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Money Travels podcast

On Money Travels, we’ll journey across the continents exploring the nuances of real-time payments from place to place while learning about the unique human needs in these diverse locations. Join neuroscientist and author, Indre Viskontas, as she speaks with expert voices who are exploring the latest trends and insights that are helping ensure bright futures no matter where on earth you find yourself!
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Money Travels presented by Visa

Welcome to Money Travels, presented by Visa, a podcast that is trekking across the globe and exploring the nuances of real-time¹ payments.

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Embark on a global odyssey of payments and human connection with the Money Travels podcast, presented by Visa and hosted by Indre Viskontas.

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Why the World Needs a Better Global Money Movement Network

Global Head of Visa Direct, Ruben Salazar Genovez, is here to chat about the challenges associated with building a worldwide money movement network.

Listen to S1: E1

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En Route to Real-Time: Moving Money from Me to Me

Visa Direct’s Nicole Stiller and Step’s Horacio Diaz Adda talk about making account-to-account transfers simple and fast for a tech-savvy generation.

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Sending Money Home: Remittances in an Instant World

Breno Andrade and Enrique Perezalonso discuss the unique needs of those who rely on remittances and the innovations being developed to address them.

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Expressway to Payday: Earned Wage Access

Mike West, Paul Simpson, and Nick Newman discuss the latest developments in wage access that help employers pay their employees fast.

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From Local to Global: Building a Borderless Network for Banks

Norman Butler and Parikshit Bhattacharya reveal the infrastructure needed to move money across borders at the scale and speed we’ve come to expect.

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A Changing Landscape: Transforming P2P with the Visa Alias Directory

Serge Elkiner and Lucho Torres discuss the security concerns of mobile payment services and the innovations that are helping increase security in money movement.

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When Money Travels without Permission: Fraud Protection and Security

Sue Onians, VP of Visa Direct Ecosystem and Risk, speaks about the growth of financial fraud in the digital age and keeping your personal data safe.

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Frequent Flyers: The Microtisation of Remittances

Join Deepan Dagur and Aswin Phlaphongphanich for a deeper look at global remittances in Asia Pacific.

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Unexpected Departures: P2P Money Movement in Ukraine

Explore the invisible infrastructure that enables money movement after a crisis with Gouranga Dhanagare and Valeriy Danylenko.

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A Borderless World: Cross-Border Money Movement

Join Richard Meszaros and Robert Clayton to examine the growing list of reasons why companies need better cross-border money movement solutions.

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Fintechs: Money’s Superhighway

Anastasia Serikova and Stergios Tsalis explore some of the enablers of the FinTech revolution and the resulting disruption of traditional financial services.

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Taking Off: Digital Wallets for a Digital World

Pankaj Sharma and Ani Sane examine the rise of mobile wallets and what it means for behavioral economics as our finances go digital.

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¹Actual fund availability depends on receiving financial institution and region.