{"podcast":{"title":"The Paycast Network","slug":"the-paycast-network-7557459","podcast_index_feed_id":7557459,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1093104ac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://paycastnetwork.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44391747/44391747-1758912099543-db6c443338f08.jpg","author":"The Paycast Network","episode_count":48,"summary":"The Paycast Network exists to educate, inform, and unite professionals while elevating the Payments and Fintech industry to a new standard of quality and expectation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T18:20:18.407026+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paycast-network-7557459"},"episode":{"title":"40 Years of Payments and the Power of Community: Leading the Midwest Acquirers Association with Rod Katzfey","slug":"40-years-of-payments-and-the-power-of-community-leading-the-midwest-acquirers-association-with-rod-katzfey","published_at":"2026-05-26T12:25:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paycast-network-7557459/40-years-of-payments-and-the-power-of-community-leading-the-midwest-acquirers-association-with-rod-katzfey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paycast-network-7557459","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-paycast-network/episodes/40-Years-of-Payments-and-the-Power-of-Community-Leading-the-Midwest-Acquirers-Association-with-Rod-Katzfey-e3jtlut","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8944400841.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Paycast Network , we sit down with payments industry titan Rod Katzfey —Chief Strategy Officer of Pay Compass and President of the Midwest Acquirers Association (MWAA)—for an inside look at a legendary 40-year career in merchant services. Rod tracks his evolution from a 100% commission sales rep to an industry leader who has spearheaded over 24 M&A deals, sharing his foundational philosophy of selling education over rates to win lifelong clients. Tune in for invaluable entrepreneurial insights as Rod tests his roots in Missouri trivia, discusses his passionate 20+ year volunteer legacy growing the MWAA, and shares classic, boots-on-the-ground strategies for fighting fraud—including an ingenious old-school trick involving crayons and pizza delivery drivers.","meta_description":"In this episode of The Paycast Network , we sit down with payments industry titan Rod Katzfey —Chief Strategy Officer of Pay Compass and President of the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2057,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-paycast-network-7557459/episodes/40-years-of-payments-and-the-power-of-community-leading-the-midwest-acquirers-association-with-rod-katzfey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paycast-network-7557459/40-years-of-payments-and-the-power-of-community-leading-the-midwest-acquirers-association-with-rod-katzfey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}