Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast

In this special First Anniversary episode of The Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe celebrates one year behind the microphone with five returning guests who helped shape the show's journey: Wayne Brown, Genevieve Dozier, Stuart Hack, Zoya Lieberman, and Kevin "The Payments Professor" Olsen. Together they reflect on the podcast's first year, share stories from their own careers, discuss the importance of mentorship, community, and relationship building, and offer advice on i

In this episode of The Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe interviews Stephanie Prebish, Senior Managing Director of Association Services at Nacha (www.nacha.org). Stephanie shares her career journey from bank teller to payments industry leader, including how a newspaper ad for “electronic banking” eventually led her to Nacha more than two decades ago. Seth and Stephanie discuss Nacha’s role in supporting membership, conferences, education, professional accreditation, and pr

In this episode of The Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe interviews Bob Stark, Head of Market Strategy at Kyriba (www.kyriba.com), for a wide-ranging conversation on the evolution of treasury technology andwhere it goes next. Seth and Bob look back at the early days of treasury management systems, dial-up bank connectivity, DOS-based tools, painful upgrades, and the long-running challenges of cash visibility, forecasting, and automation. They then explore how treasury has

In this episode of The Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe interviews Eric Schwartz, Operating Partner at Canapi Ventures (www.canapi.com), for a wide-ranging conversation on fintech investing, bank strategy, AI, digital assets, embedded finance, and the evolving relationship between banks and technology providers. Eric shares how Canapi’s bank-backed venture model helps connect financial institutions with fintech and enterprise software companies, why founder-market fit mat

In this episode of The Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe interviews Marcia Klingensmith, banking modernization and ecosystem strategy leader at Candescent (www.candescent.com) and author of The Instant Edge blog (www.substack.com/@instantpaymentsmaven). Marcia, known as the Instant Payments Maven, shares her perspective on why treasury and business banking may drive the next phase of instant payments adoption. The conversation explores RTP, FedNow, the “receive-only rut,”

In this episode of The Treasury Whisperer’s Talkcast Podcast, host Seth Marlowe interviews Scott Shay, founder of N3XT (www.n3xt.io) and co-founder of Signature Bank, for a wide-ranging conversation on full reserve banking, blockchain-based settlement, programmable money, and the future of financial infrastructure. Scott explains how N3XT’s model differs from traditional fractional reserve banking, why 24/7 real-time movement of money can matter for corporate treasurers, and how use cases like i