The Payments Experts Podcast
by Expert Payments Attorneys of Global Legal Law Firm
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About this podcast
Expert payments attorneys discuss the electronic payments industry from a legal perspective.
Episodes
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- Credit Card Processing Fees Explained: Are You Overpaying? | Merchant Pricing 101 | PEP127 · 27 min · Episode 127**Are you paying too much for credit card processing without even realizing it?** For many merchants, payment processing is one of their most significant recurring business…
- Is Traditional Banking Becoming Obsolete? The Fintech Revolution with Guest Ariel Blum | PEP126 · 18 min · Episode 126Is traditional banking losing its grip on the future of money? In this episode of the Payments Experts Podcast, Christopher Dryden, Managing Partner of Global Legal Law Firm…
- Thousands of Merchants Could Be at Risk: Understanding VAMP with Rey Pasinli of Total Apps | PEP125 · 35 min · Episode 125The payments industry is changing fast, and Visa’s VAMP program and Mastercard’s merchant monitoring approach could fundamentally reshape how e-commerce and high-risk merchants…
- Beyond Normal: Adam Spencer’s Wild Journey Through Banking & Payments | PEP124 · 27 min · Episode 124What does it take to build, scale, and ultimately create real value in the payments industry? In this episode of the Payments Experts Podcast, Global Legal Law Firm Managing…
- Peptide Merchants: Payment Processing MATCH & Solutions | Peptides and Merchant Services | PEP123 · 28 min · Episode 123Peptide merchants are facing an increasingly complicated payments landscape. MATCH placements, card brand violations, large assessments, processor terminations, and uncertainty…
- Personal Brand Is the Untapped Edge in Payments with Guest Charles Bayani The Payment HQ | PEP122 · 29 min · Episode 122What does it take to leave the security of corporate banking, build your own payments company, and create a brand merchants actually trust? In this episode of the Payments…
- The Ugly Side of Merchant Processing: Fees Reserves & Bad Contracts | Guest Rey Pasinli | PEP121 · 35 min · Episode 121What separates a great payments partner from one that simply sells a merchant account? In this episode of the Payments Experts Podcast, Global Legal Law Firm Managing Partner…
- The $8000 Payment Hold That Changed Everything: When Your Store Blows Up & PayPal Says Nope | PEP120 · 18 min · Episode 120What happens when a young entrepreneur wakes up to a booming e-commerce business, only to discover that thousands of dollars are suddenly on hold? In this episode of the Payments…
- Surcharging Webinar: Dual Pricing Across the 50 States | Live Recorded Event on August 8 2026 PEP119 · 54 min · Episode 119Surcharging sounds simple. Staying compliant is anything but. In this special webinar edition of the Payments Experts Podcast, James Huber, Managing Partner of Global Legal Law…
- Biggest Shift Happening in Merchant Services: James Shepherd Predicts the Future of Payments PEP118 · 28 min · Episode 118The payments industry is changing faster than ever, and the winners over the next decade won't simply sell payment processing. They'll build distribution, specialize in vertical…
- MATCH List Nightmares: When Your Business & You are the Victim | Guest Allen Kopelman | PEP117 · 38 min · Episode 117AI Identity Theft Is Destroying Merchant Accounts AI is transforming the payments industry, but it's also giving fraudsters powerful new tools. In this eye-opening episode of the…
- Visa's Secret Shoppers Cost This Merchant $25K: How Merchants Get Hit With Compliance Fines | PEP116 · 45 min · Episode 116Processors promise “set it and forget it,” then the ISO is on the hook when a merchant gets fined. We dig into registration, enforcement, and how to protect trust with real…
- Your Business Is Probably Overpaying - Learn Why | AI-Powered Cost Audits with Bill Kurtzner PEP115 · 20 min · Episode 115What if the fastest way to grow your business isn't increasing sales, but eliminating the hidden costs you're already paying? In this episode of the Payments Experts Podcast…
- Merchant of Record: The Compliance Model Everyone In Payments Is Talking About And Why | PEP114 · 32 min · Episode 114“Merchant of record” sounds official. The problem: card networks don’t even define it the same way. That ambiguity can get businesses shut down overnight. Want the bright line…
- The Biggest Opportunity in Payments 2026: Why Distribution May Be Your Last True Advantage | PEP113 · 25 min · Episode 113What if the real moat isn’t your software, but your distribution? James Shepherd breaks down why vertical SaaS is exploding in payments and why agents can win if they bring the…
- Five Things That Give The Merchant Processing Industry a Bad Name and How To Fix It | PEP112 · 45 min · Episode 112Five things that give the merchant processing industry a bad name. A payment processing statement should never feel like a magic trick, yet too many merchants get hit with fees…
- The AI Platform Helping Businesses Cut Costs Everywhere: Cost Savings | Bill Kurtzner PEP111 · 18 min · Episode 111What if your invoices could tell you exactly where you’re overpaying? We talk agentic AI that audits spend, finds hard savings, and even unlocks wholesale pricing for SMBs. If…
- Merchant of Record vs PayFac: MOR Explained: What Everyone Gets Wrong - Know The Difference | PEP110 · 26 min · Episode 110“Merchant of record” gets thrown around nonstop, but it changes who owns the customer, the descriptor, and the liability. We break down what it really means and what it is not…
- Why Merchants Get MATCH’d After Fraud They Didn’t Cause: Inside the BRAM Fine System | PEP109 · 27 min · Episode 109Negotiation changes when you have leverage. Our playbook: lock out debits, demand the underlying basis, and force real answers, sometimes by filing a complaint. A six figure…
- The Secret to Merchant Stickiness? Rewards Instead of Rate Cuts with Guest Tuzo Rewards | PEP108 · 26 min · Episode 108Payment processing often feels like a tax and when every ISO sells the same terminals, the same funding speed, and the same basic promises, the only lever left is price. That is…
