# Banking & Payments Episodes of The Dime Podcast covering Banking & Payments: cannabis business conversations with founders, executives and investors. 13 episodes. - Canonical: https://www.dimepodcast.com/topics/banking-and-payments - Topic index for agents: https://www.dimepodcast.com/topics/banking-and-payments/llms.txt - All topics: https://www.dimepodcast.com/topics ## Analysis on Banking & Payments First Principles essays by Bryan Fields. Human written. - [The Payment Problem I Still Can't Explain](https://www.dimepodcast.com/newsletter/the-payment-problem-i-still-cant-explain) (April 13, 2026): Cannabis banking's hardest problem: compliance does not equal permission. Every payment solution runs on the card brands' tolerance. Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/newsletter/the-payment-problem-i-still-cant-explain.md ## Episodes - [The Legal Market Was Never Built for Payments, Why Cannabis Still Breaks the Rules ft. Aubrey Amatelli](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-legal-market-was-never-built-for-payments-why-cannabis-still-breaks-the-rules-ft-aubrey-amatelli) — Aubrey Amatelli: In this episode, PayRio founder Aubrey Amatelli explains why cannabis payment processing remains fundamentally unstable even for companies that follow every card-network rule, drawing on her own… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-legal-market-was-never-built-for-payments-why-cannabis-still-breaks-the-rules-ft-aubrey-amatelli.md - [Gretchen Gailey: Cannabis Industry Has No Idea How DC Works, Why Rescheduling Is Delayed](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/gretchen-gailey-cannabis-industry-has-no-idea-how-dc-works-why-rescheduling-is-delayed) — Gretchen Gailey: Longtime Capitol Hill strategist Gretchen Gailey joins Bryan Fields to explain why the cannabis industry's Washington strategy is fundamentally broken, arguing that occasional fly-ins and small… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/gretchen-gailey-cannabis-industry-has-no-idea-how-dc-works-why-rescheduling-is-delayed.md - [The Lyft Playbook for Cannabis: Building Trust Through Tech ft. Ashwin Raj](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-lyft-playbook-for-cannabis-building-trust-through-tech-ft-ashwin-raj) — Ashwin Raj: In this episode of The Dime, LeafLink CEO Ashwin Raj discusses his transition from Lyft, Visa, Amazon, and EzCater into the cannabis industry, and how he approached his first 100 days by listening… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-lyft-playbook-for-cannabis-building-trust-through-tech-ft-ashwin-raj.md - [If You’re Chasing Invoices in Cannabis, Listen to This ft. Brett Gelfand](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/if-youre-chasing-invoices-in-cannabis-listen-to-this-ft-brett-gelfand) — Brett Gelfand: Brett Gelfand, founder of Cannabis Collects and the Cannabiz Credit Association, joins Bryan Fields and Kellan Finney to unpack why unpaid invoices have become an epidemic in the cannabis industry —… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/if-youre-chasing-invoices-in-cannabis-listen-to-this-ft-brett-gelfand.md - [Chris Violas Breaks Down Blaze’s Software Infrastructure](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/chris-violas-breaks-down-blazes-software-infrastructure) — Chris Violas: In this episode of The Dime, Blaze CEO Chris Violas traces his path from college soccer player and cannabis delivery operator to building one of the cannabis industry's leading point-of-sale and… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/chris-violas-breaks-down-blazes-software-infrastructure.md - [Sundie Seefried: Bank Secrecy, Hemp vs. Cannabis Banking, and Credit Card Barriers – What You Need to Know for the Future](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/sundie-seefried-bank-secrecy-hemp-vs-cannabis-banking-and-credit-card-barriers-what-you-need-to-know-for-the-future) — Sundie Seefried: In this episode of The Dime, Sundie Seefried, CEO and President of Safe Harbor Financial, shares how she built one of the first compliant cannabis banking programs in the U.S. starting in 