Payments Nerds

The Clearing House
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Payments Nerds

We are proud to be payments nerds – we love sharing perspectives on all things payments. The Payments Nerds podcast features expert guests who explore the most important issues, topics and trends to consider in payments today. If you are a payments nerd too, or are a little bit curious about what’s going on the payments world, just download the “Payments Nerds” podcast from The Clearing House.

  1. 1D AGO

    The Instant Payments Shift to Send: Lessons from the Front Lines of RTP® Adoption

    In this episode, Colin Eagan of Veridian Credit Union and Kathy Duffer of First Internet Bank dive into how their institutions navigated the adoption of real-time payments. From building the business case and educating executives to analyzing customer data for instant payment trends, and moving from receive-only to send capabilities on the RTP network, they reveal lessons learned, surprising use cases, and the impact on deposit growth and customer behavior. This episode is must-listen for banks and credit unions that are looking to join the real-time payments revolution.

    28 min

  2. APR 24

    ACH at 51: Surging Volumes, Smarter Payments, and Reliability at Scale

    Devon Marsh from Nacha and Jason Carone from The Clearing House explore the surprising momentum behind the 51-year-old ACH network – and why it’s still growing strong.  From record-breaking volumes to the rising demand for faster payments, they unpack what’s fueling ACH growth and how the network remains the payments backbone of the U.S. economy through reliability at scale. The conversation also touches use cases on ACH, the growing volume of same-day ACH, and why offering multiple payment rails – from traditional ACH to the RTP® network – is more important than ever.

    33 min

  3. APR 18

    Revolutionizing Payments: HSBC’s Thomas Halpin on the Booming Payments Industry

    Thomas Halpin of HSBC dives deep into the fast-paced world of payments, where innovation, speed, and security are constantly redefining how businesses operate. With growth across all types of payments surging, he explores the rise of real-time transactions, the global shift to ISO 20022, and how cutting-edge technology is reshaping everything from cross-border transfers to instant payments. Halpin shares what HSBC’s payments business is focusing on in 2025, and discusses how businesses are staying ahead in this digital-first landscape. ---- Payments Nerds is brought to you by The Clearing House, hosted by Greg MacSweeney, and produced by Walk West.

    46 min

  4. APR 11

    Instant Payments, Instant Impact: How H&R Block and PNC Bank Are Transforming the Customer Experience with Real-Time Payments

    In today’s fast-paced digital world, customers expect seamless transactions and instant gratification. In this episode Stephanie Hiersche, Treasury Program Manager at H&R Block, and Sarah Billings, Head of Global Payments at PNC, discuss how instant payments are reshaping the customer experience. They examine how H&R Block is reducing older fee refund processes, reducing costs, and improving customer satisfaction with real-time payments. Learn how this relationship is bridging the gap between traditional and digital payments, giving customers more choice, and improving security. Whether you're a business looking to modernize your payment system or just a curious payments enthusiast, this episode dives deep into the evolving landscape of financial transactions.

    35 min

  5. APR 4

    Why Instant Payments Are Just Getting Started in the U.S. — A Conversation with Two Payments CEOs

    In this episode of Payments Nerds, recorded at Fintech Meetup in Las Vegas, Tom Warsop, President and CEO of ACI Worldwide, and David Watson, President and CEO of The Clearing House, dive into the current state – and future – of instant payments in the United States. From the payments tech being ready and scalable now, to what’s holding back adoption, the game-changing potential of cross-border real-time payments, this conversation explores why instant payments are only at the beginning of their journey in the U.S. market.

    31 min

  6. MAR 26

    Fueling Faster Payments: How Chesapeake Bank is Powering Innovation in Instant Payments

    DJ Seeterlin, President of Chesapeake Payment Systems, joins Payments Nerds at Fintech Meetup to share how Chesapeake Bank became a pioneering early adopter of instant payments on the RTP® network. From supporting small truckers to replacing checks, DJ discusses innovation, risk, and strategy – plus how collaboration and curiosity drive new product development in the payments space. ---- Payments Nerds is brought to you by The Clearing House, hosted by Greg MacSweeney, and produced by Earfluence.

    27 min

  7. MAR 11

    ABNB FCU’s Instant Payments Breakthrough: Sending is a Game-Changer for Members

    ABNB Federal Credit Union took a bold step by adding sending capabilities for instant payments in November 2024. The goal? To empower members with seamless money movement 24/7, even during banking holidays. The early results exceeded expectations – 2,300 transactions and over $1.1 million sent in just two months, with an average transaction size of nearly $700. In this podcast, Cassandra Tucker, director of operations at ABNB, discusses how the Virginia-based credit union developed its business case and technology, including implementing multi-layered fraud mitigation tools, to bring instant payment send capabilities to all of its members – proving that smaller financial institutions can be leaders with instant payments. ---- Payments Nerds is brought to you by The Clearing House, hosted by Greg MacSweeney, and produced by Earfluence.

    51 min

  8. JAN 27

    The $10 million RTP® Network Transaction Limit: What You Need to Know

    The individual transaction limit on the RTP® Network is increasing to $10 million, marking a significant milestone in the instant payment system’s seven-year evolution. This move aims to address market demand from the more than 285,000 businesses that are connected to the RTP network through their financial institution and expand use cases, such as real estate/title insurance, B2B/supply chain, medical insurance, and other larger-scale payments. Matt Richardson, Executive Vice President at Citizens Bank, and Margaret Weichert, Chief Product Officer at The Clearing House, discuss how the increase is responsive to industry demands and provides businesses with more flexibility to execute payments.  ---- Payments Nerds is brought to you by The Clearing House, hosted by Greg MacSweeney, and produced by Earfluence.

    22 min
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We are proud to be payments nerds – we love sharing perspectives on all things payments. The Payments Nerds podcast features expert guests who explore the most important issues, topics and trends to consider in payments today. If you are a payments nerd too, or are a little bit curious about what’s going on the payments world, just download the “Payments Nerds” podcast from The Clearing House.

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  • Creator
    The Clearing House
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Clearing House

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