Payments in a Pandemic: Fast, Digital & Contactless with Jennifer Worley

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you ever use to think about the journey your $20 bill took to find your wallet?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The places it’s been. The things it purchased. The hands it passed through…</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, I guess we’re all thinking about that last one now and opting for contactless payments. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But that’s just one of the ways COVID-19 is ratcheting up existing financial trends.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s why we invited</span> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-worley/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jennifer Worley</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, SVP Product & Marketing at</span> <a href="https://www.metapay.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Meta Payment Systems</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, on the show today. She’s been studying the payments trends surrounding the COVID-19 crisis and came on to share what she has learned. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jennifer explained:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-How social distancing has renewed the urgency for contactless payments</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why traditional distribution models don’t work under in today’s crisis</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Why businesses are rethinking how to get cash to people who need it</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To ensure that you never miss an episode of Payments Innovation,</span> <a href= "https://apple.co/2Hlc1h3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">subscribe on Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or</span> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6i142vdbj7K4lhAgDCub7E"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, or</span> <a href= "https://www.currencycloud.com/payments-innovation-podcast/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>