Show 287 - Bank & Fintech Partnerships - Insights from MPE Berlin, Pt 3

Recorded live in Silverflow’s networking lounge at MPE Berlin, this episode explores how cloud‑native infrastructure, bank–fintech collaboration and agentic commerce are reshaping the global payments landscape. Russell Goldsmith spoke with the following guests; 1/ Anne Willem De Vries, CEO & Co Founder, Silverflow 2/ Sandra Mianda, Founder & CEO, Paypr.work 3/ Anurag Chitlangia, Senior Product Manager, Uber 4/ Kilian Thalhammer, Managing Director, Global Head of Merchant Solutions - Fintech & Platform Sales, Deutsche Bank 5/ Victor Padee, Chief Revenue Officer, Aevi Our guests unpack the realities of entering new markets, the hidden complexity of legacy systems, the rise of modular payment architectures, and the evolving role of banks as merchants demand richer data, faster settlement and global scalability. We also dive into agentic commerce, how ready merchants really are, what new failure modes may emerge, and why precision in APIs, fraud signals and settlement timing will matter more than ever as agents begin making decisions on behalf of consumers. A must‑listen for anyone navigating the future of acquiring, issuing, orchestration or merchant payments, and for anyone curious about how banks and fintechs can build partnerships that truly scale.