The People Making Payments Podcast
Welcome to The People Making Payments Podcast - a show designed to help people working in payments identify the most significant developments shaping the industry and understand how to best anticipate, and act, on them.
In each episode Shona Sabah will be sitting down with a senior payments leader for an honest and open conversation about how they’re interpreting key shifts and trends, the impact they’re seeing in their roles, and the practical advice and they'd give to others in similar positions.
Recorded in our Central London studio, every conversation will balance professional insight with candid personal perspective and aims to be inspiring, educational and insightful in equal measure.
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Episodes

Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
11 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Jevon Amoah - we’re talking about how traditional banks can quickly close the innovation gap on fintechs by using an agile, insight-led approach.

Jul 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025
9 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by George Spedding - we’re talking about how to get the most out of one of the most powerful — but often misunderstood — tools in the product and strategy world: the Jobs to Be Done framework. Or JTBD, for short.

Jul 7, 2025
Jul 7, 2025
8 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Thomas Dodd - we’re looking at a topic that sits at the intersection of international travel, ecommerce, and customer trust: Dynamic Currency Conversion, or DCC - and exploring whether it's negative reputation is fair.

Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
7 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by George Spedding - we’re looking at why the newest technologies don't always make for better payment experiences, and how you can pick and choose the ones that make the biggest impact to your customers.

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
10 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Nicky Cockerill - we’re digging into a topic that sits at the heart of delivering fair and inclusive financial services: understanding and supporting financially vulnerable customers.

Jun 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
10 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Emily Beeby - we're exploring how good payment orchestration can help providers meet evolving merchant expectations, as they begin to prioritise the customer experience, alongside uptime and cost.

Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
6 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Ben Baigrie - we’re looking at the reward credit card market in the UK and Europe, and asking whether the emergence of new players - such as Revolt and Yonder - is the sign of a broader shift in the space.

Jun 2, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
9 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Diana Arizaleta - we’re looking at the LATAM payments market, and outlining what companies who are operating in - or planning to enter - the region need to know.

May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025
7 min
In today’s episode - which was originally written as an article by Ane Unamuno - we’re diving into one of the most important shifts happening in retail banking right now: the rise of multi-banking – and what it means for traditional banks.


