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    <title>What's New With Episode Six</title>
    <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com</link>
    <description>Stay informed on payment technologies, industry news, and trends by reading our E6 blog posts.</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:04:20 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2026-04-06T16:04:20Z</dc:date>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
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      <title>Rain and Episode Six Form Long-Term Partnership, Beginning with Asia-Pacific Expansion</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/rain-and-episode-six-form-long-term-partnership</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/rain-and-episode-six-form-long-term-partnership" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Blog%20Cover%20-%20%20Article%20-%20Smerf%20Orb%20(3).png" alt="Rain and Episode Six Form Long-Term Partnership, Beginning with Asia-Pacific Expansion" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in; line-height: 1.25;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;i style="font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;Episode Six's deep local infrastructure across Asia-Pacific and network integrations make it the foundational processing partner for Rain's regional expansion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/rain-and-episode-six-form-long-term-partnership" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Blog%20Cover%20-%20%20Article%20-%20Smerf%20Orb%20(3).png" alt="Rain and Episode Six Form Long-Term Partnership, Beginning with Asia-Pacific Expansion" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in; line-height: 1.25;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;i style="font-size: 1rem; text-align: center; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;Episode Six's deep local infrastructure across Asia-Pacific and network integrations make it the foundational processing partner for Rain's regional expansion.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Frain-and-episode-six-form-long-term-partnership&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Press Releases</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/rain-and-episode-six-form-long-term-partnership</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-04-01T12:05:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>episode-six</dc:creator>
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      <title>Episode Six and Monee team up for multi-country launch of ShopeePay Unlimited Card across Southeast Asia</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-monee-team-up-for-multi-country-launch-of-shopeepay-unlimited-card-across-southeast-asia</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-monee-team-up-for-multi-country-launch-of-shopeepay-unlimited-card-across-southeast-asia" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/26-0003%20ShopeePay%20and%20Monee%20Press%20Release%20Blog%20Graphic.png" alt="Episode Six and Monee team up for multi-country launch of ShopeePay Unlimited Card across Southeast Asia" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in; line-height: 1.25;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cloud-native card infrastructure&amp;nbsp;to enable seamless integration with global payment networks&amp;nbsp;across ASEAN region&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-monee-team-up-for-multi-country-launch-of-shopeepay-unlimited-card-across-southeast-asia" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/26-0003%20ShopeePay%20and%20Monee%20Press%20Release%20Blog%20Graphic.png" alt="Episode Six and Monee team up for multi-country launch of ShopeePay Unlimited Card across Southeast Asia" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in; line-height: 1.25;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cloud-native card infrastructure&amp;nbsp;to enable seamless integration with global payment networks&amp;nbsp;across ASEAN region&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fepisode-six-and-monee-team-up-for-multi-country-launch-of-shopeepay-unlimited-card-across-southeast-asia&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Press Releases</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-monee-team-up-for-multi-country-launch-of-shopeepay-unlimited-card-across-southeast-asia</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-01-13T01:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>episode-six</dc:creator>
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      <title>Episode Six Recognized as a 2026 Built In Best Place to Work</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-recognized-as-a-2026-built-in-best-place-to-work</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-recognized-as-a-2026-built-in-best-place-to-work" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/2026BPTW-FacebookCoverImg-820x360(x2)%20%5BCUSTOMIZABLE%5D.png" alt="Episode Six Recognized as a 2026 Built In Best Place to Work" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Episode Six has been named one of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 Best Places to Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;Built In, earning a spot on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Austin Best Midsize Places to Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;list. The recognition highlights companies across the U.S. that are setting the standard for employee experience through competitive compensation, meaningful benefits, and strong workplace culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-recognized-as-a-2026-built-in-best-place-to-work" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/2026BPTW-FacebookCoverImg-820x360(x2)%20%5BCUSTOMIZABLE%5D.png" alt="Episode Six Recognized as a 2026 Built In Best Place to Work" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Episode Six has been named one of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;2026 Best Places to Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;by&amp;nbsp;Built In, earning a spot on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Austin Best Midsize Places to Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;list. The recognition highlights companies across the U.S. that are setting the standard for employee experience through competitive compensation, meaningful benefits, and strong workplace culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fepisode-six-recognized-as-a-2026-built-in-best-place-to-work&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>News</category>
