Way to Simplify Accounts Payable

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we explore how AI-powered invoice ingestion and coding for billing and payments can revolutionize accounts payable (AP) teams, partic...

2025 Payment Trends: What’s Next for Banks?

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In celebration of International Day of Banks, Bottomline’s banking experts, Jessica Cheney and Frederic Viard, share their insights on payment trend...

Fighting a Fraught Financial Landscape (#FraudWeek)

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

International Fraud Awareness Week, a global init

5 Ways Automating AP Optimizes Working Capital

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode dives into how accounts payable (AP)

Future Accounts Receivable (AR)

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Were joined by Luke Sculthorp from The Chartered

Policy, Product and Process Changes Are Reshaping B2B Treasury

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Technology improves the ability of treasurers to

Are You Missing Key Insider Fraud Warnings?

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Often, employee financial crime gets discovered p

Insider Fraud: Who’s Playing Hide and Seek with Your Money?

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Despite advances in threat detection, uncovering insider fraud threats continues to be a challenge for banks and businesses. Undetected, insider threa...

The Changing Role of the CIO in Finance

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we interview Darrell Riekena from Bottomline about the transformation of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) role. We discuss how it ...

Evolving Trends in Payments, Policy, and Regulation

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we chat with Jodie Kelley, CEO of Electronic Transactions Association (ETA). As the leading advocate for business payments in the US ...

Instant Payments Adoption in the US

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been said that real-time payments have spurred financial institutions to modernize their operations to keep up with where their customers and t...

European Banks - Ahead or Behind the Instant Payments Game?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Since our last update on instant payments, FedNow’s Instant Payments has become readily available in the US market, India and China are showing a st...

Operational Resilience Rules for Organizations: What You Need to Know

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To ensure financial stability in the UK, banks and other financial service firms operating in the UK must be ready to handle unexpected disruptions to...

Securing your AP Vendor Setup & Process

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with highly regarded accounts payable (AP) speaker, trainer, and consultant Debra R Richardson about avoiding fraud, potenti...

Business Banking Platforms: Are They Fit for Purpose?

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Banks will forever consider the diverse needs of their retail and commercial customers. But does that always extend to the digital banking platform th...

ISO 20022: Reckoning with change in the global payments system

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While ISO 20022 is not new, it will soon become the de facto standard for sending financial messages between financial institutions and businesses. Th...

Soft Skills for Treasury with The Finance Collective

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest in this episode is Ernie Humphrey, the chief evangelist of The Finance Collective, who has over 20 years of experience in treasury leadershi...

VSE manages business payments complexity with automation

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

VSE Corporation is a complex business with operations in multiple segments, including Aviation, Fleet, Energetics and Federal & Defense. Managing ...

Uplifting diversity in the workplace (International Women’s Day ‘24)

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We use the opportunity of International Women’s Day to speak with three of Bottomline’s executive leadership team – Eve Aretakis, Mandy Miller, ...

Tracking the changing role of the corporate treasurer

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The spotlight is on the treasury department. In this episode, we speak with Guillaume Jouvencel from Corporate Treasury 101 on the significance of the...

IOFM evangelist sees growth spring from AP automation

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While 84% of typical accounts payable (AP) days are bogged down in administrative, manual, repetitive tasks, Mark Brousseau of Brousseau & Associa...

SPI brings construction industry into the digital age

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The construction industry is a sector that has its hands full of paying suppliers, vendors, sub-contractors, and employees, all mixed in with complex ...

2024 Payment Trends: User experience gets a good look into the year ahead

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We chat with Kellie White, Head of User Experience at Bottomline, about the UX trends we’ll likely see in ’24 from a payment perspective. She cove...

2024 Payment Trends: Corporate payments automation takes centre stage for 2024

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, with Bottomline’s Jeff Feuerstein and Colin Swain, we talk about the urgency of B2B payment automation in 2024 and unpack Juniper’...

2024 Payment Trends: Intelligent money

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to speak to one of the industry’s most influential people in fintech and the financial markets, Mr. Chris Skinner. Voted a f...

2024 Payment Trends for financial institutions

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cross-border transactions and financial messaging involve exchanging information, instructions, and notifications between banks and their customers. I...

2024 Payment Trends: Insider threats dominate financial crime landscape

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Despite wishing it wasn’t so, reports across the globe show insider, occupational, or employee fraud is very prevalent and, against a tough economic...

2024 Payment Trends in North American banking

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For banks, it’s likely to be a year of rising interest rates, making customers pickier about where they put their money, one where technology modern...

ACFE brings occupational fraud out of the shadows

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining the global effort to promote International Fraud Awareness Week, we’re joined by two industry experts from the Association of Certified Frau...

Peter Davey on The Future of Payments

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Davey has extensive experience in the banking and payments industry across all payment types, services and networks. After several years at The ...

Accounts Payable Association founder brings power to AP professionals

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chatting about the 6 Pillars of AP Automation, APA founder Jamie Radford leads the charge on transforming the Accounts Payable industry. He shares his...

The Future of Competitive Advantage in Banking & Payments 2023

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sibos 2023 is behind us and the results of this year’s banking survey, which is all about financial institutions maintaining a competitive advantage...

Spanning the globe with real-time payments (with Lipis Advisors)

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us to discuss real-time payments, from a truly global perspective, is the founder and CEO of Lipis Advisors, Leo Lipis. With over 25 years of ...

Banking on the future with cloud-based infrastructure

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when traditional banking infrastructures are strained, there’s a drive for FIs to find more scalable, reliable, and efficient systems. Is ...

