{"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":"Why Most Merchant Processors are Hiding Their Real Fees","slug":"demystifying-the-clock-zac-gottlieb-on-transparency-and-higher-standards-in-merchant-services","published_at":"2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paycast-network-7557459/demystifying-the-clock-zac-gottlieb-on-transparency-and-higher-standards-in-merchant-services","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-paycast-network-7557459","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-paycast-network/episodes/Why-Most-Merchant-Processors-are-Hiding-Their-Real-Fees-e3kcrbg","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5865810598.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Paycast Network, host Chase sits down with industry innovator Zac Gottlieb , founder of Tampa Bay Pay , to pull back the curtain on the often-misunderstood world of payment processing. Zach shares his journey from operating as a solo producer in Richmond, Virginia, to organically building a dynamic sales team in St. Petersburg, Florida, detailing the operational shifts required to scale a business based on reputation rather than cold recruitment. From breaking down the complex mechanics of interchange rates and exposing the hidden costs of flat-rate pricing models , to dropping a hot take on why merchant processors should be held to the same rigorous professional standards as CPAs, lawyers, and bankers, this conversation offers an illuminating, no-nonsense look at how radical transparency and authentic relationships are rewriting the script for local business growth.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Paycast Network, host Chase sits down with industry innovator Zac Gottlieb , founder of Tampa Bay Pay , to pull back the curtain on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2509,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-paycast-network-7557459/episodes/demystifying-the-clock-zac-gottlieb-on-transparency-and-higher-standards-in-merchant-services/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/demystifying-the-clock-zac-gottlieb-on-transparency-and-higher-standards-in-merchant-services.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}