The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact
Welcome to The Issuer Academy: Paymentology’s Podcast to Innovate, Scale, and Provide Impact. Every week, we unlock the secrets behind transformative card programmes and next-generation payment experiences.
Through in-depth conversations with industry leaders, real-world case studies, and technical deep-dives, we explore how advanced payment solutions can overcome traditional barriers and open new markets.
Whether you're a startup founder, a retail banking executive, or a fintech enthusiast ready to reimagine the future of payments, join us as we decode emerging trends, debunk industry myths, and share the strategic insights that fuel innovation and impact across the globe.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2025
Fraud vs Innovation: The Thin Line in Digital Banking
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Paul Trueman, Executive Vice President of Cyber and Intelligence at Mastercard, and Stephen Bowe, Chief Product Officer …
01:06:59 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
How Word-of-Mouth Built South Africa's First Black-Owned Unicorn Bank
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Rohit Subramanian, Chief Strategy Officer at TymeBank, and Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology. Together, they explore how …
00:40:27 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Go Global, Think Local: Why Winning in Payments Is a Regional Game
The payments industry loves to talk about scale. However, what is often overlooked is the real engine behind global success: regional fluency.
In this special edition of The Issuer Academy, host Merus…
00:39:49 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
The Rise of the Companion Card: Powering Africa’s Mobile-First Economy
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Julius Abuje is joined by Alfred Mukudu, a Financial Services Go-To-Market Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Naima Yusuf, Head of Business P…
00:23:11 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
Beyond Access: Can Tech Raise a Financially Empowered Generation?
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Theo Kitshoff, CEO and Co-founder of Sticitt, and Drisha Kirkman, Head of Programme Management and Sustainability (MD So…
00:45:52 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Smarter Cards, Simpler Stacks: Innovating at the Infrastructure Layer
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Carl Raven, Head of Issuer Enablers at Visa, and Thomas Benjaminsen Normann, Product Director of Digital Services at Pay…
00:35:18 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
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In the AI Stampede, Who’s Stopping to Ask the Right Questions? [LIVE FROM MONEY 2020]
In this special live episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, recorded at Money 2020 Europe in Amsterdam, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Theodora Lau, founder of Unconventional Ventures and author of …
00:38:34 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
The Change Beneath the Change: What’s Driving Real Financial Transformation?
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Leda Glyptis, Author, Advisor, Chair of Bourn AI and Professor at the University of Loughborough, Pauline Molloyi, Actin…
01:05:28 |
Thu 29 May 2025
Wallets Are Being Rewritten: Tokenization, Embedded Finance & the Future of Payments
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Michael Galvin, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Toqio, and Ignacio Gironella Merino, Head of Sales Europe at …
00:47:28 |
Tue 13 May 2025
Forget Cards—Here's What You'll Be Using to Pay in 2030
In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology, and Christian Rau, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships, Digital Assets, Block…
00:37:31 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
The Issuer Academy Podcast is going live on Wednesday!
From next-gen card issuance to tokenisation, digital wallets, and Cards-as-a-Service, we dive deep into the strategies that are shaping the future. Featuring payment pros, fintech visionaries, and te…
00:00:55 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
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