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FX in Focus

85 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings

FX in Focus explores the realm of international B2B payments and market trends. We celebrate the talent and ideas that contribute to the cross-border payments industry and discuss issues facing CFOs and global businesses big and small, so there's a lot to talk about.

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Episodes

People Power: Crystal Williams

April 21, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

In this episode we speak to Crystal Williams, Global CHRO for FLEETCOR, the parent company of Corpay, about her job role. Join us as we discuss Crystal's experiences with the growth of Fleetcor, the importance of exploring a variety of careers before you choose, why mentoring matters, and how Crystal brings her favorite place (the beach) into the office! Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those of the speakers only, and do not necessarily reflect the views of ...

Fintech News & Views: The Case for Paying in Local Currency

April 07, 2022 16:00 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MB

While digitalized global commerce has increased opportunities across the board, US businesses face some key challenges when paying their international vendors. These challenges include wire fee costs, transactional costs created by the intermediary bank system, and exposure to exchange rate risk. Paying vendors in local currency mitigates those challenges. We spoke with Mary Rotondo, Corpay's Director of Business Development focused on Global Invoice Automation, about these issues and how aut...

People Power: Vanessa Villarreal

March 24, 2022 16:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

In this episode we speak to Vanessa Villarreal, Director of Channels and Alliances from the Cross-Border Solutions team, about her role at Corpay. Join us as we discuss Vanessa's career journey, why trust matters, her best advice for breaking into a new field, and the greatest movie of all time... The Lion King. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those of the speakers only, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Corpay or FLEETCOR Inc.

Fintech News & Views: Why Payment Automation is Easy to Implement

March 10, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MB

Companion blog post: https://payments.corpay.com/resources/blog/how-easy-is-the-deployment-of-payment-automation

People Power - Ethan Self

February 24, 2022 17:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

In this episode, we speak to Ethan Self, Senior Marketing Program Specialist from the domestic Demand Generation team, about his role at Corpay. Join us as we discuss Ethan’s best advice about what to expect when you begin your career, his career journey, and what he loves about being a part of the Corpay team. We’ll also discuss Dolly Parton, the zillenial experience, and the ultimate Monopoly strategy. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those of the speakers ...

People Power: Ethan Self

February 24, 2022 17:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

In this episode, we speak to Ethan Self, Senior Marketing Program Specialist from the domestic Demand Generation team, about his role at Corpay. Join us as we discuss Ethan’s best advice about what to expect when you begin your career, his career journey, and what he loves about being a part of the Corpay team. We’ll also discuss Dolly Parton, the zillenial experience, and the ultimate Monopoly strategy. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those of the speakers ...

The Fight Against Payment Fraud

February 10, 2022 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

In this episode, we speak to Tony Carothers, a Security Systems Engineer at Corpay for a deep dive into the topic of payment fraud. Join us as we discuss the payment fraud challenges that companies face, and common current vulnerabilities with B2B payment security. We’ll focus on how the shift to remote work has made it easier for criminals to carry out payment fraud attacks, and what organizations can do to combat them. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those...

Fintech News & Views: The Fight Against Payment Fraud

February 10, 2022 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

In this episode, we speak to Tony Carothers, a Security Systems Engineer at Corpay for a deep dive into the topic of payment fraud. Join us as we discuss the payment fraud challenges that companies face, and common current vulnerabilities with B2B payment security. We’ll focus on how the shift to remote work has made it easier for criminals to carry out payment fraud attacks, and what organizations can do to combat them. Note: The opinions expressed on Fintech in Focus News & Views are those...

2022 Trailer

January 27, 2022 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.06 MB

Produced by Corpay, Fintech In Focus keeps bringing you the insights you need when it comes to the B2B payments landscape. Our News and Views segment presents features on the issues and solutions, while People Power brings insights from the brilliant people inside Corpay. Subscribe now, and join us as we look at payments in 2022.

