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The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact

Merusha Naidu

Booking Overview

This is an interview show focused on payments, fintech, and digital banking, typically featuring senior executives and founders from financial services companies alongside representatives of its publisher. PR agencies could pitch fintech founders and industry leaders with expertise in payments infrastructure, digital banking, remittances, or financial inclusion; booking difficulty is medium, with a strong fit and senior industry credentials likely important.

Metrics

Episodes: 27

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 27.4k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

team-pmy@fame.so

team@fame.so

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Host

Merusha Naidu - Host of a show covering payments, fintech, and financial services.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Founders and senior executives with direct experience building or leading fintech, payments, or digital banking businesses.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of a fintech, payments, or digital banking company, Development or scaling of financial products or infrastructure

Recent Guest Discussions

Juan Seco - How Remittances Can Connect Customers To Digital Wallets, Cross-border Payments, Cards, Credit, And Other Everyday Financial Services Across Africa.

Ibrahim B. Oladele - Portable Financial Identity, Cross-border Credit, Migrant Banking, And Financial Inclusion For People Moving Between Countries.

Keerthi Iyengar - Digital Banking Profitability, Banking-as-a-service, And Modern Banking Infrastructure.

Stefan Colins - Stablecoins And The Convergence Of Cards, Wallets, And Traditional Payment Rails.

Lezanne Human - Digital Banking, Payments Infrastructure, And Partnerships In South Africa And Other Emerging Markets.

Recent Topics

Business, Fintech, Payments, Digital Banking, Financial Inclusion

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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The Remittance-Led Neobank: How Mukuru Is Rewriting African Finance

October 06, 2026

Remittances across Africa are becoming a gateway to everyday finance: digital wallets, cross-border payments, cards, credit, and neobank services. Across Africa, money moves with people. Workers cross borders for opportunity, build careers in regional hubs, and send wages, school fees, and support back home. But what if that first remittance is not just the end of a transaction, but the beginning of a financial relationship? In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu ...

Rebuilding Financial Identity Across Borders with Ibrahim B. Oladele

September 08, 2026

Portable financial identity, cross-border credit, and migrant banking: Ibrahim B. Oladele of Maxim on rebuilding financial inclusion for fintech. When you move countries, your financial reputation doesn’t come with you. The stable job, the years of on-time payments, the strong credit history…none of it translates. Overnight, you become invisible to the financial system. In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Ibrahim B. Oladele, Founder and CEO of Maxim...

The Next Wave of Profitable Digital Banking

August 03, 2026

Digital banking profitability and banking infrastructure modernization are entering a new phase. In this episode of The Issuer Academy podcast, host Merusha Naidu is joined by Keerthi Iyengar, Chief Operating Officer at Constantinople, and Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology. Together, they navigate how banking-as-a-service platforms and cloud-native infrastructure are fundamentally reshaping the financial services industry, enabling tier 2 and tier 3 banks to compete with digital disruptors wit...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact?

The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact is hosted by Merusha Naidu. Its publicly listed emails are team-pmy@fame.so and team@fame.so. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact?

The publicly listed emails for The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact: team-pmy@fame.so and team@fame.so.

How many listeners does The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact have?

Podseeker estimates The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact?

The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders and senior executives with direct experience building or leading fintech, payments, or digital banking businesses. Common among recent guests: Leadership of a fintech, payments, or digital banking company; Development or scaling of financial products or infrastructure. Recent guests include Juan Seco, Ibrahim B. Oladele, and Keerthi Iyengar.

How hard is it to get booked on The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Issuer Academy: Innovate. Scale. Impact cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Fintech, Payments, Digital Banking, and Financial Inclusion. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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team@fame.so

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