In a recent episode of B2B Vault Podcast hosted by Allen Kopelman , Viktoria Soltesz explianed the pattern what most merchants only learn after the damage is done. This repeats across the U.S. and Europe: merchants build a business, plug in a payment tool that promises speed, and then discover that payments are not a software feature. Payment and banking today impact customer experience, risk management, technology, product development, data security, compliance, finance, a

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Business is more competitive than ever. Innovation, expansion, new products and new markets are at the centre of every strategic discussion, but for some unknown reason, the review of financial statements is still treated as a job of finance, or audit work, rather than as a diagnostic tool. This is a BIG mistake. Most organisations prepare a FS because they are legally required to do so. However only a few use them to understand how money actually moves through their operatio

Although many digital asset firms still treat compliance as a separate legal topic, in reality, it directly defines whether a business can operate or innovate at all. This is a classic mistake I have seen: companies spend months and hundreds of thousands of dollars to perfect an idea, and even when it is completely legal, if the bank sees even a tiny opportunity for a mistake, the whole project fails at onboarding. Digital assets grew in a period where regulatory gaps and jur

The Leaders In Payments Podcast , hosted by Greg Myers interviews leaders in payments about industry trends, successful strategies, products, services, and what the future holds for the payments industry as well as about their journey. The platform covers the entire industry from merchant acquiring, payment processing, ISOs, payfacs, fraud, security, issuing, b2b, fintech, to start-ups, and more. The Importance of The Payment and Banking Strategy Payment and banking today