The Signal: Embedded Finance - Building the Infrastructure Layer with Jaris Founder & CEO Chris Aristides | Episode 470

Episode notes

In this first episode of a new series on the Leaders in Payments podcast, host Greg Myers sits down with Chris Aristides, Founder and CEO of Jaris , to explore what it truly takes for payments companies and ISOs to remain competitive as the market shifts toward owned, embedded finance experiences. Chris brings an unconventional background to the payments world, having spent 22 years in the hedge fund industry as an analyst and portfolio manager before making the move into building a company. The conversation begins with the origin story of Jaris , which set out to bring a Square Capital-style lending product to the broader payments market. Rather than following the typical merchant cash advance route, Chris made the deliberate choice to build on a bank-backed model with a modern tech stack, prioritising regulatory alignment and a foundation flexible enough to eventually expand into multi-product banking services. A significant portion of the discussion centers on the complexity of working with legacy payment processors.

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