New to payments? Start here
A reading order for my payments posts, from the basics up:
- What happens in the background when I pay with a card
- Tokenisation in Payments
- Scheme vs Processing
- Seamless checkout with Click to Pay
- Visa Direct: The global money-movement platform
- Agentic Commerce - Early days
- Stablecoins 101 and what it means for Visa
A Small Story of Luck, Timing, and Good People
A Small Story of Luck, Timing, and Good People
April 10, 2026
Amazon UK launches Pay-By-Bank with True Layer 
Amazon UK launches Pay-By-Bank with True Layer
February 20, 2026
Wero and EuroPA: Two paths to an interoperable European payments network
Wero and EuroPA: Two paths to an interoperable European payments network
February 10, 2026
Visa Direct: The global money-movement platform
Visa Direct: The global money-movement platform
June 11, 2025
Broken - My journey of 3 ACL tears and rehab
Broken - My journey of 3 ACL tears and rehab
June 24, 2024
The video game industry and how does payments fit in the ecosystem
The video game industry and how does payments fit in the ecosystem
August 13, 2023
IMAX or Dolby? What is the difference and does it matter?
IMAX or Dolby? What is the difference and does it matter?
July 19, 2023
How are Ads served and why Apple does not really care about privacy
How are Ads served and why Apple does not really care about privacy
September 15, 2022
What happens in the background when I pay with a card
What happens in the background when I pay with a card
July 5, 2022
Why everyone should read “Invisible Women”
Why everyone should read “Invisible Women”
February 5, 2021