The evolution of the corporate treasurer (with AFP)

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the Association of Finance Professionals conference approaching, it seemed the perfect time to chat with seasoned treasury professional Tom Hunt,...

Enterprise Liquidity Management (with Strategic Treasurer)

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Managing and executing corporate liquidity throughout its entire lifecycle is a focus for every CFO and Treasury professional. In this episode, financ...

Corporate Payments Research: The Future Framework of B2B Payments

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An overhaul of the UK's payment architecture is underway - from a more open environment, like Open Banking, to new payment rails and value-add overlay...

Corporate Payments Research: Insights into Cash Management

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While the economy is turbulent, fraud levels are rising, and the payments landscape is constantly changing, companies on both sides of the pond seem q...

Corporate Payments Research: Actions to counteract latest fraud stats

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our annual Business Payments Barometer Report offers insight into fraud statistics across Great Britain and North America. Our fraud panel discusses t...

Corporate Payments Research: Navigating the headwinds of change

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Having researched 1,600 corporate financial decision-makers from across the US and Great Britain, we chat through the findings from this year’s 2023...

Tracking the evolution of AP Automation (with Ardent Partners)

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We chat with Bob Cohen of Ardent Partners on AP Automation and how it’s changed from a back-office function to a vital core process within a busines...

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

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nacha, the institution that governs the ACH Network in the United States, recently hosted their annual payments conference in Las Vegas. Attended by b...

What’s after ISO20022?

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Five things banks wish you knew about payment security

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just out, is this year’s Treasury Fraud and Controls Report from Strategic Treasurer. In this episode Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner at Strategic T...

Simple beats siloed in fighting new fraud threats

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Without doubt simplicity wins in the chess match against fraudsters. It takes an army. But a consolidated approach, across fraud teams, will unite pre...

Confirmation of Payee is now open for business

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following the adoption of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) by financial institutions across the UK to prevent Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, Bottomli...

#EmbraceEquity: Pursuing goals without bias or barrier

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In celebration of International Women’s Day (#IWD), we speak with two inspirational women in fintech: Women of Fintech’s founder, Gemma Young and ...

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

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Industry expert Mike Chambers chats with Bottomline’s Richard Ransom on what changes corporates can expect from NPA and how it might impact their bu...

23 Trends: User experience emerges as key to innovation

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Technologies continue to shape our digital world. Alongside that, consumer expectations for speed and efficiency keep shooting ahead. From a business ...

23 Trends: Payments Outlook for the year ahead

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is full of expert insight into the business payment trends likely to shape the year ahead for banks and businesses. Against a back-drop o...

Direct Debit Creates a New Economic Data Point

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just how heavily has the current economic climate impacted businesses? How well are you using your data to inform your business, and is there a secret...

EU takes a step toward an instant future

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of months ago, the European Commission announced proposed changes to the instant payments regulation across the EU. In summary, the changes w...

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

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 disc...

Vibes and Insights from AFP 2022

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bottomline’s Nick Berents, Director of Solutions Marketing in Banking, shares his thoughts about last month’s Association for Finance Professional...

Payments modernization: Is fraud prevention playing catch up?

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we interview Bottomline’s fraud and security experts, Ruud Grotens and Erick Choltus, on the intersection between payments moderniz...

Sibos ‘22: facing a brave new world of payments

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With this year’s Sibos event wrapped up, Zhenya Winter shares her thoughts on the key takeaways from the show and where banks should focus given alr...

Best Practice in Working Capital Management with AP and AR Automation

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Hughes, Head of Strategic Business Development Bottomline, gives us a brief insight into his new whitepaper on the AP and AR automation landsca...

Scoping The Post-COVID Payments Landscape for SMBs

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can small-to-medium-sized businesses navigate the post-pandemic economy? Daryn Park, Senior Policy Advisor for the Federation of Small Businesses,...

MRI Brings Best-In-Class Automation To PropTech Customers

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MRI Software has very simply taken an analog business and dragged it into the digital era. Sean Slack, VP of Partnerships at MRI, and Tom Dolan, Gener...

New Payments Architecture Update

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Hughes, Head of strategic business development from Bottomline, and Richard Ransom, Strategic Customer Success Manager from Bottomline discuss ...

When it comes to fraud, are enterprises really on the case?

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our payments podcast this week covers the results of our exclusive survey with anti-fraud specialist Themis. Join Eliza Thompson, Financial Crime Rese...

2022 Business Payments Barometer - The rise in fraud and financial crime

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, industry expert James Richardson, Head of Market Development Risk and Fraud for Bottomline, talks about the rise in fraud and financi...

22 Business Payments Barometer - Media round-table

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that 52% of organizations in the UK agree that there is an increase in insider fraud and collusion? This is one of many topics covered in...

22 Business Payments Barometer - General Findings

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The 2022 Business Payments Barometer is finally here, and our two incredible subject matter experts, Curt Raffi, Chief Product and Innovation Officer,...

What are regulators doing about crypto? Part 2

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Following the foundation on protection needs for cryptocurrency laid out by Marcus Hughes, Head of Strategic Business Development. In part 2, he expla...

What are regulators doing about crypto? Part 1

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Blockchain and its assets have made their way into the financial services industry and are a topic that everyone wants to know more about. In this pa...

PTX EduSeries Episode III: Verification & Validation: Smart protection for your business

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Even though many businesses have implemented bank account validation and verification platforms, there are still companies that haven't adopted them. ...

Digitization and Diversity: Scoping the Payments Scene In APAC

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Payments have grown in importance in the Asia-Pacific region's entire banking environment, currently accounting for 44 percent of total banking revenu...