2014, and… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/sundie-seefried-bank-secrecy-hemp-vs-cannabis-banking-and-credit-card-barriers-what-you-need-to-know-for-the-future.md - [Behind the Scenes of Cannabis Lobbying: How it REALLY Works ft. The Liaison Group](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/behind-the-scenes-of-cannabis-lobbying-how-it-really-works-ft-the-liaison-group) — Erin Moffet & David Mangone: This episode of The Dime features David Mangone and Erin of The Liaison Group, federal cannabis lobbyists representing the National Cannabis Roundtable, explaining how cannabis lobbying actually… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/behind-the-scenes-of-cannabis-lobbying-how-it-really-works-ft-the-liaison-group.md - [Mastering Cannabis Storytelling/How to Talk to Your Kids About Cannabis ft. Jordan Isenstadt](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/mastering-cannabis-storytellinghow-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-cannabis-ft-jordan-isenstadt) — Jordan Isenstadt: In this episode of The Dime, hosts Bryan Fields and Kellan Finney sit down with Jordan Isenstadt, Senior VP at PR and marketing agency Marino, to trace how he built one of the cannabis industry's… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/mastering-cannabis-storytellinghow-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-cannabis-ft-jordan-isenstadt.md - [Do You Have Cannabis DNA? ft. Kmesh](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/do-you-have-cannabis-dna-ft-kmesh) — Kmesh: In this episode of The Dime, hosts Bryan Fields and Kellan sit down with Kmesh, a cannabis industry career coach and founder of KmeshCan, who spent years as an executive recruiter at Flower Hire… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/do-you-have-cannabis-dna-ft-kmesh.md - [The Secrets of Global Cannabis Smuggling with Kingpin Barry Foy](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-secrets-of-global-cannabis-smuggling-with-kingpin-barry-foy) — Barry Foy: This episode of The Dime features Kingpin Barry Foy, founder of Gentleman Smugglers, who ran one of the largest cannabis smuggling operations in the world from 1971 to 1986, moving an estimated 200+… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-secrets-of-global-cannabis-smuggling-with-kingpin-barry-foy.md - [The Future of the Industry: State Packs & Market Dynamics, Safe Banking, Capitol Hill Updates ft. Rob Sechrist](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-future-of-the-industry-state-packs-market-dynamics-safe-banking-capitol-hill-updates-ft-rob-sechrist) — Rob Sechrist: In this episode of The Dime, Rob Sechrist, co-founder and president of Polaris Capital Group, breaks down how his firm became the first dedicated cannabis real estate lender and pioneered structured… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/the-future-of-the-industry-state-packs-market-dynamics-safe-banking-capitol-hill-updates-ft-rob-sechrist.md - [Pairing Convenience & Cannabis Flower: Why Pre-Rolls is here to stay ft. Harrison Bard](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/pairing-convenience-cannabis-flower-why-pre-rolls-is-here-to-stay-ft-harrison-bard) — Harrison Bard: In this episode of The Dime, hosts Bryan Fields and Kellen sit down with Harrison Bard, co-founder of Custom Cones USA, to unpack the rise of pre-rolls as one of cannabis's fastest-growing product… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/pairing-convenience-cannabis-flower-why-pre-rolls-is-here-to-stay-ft-harrison-bard.md - [All-in-One Dispensary Solution ft. Anne Forkutza](https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/all-in-one-dispensary-solution-ft-anne-forkutza) — Anne Forkutza: This episode of The Dime features Anne Forkutza, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Industry Relations at Dutchie, discussing how the all-in-one cannabis dispensary platform helps operators navigate… Markdown: https://www.dimepodcast.com/episodes/all-in-one-dispensary-solution-ft-anne-forkutza.md --- Markdown variant of any episode, guest, newsletter, answer or topic page on this site: add .md to its URL. Site index: https://www.dimepodcast.com/llms.txt. Complete catalogue: https://www.dimepodcast.com/llms-full.txt