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Payment Pulse

Xplor Pay

Payment Pulse, a podcast by Xplor Pay with a goal of humanizing and simplifying the complex world of payments.The go-to source for simplified insights into the ever-evolving world of payments. Designed for software providers, SMBs, and industry professionals, our podcast breaks down complex topics like embedded payments, economic trends, and SMB innovations into understandable, engaging discussions.​Each week, we deliver episodes that keep you informed on the latest trends, key innovations, and forces shaping the payments landscape—all while keeping things practical and relatable. ​

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52 episodes

  1. Why Great Payments Programs Need Marketing 22:41
  2. Optimizing Payments with Least Cost Routing 17:11
  3. Why Credit Cards Get Declined 9:02
  4. What Could Your Software Platform Start Doing? 15:50
  5. Card Present vs Card-Not-Present: What's the Difference? 10:20
  6. Are You Solving the Right Customer Problem? 16:59
  7. Where Should VSaaS Companies Invest Next 57:43
  8. Meeting Customer Expectations at Checkout 9:58
  9. Building a Better Payments Launch Process 43:05
  10. How Funding Impacts Your Business Cash Flow 8:59
  11. Payments Models vs. Payments Maturity 18:28
  12. Why Payments Plateau 14:04
  13. Understanding Chargebacks 10:37
  14. What Investors See in SaaS Payments 10:36
  15. Getting Leadership Buy-In for Embedded Payments 14:04
  16. How to Choose the Right Payment Partner 6:42
  17. Virtual Cards & B2B Evolution 9:25
  18. Offsetting Processing Fees with Cost Saving Programs 6:38
  19. Agentic Commerce 7:54
  20. Why Static Payments Models Limit SaaS Growth 7:52
  21. Turn Payments Data into Product Decisions 9:51
  22. Understanding Interchange and Payment Pricing Models 9:30
  23. Embedded vs Integrated Payments 10:04
  24. Payments as a Revenue Engine 6:46
  25. AI Readiness for Software Providers 8:02
  26. How to Read Your Merchant Statement 8:07
  27. Turning Payments into a Retention Strategy 8:18
  28. What to Look for in a Payments Partner 8:54
  29. Payment Processing 101 7:46
  30. Payment Metrics that Matter 8:48
  31. 2026 Payments Trends: What SaaS Platforms Need to Know 7:54
  32. Visa & Mastercard Settlement 9:08
  33. Tap on Phone 9:10
  34. Faster Payments 5:58
  35. The Xplor Pay Rebrand Story 11:00
  36. Surcharging and Cash Discount for Vertical SaaS Part 2 25:52
  37. Surcharging and Cash Discount for Vertical SaaS Part 1 22:36
  38. Is the Economy Turning a Corner? Part 2 16:31
  39. Is the Economy Turning a Corner? Part 1 17:53
  40. Scaling Software with Payment APIs 18:31
  41. Embedded vs Integrated Payments with Mark Passifione 30:14
  42. Small Business Update: Navigating Uncertainty 29:28
  43. How to Monitor Merchant Portfolio Health 23:14
  44. The Costs of Poor Payment Experience 13:22
  45. Tariffs Impact on SMBs and Payments 17:16
  46. PayFac as a Service Exposed 15:12
  47. Merchant & Consumer Relationship 13:42
  48. Macro Trends, Payment Shifts. 25:37
  49. Risky Payment Behaviors 26:43
  50. Social Influence & Emotional Spending 21:29