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Duncan Barrigan discusses how Lunos is using AI to automate B2B invoicing and tackle communication challenges in the payments industry.

Did you know the $100 trillion B2B payments industry is still stuck in the Stone Age, relying on manual human negotiation to get invoices paid? In this episode, Duncan Barrigan, Founder and CEO of Lunos, reveals how his startup is building AI agents to completely automate the chaotic Wild West of business-to-business transactions. Duncan shares his journey from scaling GoCardless to hundreds of millions in ARR to discovering a massive hidden problem in global finance. He explains why getting paid is not a traditional payments issue, but a complex communication challenge that has plagued businesses since the dawn of commerce. We dive deep into how Lunos is deploying AI workers that integrate seamlessly into existing financial systems, handling the back-and-forth negotiations of invoicing with infinite scalability. Duncan also unpacks the future of agent-to-agent networks, comparing this inevitable shift to the adoption of self-driving cars for the global economy. Beyond the technology, Duncan offers invaluable advice for founders on navigating rapid technological changes, finding the right early adopters, and making critical hiring decisions that define company culture. Chapters…

People in this episode

Guest: Duncan Barrigan

Topics covered

• B2B payments
• AI automation
• invoicing
• financial technology
• communication challenges
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• B2B payments
• manual invoicing
• AI agents
• financial systems
• entrepreneurship
• GoCardless
• Lunos

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lunos, GoCardless

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