Electric Mindset · Episode 7
The Future of Payments
Alex Achtemichuk of Central 1 and Eric Lombardi on real-time payment rails, agentic AI and how smaller players can leapfrog incumbents in Canada.
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Show notes
Payments innovation affects all of us, but few of us think about what happens behind the tap or transfer. In this bonus episode, Nick Dyment talks with Alex Achtemichuk and Eric Lombardi about the changes reshaping Canada’s financial system.
From real-time rails to agentic AI, payments modernization is an ongoing journey that takes constant investment, scale and curiosity. Alex argues that institutions able to put structured data and AI to work will pull ahead; Eric points out that smaller players can now leapfrog incumbents with nimble architecture and new tools.
Chapters
- 0:00 Simplifying Payments for Financial Institutions
- 6:11 C1: Empowering Fintech Payment Solutions
- 8:51 Canada’s Paradigm Shift in Payments
- 11:58 Canada’s Role as Payment Innovator
- 15:45 Canada’s Digital ID & Payments Innovation
- 19:45 AI Advancing AML and Payments
- 22:50 AI Reshaping Business Strategies Globally
- 26:48 Challenges Facing Young Entrepreneurs Today
- 31:39 Career Growth by Understanding Why
- 35:33 Curiosity, Systems Thinking, and Advocacy Insights
- 37:10 Navigating Growth, Curiosity, and Confidence
- 40:35 Connect with Me on LinkedIn
