{"podcast":{"title":"The Payment Expert Podcast","slug":"the-payment-expert-podcast-7761162","podcast_index_feed_id":7761162,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-payment-expert-podcast","website_url":"https://paymentexpert.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Zfs3DUZGFsKFjp7iPgeVE5ZGm-nK-eexRcJUwoZYpM4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mOGQ4/MGQ1ZjhhNGRjYWY0/NzI0Nzc4NTRmNjU5/MDNlNy5wbmc.jpg","author":"SBC Media","episode_count":16,"summary":"Welcome to The Payment Expert weekly podcast, brought to you by SBC Media. Each week we analyse the news driving the global payments industry forward; the innovation, the infrastructure, and everything that has to happen to make it all possible.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T18:17:23.353418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-payment-expert-podcast-7761162"},"episode":{"title":"Wero vs Visa and Mastercard: The Stablecoin Pivot | Ep. 002","slug":"wero-vs-visa-and-mastercard-the-stablecoin-pivot-ep-002","published_at":"2026-03-25T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-payment-expert-podcast-7761162/wero-vs-visa-and-mastercard-the-stablecoin-pivot-ep-002","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-payment-expert-podcast-7761162","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c10155e","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/9c10155e/21ad25f4.mp3","summary":"Wero is making its move – but can Europe's pan-European A2A scheme succeed where every previous attempt has failed? We break down the chargeback gamble, the ECB's interoperability doubts, and what it will take to achieve the scale Europe needs. Plus: Mastercard acquires stablecoin firm BVNK for $1.8bn – we speculate what's driving the deal, what it signals about where card networks see their future, and whether calls for “collaboration over competition” hold up Elon Musk's X Money launches April 2026 – but is it a payments product or a revenue pivot? We break down the Visa Direct integration, the WeChat super app myth, and whether X can earn the trust financial services demands. Plus: a CBDC ban buried in a US housing bill, what a permanent digital dollar block means for stablecoin infrastructure, and how MiCA shapes X Money's global ambitions. Host: Louis Thompsett Guests: Rachael Kennedy & Callum Williams Producer: Anaya McDonald Editor: Anaya McDonald","meta_description":"Wero is making its move – but can Europe's pan-European A2A scheme succeed where every previous attempt has failed? We break down the chargeback gamble, t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1502,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-payment-expert-podcast-7761162/episodes/wero-vs-visa-and-mastercard-the-stablecoin-pivot-ep-002/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-payment-expert-podcast-7761162/wero-vs-visa-and-mastercard-the-stablecoin-pivot-ep-002.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}