Fintech in Focus: Year-End Wrap-Up

December 10, 2021 17:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

​In this year end episode, our podcast hosts Ron Nachmann and Alyssa Callahan break down highlights from both our series: Fintech News & Views and Women in Fintech. Be sure you stay tuned until the end of the episode for an announcement about the direction of the podcast! Excerpts include guests like Nvoicepay cofounder Karla Friede; Josh Cyphers, President, Corpay Payment Automation; Rick Fletcher, President, Corpay Commercial Card; and Mark Frey, President, Corpay Cross-Border Solutions.

Fintech News & Views Bonus: Building Your Immunity to Fraud Risk

November 04, 2021 16:10 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Mark Brousseau of Brousseau & Associates reviews key points in part two of the Corpay webcast series that he's moderating, Embracing the Value of Payment Automation. The third webcast is entitled "How Automated Payments Help Build Your Immunity to Fraud Risk". In it Mark talks to Corpay Information Security expert Jeremiah Bennet about how automation enables companies to mitigate fraud risk and protect their payment process. Companion Corpay webcast: https://www.nvoicepay.com/resources/vide...

Fintech News & Views: The Virtual Card Advantage

October 28, 2021 16:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

As the latest evolution in credit instruments, virtual cards represent a step forward for companies that seek to better control and safeguard their B2B and employee expense payments. We asked Comdata VP of Commercial Product Management Keith Axelsen about how virtual cards have changed employer attitudes towards expense management, and how Comdata has integrated VCs into a comprehensive commercial payment platform.

Women in Fintech: Historical Highlights - Ada Lovelace

October 14, 2021 16:00 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MB

About Ada Lovelace https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100116333 https://archives.lib.duke.edu/catalog/lovelaceada Ada’s Notes on Luigi Menabrea’s Notes  https://repository.ou.edu/uuid/6235e086-c11a-56f6-b50d-1b1f5aaa3f5e#page/3/mode/2up Wikipedia diagram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace#/media/File:Diagram_for_the_computation_of_Bernoulli_numbers.jpg About Charles Babbage https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/who-was-charles-babbage Charles Babbage’s Diff...

Fintech News & Views Bonus: Improving AP Efficiency, Visibility and Analytics with Mark Brousseau

September 16, 2021 16:30 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Mark Brousseau of Brousseau & Associates reviews key points in part two of the Corpay webcast series that he's moderating, Embracing the Value of Payment Automation. The second webcast is entitled "How Automated Payments Improve AP Efficiency, Visibility and Analytics". In it Mark talks to Nvoicepay solutions expert Maggie Schroeder, whose experience as a CPA rounds out her insights into how payment automation brings AP efficiency to the next level, and help inform strategic decisions for bot...

Fintech News & Views: Why Integrated Payments with Sage Intacct Make Sense

September 02, 2021 16:00 - 10 minutes - 9.61 MB

Because Sage Intacct has been a primary player in the cloud-based financial accounting software market, Cambridge Global Payments has considered it a key strategy to integrate international payments with Intacct. Sanjeev Jain, Senior Product Manager at Cambridge Global Payments, joins us to discuss the factors around creating integrated international payments for Sage Intacct in a way that delivers maximum benefits to Intacct users.

Women in Fintech: Dr. Rosine Salman

August 19, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Click here to visit Dr. Rosine Salman's LinkedIn!

Fintech News & Views bonus: Automated Payments ROI with Mark Brousseau

August 05, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Companion Corpay webcast: Payment Automation ROI – A Real-World Example

Fintech News & Views Bonus: Automated Payments ROI with Mark Brousseau

August 05, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Companion Corpay webcast: Payment Automation ROI – A Real-World Example

Fintech News & Views: Affiliate Marketing

August 05, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

The rise in online shopping brought on by the pandemic has been accompanied by substantial growth in the affiliate marketing industry. But latent issues have come to the forefront, including how the affiliate marketing industry should solve challenges regarding international payments. Cheryl Girling, Enterprise Sales Director at Cambridge Global Payments, chats with us about how modern automated payment technologies can enable affiliate networks to manage their payments to the publishers, and...

