08 May 2026
Show 302 - Smarter Faster Payments Part 1 of 3: Fraud, Faster Payments & the New Risk Landscape
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In the first of three special episodes recorded at Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments in San Diego, produced in partnership with LSEG Risk Intelligence, we explore the human, operational and technological forces reshaping payments in 2026.
Host Graham Barrett speaks with six leaders across fraud prevention, real‑time payments, digital assets, B2B innovation and treasury to understand how the industry is adapting to rising threats, shifting customer expectations and the acceleration of new rails. His guests were:
1/ Dal Sahota, Global Director, Trusted Payments, LSEG Risk Intelligence
2/ Kevin Olsen, Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions, Pidgin
3/ Jessica Cheney, VP of Banking Solutions and Growth, Bottomline
4/ Lee-Ann Perkins, Assistant Treasurer, Senior Director, Ankura Consulting Group
5/ Nick Stanescu, Executive Vice President and Chief FedNow Executive, Federal Reserve Financial Services
6/ Alan Ng, Managing Director, Payments Accenture
Dal Sahota, Global Director of Trusted Payments at LSEG Risk Intelligence, opens the episode with insights from LSEG’s new global fraud survey, revealing that 97% of victims change their behaviour after being defrauded, and over half report lasting emotional impact. Dal discusses why fraud must be tackled as a network problem, not in organisational silos, and how LSEG’s Global Account Verification is evolving to meet cross‑border risk and customer demand.
Kevin Olsen, Senior Vice President of Payments Solutions at Pidgin breaks down what agentic AI really means in payments, how autonomous agents could initiate purchases or negotiate on a consumer’s behalf, and why education and “crawl‑walk‑run” adoption are essential to avoid eroding trust. Kevin also highlights the growing intersection between AI agents, smart contracts and stablecoin risk.
Jessica Cheney, VP of Banking Solutions and Growth, Bottomline, explains how digital natives are rewriting B2B payment expectations, prioritising visibility, confirmation and experience over raw speed. She discusses the GENIUS Act’s impact on digital assets, the slow but steady legitimisation of blockchain‑based rails, and why layered fraud defences must move earlier in the payment lifecycle.
Lee‑Ann Perkins, Assistant Treasurer and Senior Director at Ankura Consulting Group, brings a corporate treasury perspective, exploring how FIs and corporates are more aligned than ever on real‑time visibility, operational resilience and fraud prevention. She highlights the cultural and process shifts required to modernise treasury in a faster‑payments world.
Nick Stanescu, Executive Vice President and Chief FedNow Executive at Federal Reserve Financial Services, shares a real‑time payments view from the Fed, discussing adoption trends, industry readiness, and how FedNow is shaping the future of instant settlement, liquidity management and fraud controls across the U.S. ecosystem.
Alan Ng, Managing Director of Payments at Accenture, closes the episode with a strategic lens on the global payments landscape, from the rise of alternative rails and tokenised value to the operational realities of scaling AI responsibly. Alan outlines where banks and corporates should focus next to stay competitive amid rapid change.
A wide‑ranging, insight‑rich episode that captures the urgency, complexity and opportunity defining the next chapter of smarter, faster and safer payments.
Host Graham Barrett speaks with six leaders across fraud prevention, real‑time payments, digital assets, B2B innovation and treasury to understand how the industry is adapting to rising threats, shifting customer expectations and the acceleration of new rails. His guests were:
1/ Dal Sahota, Global Director, Trusted Payments, LSEG Risk Intelligence
2/ Kevin Olsen, Senior Vice President, Payments Solutions, Pidgin
3/ Jessica Cheney, VP of Banking Solutions and Growth, Bottomline
4/ Lee-Ann Perkins, Assistant Treasurer, Senior Director, Ankura Consulting Group
5/ Nick Stanescu, Executive Vice President and Chief FedNow Executive, Federal Reserve Financial Services
6/ Alan Ng, Managing Director, Payments Accenture
Dal Sahota, Global Director of Trusted Payments at LSEG Risk Intelligence, opens the episode with insights from LSEG’s new global fraud survey, revealing that 97% of victims change their behaviour after being defrauded, and over half report lasting emotional impact. Dal discusses why fraud must be tackled as a network problem, not in organisational silos, and how LSEG’s Global Account Verification is evolving to meet cross‑border risk and customer demand.
Kevin Olsen, Senior Vice President of Payments Solutions at Pidgin breaks down what agentic AI really means in payments, how autonomous agents could initiate purchases or negotiate on a consumer’s behalf, and why education and “crawl‑walk‑run” adoption are essential to avoid eroding trust. Kevin also highlights the growing intersection between AI agents, smart contracts and stablecoin risk.
Jessica Cheney, VP of Banking Solutions and Growth, Bottomline, explains how digital natives are rewriting B2B payment expectations, prioritising visibility, confirmation and experience over raw speed. She discusses the GENIUS Act’s impact on digital assets, the slow but steady legitimisation of blockchain‑based rails, and why layered fraud defences must move earlier in the payment lifecycle.
Lee‑Ann Perkins, Assistant Treasurer and Senior Director at Ankura Consulting Group, brings a corporate treasury perspective, exploring how FIs and corporates are more aligned than ever on real‑time visibility, operational resilience and fraud prevention. She highlights the cultural and process shifts required to modernise treasury in a faster‑payments world.
Nick Stanescu, Executive Vice President and Chief FedNow Executive at Federal Reserve Financial Services, shares a real‑time payments view from the Fed, discussing adoption trends, industry readiness, and how FedNow is shaping the future of instant settlement, liquidity management and fraud controls across the U.S. ecosystem.
Alan Ng, Managing Director of Payments at Accenture, closes the episode with a strategic lens on the global payments landscape, from the rise of alternative rails and tokenised value to the operational realities of scaling AI responsibly. Alan outlines where banks and corporates should focus next to stay competitive amid rapid change.
A wide‑ranging, insight‑rich episode that captures the urgency, complexity and opportunity defining the next chapter of smarter, faster and safer payments.