      <category>Fintech</category>
      <category>Awards</category>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:50:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-recognized-as-a-2026-built-in-best-place-to-work</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-01-09T20:50:06Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>episode-six</dc:creator>
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      <title>Resilience Proven, Not Promised: Why It’s Important To Have A Platform Built For Real World Challenges</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-proven-not-promised-why-its-important-to-have-a-platform-built-for-real-world-challenges</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-proven-not-promised-why-its-important-to-have-a-platform-built-for-real-world-challenges" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/Resilience%20Blog%20Header%20Image_2%201.png" alt="Resilience Proven, Not Promised: Why It’s Important To Have A Platform Built For Real World Challenges" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Financial services infrastructure gets tested in ways you can't always predict. October 2025 provided one of those tests when cloud service disruptions affected platforms across the industry.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-proven-not-promised-why-its-important-to-have-a-platform-built-for-real-world-challenges" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/Resilience%20Blog%20Header%20Image_2%201.png" alt="Resilience Proven, Not Promised: Why It’s Important To Have A Platform Built For Real World Challenges" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Financial services infrastructure gets tested in ways you can't always predict. October 2025 provided one of those tests when cloud service disruptions affected platforms across the industry.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fresilience-proven-not-promised-why-its-important-to-have-a-platform-built-for-real-world-challenges&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Security &amp; Risk Management</category>
      <category>Fintech</category>
      <category>cloud</category>
      <category>Resilience</category>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-proven-not-promised-why-its-important-to-have-a-platform-built-for-real-world-challenges</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-12-18T15:53:49Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Ross Hamilton</dc:creator>
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      <title>Episode Six and Xepelin partner to accelerate digital financial product development in Mexico</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-xepelin-partner-to-accelerate-digital-financial-product-development-in-mexico</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-xepelin-partner-to-accelerate-digital-financial-product-development-in-mexico" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0465%20Xepelin%20Press%20Release%20Blog%20Graphic.png" alt="Episode Six and Xepelin partner to accelerate digital financial product development in Mexico" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;This partnership enables&amp;nbsp;Xepelin&amp;nbsp;to launch modern, scalable financial products for Mexican businesses faster and more efficiently, using Episode Six’s highly configurable cloud-native platform.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-xepelin-partner-to-accelerate-digital-financial-product-development-in-mexico" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0465%20Xepelin%20Press%20Release%20Blog%20Graphic.png" alt="Episode Six and Xepelin partner to accelerate digital financial product development in Mexico" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;This partnership enables&amp;nbsp;Xepelin&amp;nbsp;to launch modern, scalable financial products for Mexican businesses faster and more efficiently, using Episode Six’s highly configurable cloud-native platform.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fepisode-six-and-xepelin-partner-to-accelerate-digital-financial-product-development-in-mexico&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Press Releases</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-xepelin-partner-to-accelerate-digital-financial-product-development-in-mexico</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-12-03T13:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>episode-six</dc:creator>
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      <title>Episode Six and Sharesies partner to launch new debit card linking everyday spending to long-term investing</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-sharesies-partner-to-launch-new-debit-card-linking-everyday-spending-to-long-term-investing</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-sharesies-partner-to-launch-new-debit-card-linking-everyday-spending-to-long-term-investing" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0445%20Sharesies%20Press%20release%20graphic%20blog.png" alt="Episode Six and Sharesies partner to launch new debit card linking everyday spending to long-term investing" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;New program allows New Zealanders to grow wealth with every&amp;nbsp;transaction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-sharesies-partner-to-launch-new-debit-card-linking-everyday-spending-to-long-term-investing" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0445%20Sharesies%20Press%20release%20graphic%20blog.png" alt="Episode Six and Sharesies partner to launch new debit card linking everyday spending to long-term investing" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;New program allows New Zealanders to grow wealth with every&amp;nbsp;transaction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fepisode-six-and-sharesies-partner-to-launch-new-debit-card-linking-everyday-spending-to-long-term-investing&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Press Releases</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-sharesies-partner-to-launch-new-debit-card-linking-everyday-spending-to-long-term-investing</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-11-19T21:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>episode-six</dc:creator>