Women in Fintech: Ora Goldman

July 22, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

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Fintech News & Views: The Enterprise Payments Journey

July 08, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Offering your clients an international payment solution when they need one is a strategic win. Every day, the Enterprise Payment Group at Cambridge Global Payments collaborates with multiple organizations on their journeys towards building best-in-class solutions for their clients. Subject-matter experts Don Banowetz and Chris Morris describe what it takes to create a global payments offering that enhances your client relationships.

Women in Fintech: Rhonda Power

June 17, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

Rhonda's LinkedIn  

Fintech News & Views: Comdata Corporate Payments President Rick Fletcher

June 03, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

Fintech in Focus talked to Rick Fletcher, President of Corporate Payments at Comdata, a FLEETCOR company. We talked about the roles of payment automation and virtual cards for businesses during the recovery, and discussed topics like payment strategy, expense management, fraud mitigation, and more.

Women in Fintech: Colleen Yeager

May 20, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

Colleen Yeager's 2018 Ted Talk, "How Everyone Deserves the Right to be Themselves."

Fintech News & Views: How SWIFT GPI Has Transformed Cross-Border Payments

May 06, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Three years ago, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) launched their Global Payment Initiative (GPI) to streamline the cross-border B2B payment process. Now payments that used to be untraceable and take days to arrive take minutes and can be fully tracked. We asked Cambridge Global Payments product owner Navneet Dhami for the details, and like SWIFT GPI, she delivered.

Women in Fintech: Catherine Dahl

April 22, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Beanworks home page Beanworks acquisition press release  

Fintech News & Views: Integrated Payments-Friends, Enemies & Co-opetition

April 08, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

Integrated B2B payment solutions--which work within ERPs and other business software--have been key to helping AP teams stay flexible during the remote work era. Subject-matter experts Don Banowetz and Byron Biggins detail how those solutions have also forged relationships in the business landscape.

Women in Fintech: Karla Friede

March 25, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Karla Friede is a trailblazer in the fintech space. In this episode of Women in Fintech, she chronicles the industry experience she gained over 30 years and offers insights to those interested in this space.

Fintech News & Views: Cambridge Global Payments President Mark Frey

March 11, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Fintech in Focus talked to Mark Frey, President of Cambridge Global Payments, a FLEETCOR company. We explored the impact of cross-border payments and currency risk management within the COVID-era economy, and discussed topics like payment rails, fraud mitigation, APIs and more.

Fintech News & Views: Interview with Cambridge Global Payments President Mark Frey

March 11, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Fintech in Focus talked to Mark Frey, President of Cambridge Global Payments, a FLEETCOR company. We explored the impact of cross-border payments and currency risk management within the COVID-era economy, and discussed topics like payment rails, fraud mitigation, APIs and more.

Women in Fintech: Interview with Raquel Adamschek

February 25, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Connect with Raquel Adamschek on her LinkedIn Learn more about Cambridge Global Payments  

Women in Fintech: Raquel Adamschek

February 25, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Connect with Raquel Adamschek on her LinkedIn Learn more about Cambridge Global Payments  

Fintech News & Views: Interview with Nvoicepay President Josh Cyphers

February 11, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Fintech in Focus caught up with Josh Cyphers, president of a leading automated B2B payments provider Nvoicepay, a FLEETCOR company. He gave us insights on how payment automation influences the economic picture for companies across industries. We discussed a range of topics, including B2B payments beyond checks, payment strategy, supplier experience, fraud prevention and more.

Fintech News & Views: Nvoicepay President Josh Cyphers

February 11, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Fintech in Focus caught up with Josh Cyphers, president of a leading automated B2B payments provider Nvoicepay, a FLEETCOR company. He gave us insights on how payment automation influences the economic picture for companies across industries. We discussed a range of topics, including B2B payments beyond checks, payment strategy, supplier experience, fraud prevention and more.

Fintech In Focus Trailer

February 02, 2021 20:00 - 58 seconds - 899 KB

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