Off the Rails from the U.S. Faster Payments Council - FPC
Hosted by the Faster Payments Council, FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen goes off the rails and chats with payments industry insiders on the latest trends and headlines in faster payments. Guests include experts from across the payments ecosystem who have been working to advance the U.S. market toward its faster payments future.
Podcasting since 2021 • 97 episodes
Off the Rails from the U.S. Faster Payments Council - FPC
Latest Episodes
24 July 2025 Peter Tapling on Stablecoins, AI, Agentic Payments, QR Codes, and the NL Central
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Tapling of PTap Advisory. Peter and Reed talk about Stablecoins, AI, agentic payments, QR codes, and the best places to grab a beer in Portland, Maine.
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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38:33
10 July 2025 Vishal Pasari of Euronet on International Learnings for Instant Payments and Squid Game on Netflix
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Vishal Pasari of Euronet. Vishal and Reed talk about the things we can really lean from other markets, key use cases, and Squid Game’s much anticipated 3rd season which was...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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34:45
26 June 2025 Karen Brown from CGI on Instant payments adoption, successes, and renovating historic homes
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Karen Brown of CGI. Karen and Reed talk about mandates in other markets, what the U.S. market is doing well, and her love of photography and her dog Harry.
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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25:37
12 June 2025 Chris Harmse of BVNK on stablecoins, cross border payments, and skydiving
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Chris Harmse of BVNK. Reed and Chris talk about stablecoins and cross border payments as well as Chris’s affinity to adrenaline-pumping sports.
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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28:43
22 May 2025 Phillipa Wilson of Mastercard on cross border, business to business/B2B, AI, and the NBA playoffs
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Phillipa Wilson of Mastercard. Reed and Phillipa cover a wide range of things going on in faster payments, how emerging tech such as AI will play a role, and how the NBA pl...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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32:32