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      <title>Episode Six and Fireblocks Join Forces to Deliver Unified Payments Solution Bridging Traditional and Digital Finance</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-fireblocks-join-forces-to-deliver-unified-payments-solution</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-fireblocks-join-forces-to-deliver-unified-payments-solution" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0425%20Fireblocks%20Blog%20Header%20Image_Within%20Picky%20Ratios.png" alt="Episode Six and Fireblocks Join Forces to Deliver Unified Payments Solution Bridging Traditional and Digital Finance" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Collaboration combines Episode Six’s modern payments infrastructure with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fireblocks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;’ secure digital asset custody technology and blockchain connectivity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-fireblocks-join-forces-to-deliver-unified-payments-solution" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0425%20Fireblocks%20Blog%20Header%20Image_Within%20Picky%20Ratios.png" alt="Episode Six and Fireblocks Join Forces to Deliver Unified Payments Solution Bridging Traditional and Digital Finance" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0in;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Collaboration combines Episode Six’s modern payments infrastructure with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fireblocks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;’ secure digital asset custody technology and blockchain connectivity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fepisode-six-and-fireblocks-join-forces-to-deliver-unified-payments-solution&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Press Releases</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/episode-six-and-fireblocks-join-forces-to-deliver-unified-payments-solution</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-11-11T01:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>episode-six</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ideal Isn’t Real: Why Your Card Products Should Be Built for Actual Customers</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/ideal-isnt-real</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/ideal-isnt-real" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0284%20Ideal%20Customer%20Blog%20Graphic.png" alt="Ideal Isn’t Real: Why Your Card Products Should Be Built for Actual Customers" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here’s a common trap in product strategy. You build for the ideal customer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/ideal-isnt-real" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0284%20Ideal%20Customer%20Blog%20Graphic.png" alt="Ideal Isn’t Real: Why Your Card Products Should Be Built for Actual Customers" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here’s a common trap in product strategy. You build for the ideal customer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fideal-isnt-real&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Cards</category>
      <category>Fintech</category>
      <category>Issuer processor</category>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/ideal-isnt-real</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-11-10T19:40:41Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Mike Wienke</dc:creator>
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      <title>Resilience by design: Built for moments like this</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-isnt-theoretical</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-isnt-theoretical" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/Blog%20graphic%20(2).png" alt="Resilience by design: Built for moments like this" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-isnt-theoretical" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/Blog%20graphic%20(2).png" alt="Resilience by design: Built for moments like this" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fresilience-isnt-theoretical&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Blog</category>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/resilience-isnt-theoretical</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-11-01T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>E6 Team</dc:creator>
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      <title>Securing Payments: Building Trust in Every Transaction</title>
      <link>https://buzz.episodesix.com/securing-payments</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/securing-payments" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0308%20Securing%20Payments%20V2.png" alt="Securing Payments: Building Trust in Every Transaction" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Payments move fast. The entire process often &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;occurs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; in less than a second. In that brief moment, countless checks, verifications, and decisions happen to ensure that every transaction is legitimate, authorized, and secure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://buzz.episodesix.com/securing-payments" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://buzz.episodesix.com/hubfs/25-0308%20Securing%20Payments%20V2.png" alt="Securing Payments: Building Trust in Every Transaction" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Payments move fast. The entire process often &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;occurs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; in less than a second. In that brief moment, countless checks, verifications, and decisions happen to ensure that every transaction is legitimate, authorized, and secure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=21114529&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fbuzz.episodesix.com%2Fsecuring-payments&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fbuzz.episodesix.com&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Cards</category>
      <category>Security &amp; Risk Management</category>
      <category>Payments</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://buzz.episodesix.com/securing-payments</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-09-30T16:26:45Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Matthew Little</dc:creator>
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