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.
Episodes
100 episodes
EPISODE 100 -- Featuring special guest Reed Luhtanen, interviewed by ACI's Bridget Hall
Check in for a special episode, recorded live at the FPC Fall Member Meeting in Portland, Maine. This time Reed takes the hot seat and Bridget Hall from ACI asks him the ard questions -- and the two of them try out some new games!
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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32:21
28 August 2025 Greg Lloyd from Endava on AI, Stablecoins, B2B Payments and Seafood
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Greg Lloyd, Client Partner at Endava to talk about AI, stablecoins, and whether or not gasoline and fireworks are a winning combination.
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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30:27
14 August 2025 Kirsten Trusko from Payments as a Lifeline on Disaster Relief Payments, Digital Assets, and rehabbing a historic home
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kirsten Trusko from Payments as a Lifeline to discuss Disaster Relief Payments, Digital Assets, and rehabbing a historic home.
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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32:24
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
8 May 2024 James Watts of Mitek on Check Fraud, Payments Fraud, Dispute Resolution, and the Juicy Lucy
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with James Watts of Mitek. Reed and James dig in on payments fraud, talk about how faster payments reduce check fraud, and the virtues of a few regional delicacies.
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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30:04
24 April 2025 Peter Davey of PaymentsJedi Advisory on killing checks, pay by bank, and Payments Beer Nerds
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Davey of PaymentsJedi Advisory. Reed and Peter dig into the factors that have persisted in keeping checks in circulation, the continued growth of pay by bank, and the...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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29:41
10 April 2025 Ross McFerrin of Trustly on Trump Executive Order Modernizing Payments to and from America's Bank Account
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Ross McFerrin of Trustly. Reed and Ross dig into the recently announced Trump administration executive order that aims to significantly curtail the use of checks by the fed...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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25:18
27 March 2025 Peter Tapling on Payments Headlines, Pay by Bank, and March Madness
Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Peter Tapling, Managing Director at PTap Advisory. Reed and Peter talk about topical headlines in the payments arena, the best places to grab a beer on this year's ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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33:13
13 March 2025 Tony Cook from First Bank and Donna Blum from BHMI on payments reconciliation
Join FPC executive director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Tony Cook of FirstBank and Donna Blum of BHMI. The trio discusses the difficulties of payments reconciliation and the ways payments modernization can help streamline that p...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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34:27
27 Feb 2025 Yamini Sagar of Instarails on Cross Border Payments
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Yamini Sagar CEO and Founder of Instarails. Reed and Yamini talk about the market for cross border payments, how Yamini is working to enhance the user experience in t...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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21:47
14 Feb 2025 Deepak Gupta from Volante Technologies
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director and CEO of the FPC as he goes off the rails with Deepak Gupta talking about all the amazing data in the FPC's Faster Payments Barometer, sponsored by Volante Technologies.
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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54:46
30 Jan 2025 Dave Glaser and Skyler Nesheim of Dwolla on retail payments, pay by bank, and Severance
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dave Glaser and Skyler Nesheim of Dwolla. The trio talks about retail use cases for instant payments, the need for a dispute resolution framework, pay by bank, and Skyler's...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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32:25
16 January 2025 Raman Kumar of U.S. Bank on faster payments consumer use cases
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Raman Kumar of U.S. Bank to talk about all the consumer use cases Raman sees for faster payments.Also, if you're able to help with a donation for fire relief in Cal...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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23:28
19 December 2024 Holiday Special featuring Colin Parsons of Nasdaq Verafin on faster payments fraud
Join Reed Luhtanen, executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, as he goes off the rails with Colin Parsons of Nasdaq Verafin. Reed and Colin talk about fraud mitigation tactics, fraud trends in other markets, and their favorite Chr...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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29:17
12 Dec 2024 Stephany Kirkpatrick and Dean Nolan on business to business faster payments
Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Stephany Kirkpatrick of Orum and Dean Nolan of SRM. The trio discusses the potential for B2B instant payments, in particular in light of the recent announcement fro...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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34:19
21 Nov 2024 Jim Colassano of The Clearing House on the RTP Network, Instant Payments Use Cases, and Thanksgiving Favorites
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Jim Colassano, SVP and head of business project management for the RTP Network at the clearing house. Jim gives an update on the RTP network’s growth, the value added servi...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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31:26
14 Nov 2024 Sumner Francisco from BNY on Open Banking and Pay by Bank
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Sumner Francisco of BNY. Reed and Sumner talk about the trend toward open banking and the potential for faster and immediate payments to fuel this use case.
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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29:18
24 Oct 2024 Jane Hennessy of Finzly on all things faster payments implementation
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Jane Hennessy of Finzly. The pair talks about the things that might be holding financial institutions back from implementing faster payments as well as how many dogs have l...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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20:45
10 Oct 2024 Anthony Serio of Sphere Labs on Web3 and Cross Border Faster Payments, Access to 5G, and Disneyland
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Anthony Serio, Chief Risk Officer at Sphere Labs. Reed and Anthony talk about the use of stablecoins for cross border transactions and which rides Anthony recommends at Dis...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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22:17
26 Sept 2024 Yinglian Xie of Datavisor on all things faster payments fraud
Join Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council as he goes off the rails with fraud expert Yinglian Xie in the final episode before the FPC Fall Member Meeting in Denver. If you're feeling the FOMO, join the FPC now s...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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23:43
12 Sept 2024 Sarah Hoisington from Matera on QR Codes for faster payments, fraud prevention, and the Detroit Lions
Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Sarah Hoisington, Head of Marketing and Strategy for Matera US. Reed and Sarah talk about the ways QR codes can be used to initiate faster payments, the fraud prevention pr...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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31:28