<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Josh Paul Popkin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Paul Popkin]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 17:33:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Go-to-Market Strategy for B2B Fintech Products]]></title><description><![CDATA[The central misconception in B2B fintech is the belief that product sophistication alone creates market advantage.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/the-best-go-to-market-strategy-for-b2b-fintech-products</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a17d5b7e39bc17a59bbfb64</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_7bab2f1850d04ea59ff389391a9c204c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What GTM Product Marketers Can Learn From Golf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Product Marketing is often described through outputs: messaging, positioning, launches, sales collateral, and enablement.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/what-gtm-product-marketers-can-learn-from-golf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a160164f3631a430c8d9e43</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_498815495fda4fad8968a2cd6e00a1bb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Future of Fintech… Invisible?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One idea I keep coming back to lately: what if the biggest shift in fintech is that customers stop noticing it altogether?]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/is-the-future-of-fintech-invisible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a15dfb6c51194f8f20be861</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:06:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_7907fbf86e2745a09e171ddfe2e063f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Separates Good PMMs from Bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I had the privilege of talking to an incredibly sharp Product Manager at Coinbase.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/what-two-qualities-make-a-great-fintech-pmm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a15b899b22ef328630d1819</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:45:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_687c266153dd41ca9a18468395fca919~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Issue a Virtual Credit Card to an AI Agent Safely]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have an AI agent (Claude/OpenAI workflow, browser agent, automation, shopping agent, etc.) and want it to buy things/pay for APIs without risking your real card, the answer is:]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/how-to-issue-a-virtual-credit-card-to-an-ai-agent-safely</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a151b85b3f40ff4eeeac189</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 04:21:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_315088826bf94c2b8f56fd7dcd59822c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do We Handle KYC for Autonomous Corporate Agents?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rethinking identity verification in agentic finance]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/how-do-we-handle-kyc-for-autonomous-corporate-agents</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14a2dc43c833cb24fbbab9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:37:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_c34561088b974fc99a16aa8bf6581f27~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do I Issue a Virtual Credit Card to an AI Agent Safely?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emerging playbook for letting software spend money without losing control One of the stranger questions emerging in fintech right now is: How do you safely let AI spend money? Not recommend purchases. Not suggest actions. Actually transact. Imagine an AI agent tasked with: renewing software subscriptions purchasing cloud resources booking travel paying vendors buying domains placing operational orders The obvious instinct sounds dangerous: just give the AI a company card That is precisely...]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/how-do-i-issue-a-virtual-credit-card-to-an-ai-agent-safely</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14a00c183a32d20e3193c7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_b0379bbe3b844c1ba39f0d6ee81af28d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Paul</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Does an AI Agent Actually Run M&#38;A?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What OffDeal reveals about the future of investment banking]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/how-does-an-ai-agent-actually-run-m-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a149c66b3f40ff4eee9c576</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:10:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_77d2644e69584fe0b45aceb29c695490~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Adyen a payment gateway, an acquirer, or a processor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why one of fintech’s largest companies is difficult to categorize]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/is-adyen-a-payment-gateway-an-acquirer-or-a-processor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a149a41d681fe01d168ec67</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_cbfcb30fbadf418eb5fc40932c95518d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Mercury An Actual Bank?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Mercury reveals about the changing economics of business banking]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/is-mercury-an-actual-bank</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14975cd681fe01d168e6b8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:47:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_68a0d08671014ee0b328b6beb123e0f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joshua Paul</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Structural Shifts Reshaping B2B Fintech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trends changing payments, treasury, infrastructure, and financial software in 2026]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/five-structural-shifts-reshaping-b2b-fintech</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1494a0f3bc0136e51b69e3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_9b0d2ded20d54426bcc164823a0756d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agentic Commerce Requires New Financial Rails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the next phase of AI is not about recommendations — it is about execution]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/agentic-commerce-requires-new-financial-rails</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1492974ad1e926d85990e8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:23:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_373a8cf67078482e8e035194151ff5f9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripe’s Next Advantage Is Its Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Stripe Sessions reveals about the company’s evolution beyond payments infrastructure]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/stripe-s-next-advantage-is-its-network</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a148ec7d681fe01d168d520</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:16:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_f4f0a3e31802440b82fcdfad4e9bb786~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta Paying Creators in Stablecoins Isn’t a Crypto Story — It’s a Product Marketing Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was watching Stripe Sessions 2026 this week when one announcement made me stop scrolling. Not AI agents. Not checkout. Not infrastructure. It was this: Meta is beginning to pay select creators in stablecoins.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/meta-paying-creators-in-stablecoins-isn-t-a-crypto-story-it-s-a-product-marketing-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a148b5eb883334b04ea49a1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_add871ab5d334a9d89080cd23388dcdd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Autonomous Commerce Changes B2B Fintech More Than Retail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone thinks autonomous commerce is a retail story. You can see why. The demos are flashy: an AI assistant finds sneakers, compares prices, checks reviews, and buys them without you opening ten tabs. Payment giants are already racing to support this future.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/why-autonomous-commerce-changes-b2b-fintech-more-than-retail</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1476b7b6bdb307fe70e813</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:26:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_c1a95772ad0a4ca3b6b2b57509b96dbe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Fraud Problem in Fintech Isn’t Payments. It’s Usage.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Stripe Sessions 2026 revealed about multi-account abuse, free-trial gaming, and the economics of AI monetization]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/the-new-fraud-problem-in-fintech-isn-t-payments-it-s-usage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a139f7bb883334b04e8ac63</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 01:19:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_747e878835404db5802a8be1c088728c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripe, the “Singularity,” and What B2B Fintech PMMs Should Actually Pay Attention To]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently watched the 2026 opening remarks at Stripe’s annual conference, and one phrase kept resurfacing: the singularity.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/stripe-the-singularity-and-what-b2b-fintech-pmms-should-actually-pay-attention-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a139b0cf3bc0136e519b0fc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:50:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_6c63e96127f9494395e75af75f38de97~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Fintech Marketing Lesson I Learned Was From a Tailor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I was waiting for the subway when I noticed an older man standing nearby wearing an incredible suit.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/the-best-fintech-marketing-lesson-i-learned-was-from-a-tailor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a11058bb883334b04e44f98</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_a9236ff15e294c769eb645b7752fad6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Chime’s John Cena Ad Actually Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning at the gym, I caught a Chime ad featuring John Cena on the TV across from the treadmills. Unexpectedly, I liked it — and I found myself trying to understand why.

After rewatching it, I think the ad works because it gets several product marketing fundamentals right.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/why-chime-s-john-cena-ad-actually-works</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10fb5c5b4f1067c15acd89</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_de25c8cf37fb4f97bb593b863fae0097~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lending Infrastructure Is Becoming the Backbone of Modern Fintech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fintech industry is entering a new phase of maturity. Over the last decade, many fintech companies focused primarily on customer-facing innovation — building smoother apps, faster onboarding flows, and more accessible financial products.]]></description><link>https://www.joshpaulpopkin.com/post/lending-infrastructure-is-becoming-the-backbone-of-modern-fintech</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0b7c33e4e1fe1692b2fcf9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:59:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8decf0_68987ecc57de45218476a5975aeee37f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Paul Popkin, MBA</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>