How money moves in the age of intelligent machines.
The tap is already old. The future is software that pays for you, in seconds, without a card, without you.
Episode 1 · Long Form · Sunday
You tap. It says approved. But zero money moved. Five companies made that happen, and none of them moved your money yet.
Watch the episodeNo hype, no paid sponsors, no financial advice. Honest maps of how the system works.
The full journey from tap to settlement — who the five companies are and what each one does.
Authorization and settlement are not the same thing. The gap between them is where the interesting stuff lives.
Interchange fees, network fees, processor margins — who takes what before the merchant sees a dollar.
RTP, FedNow, USDC, account-to-account — the rails being built to replace the ones we have.
When a language model authorizes a transaction, who's liable? The hardest question in agentic finance.
Three episodes a week — one long, two short.
New long video every Sunday. In-depth — 20 to 40 minutes. One topic, fully explained, with diagrams, not jargon.
Shorts every Wednesday and Friday. One concept, under a few minutes, designed for busy people who want to stay sharp.
I build payment infrastructure for a living. Here I explain it with diagrams, not jargon. No hype, no financial advice — just the map.
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