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James Shepherd discusses the importance of distribution in the payments industry and the rise of vertical SaaS.

What if the real moat isn’t your software, but your distribution? James Shepherd breaks down why vertical SaaS is exploding in payments and why agents can win if they bring the right solutions to market. AI is not your new coworker. It is a high powered math engine that rewards clear thinking, good inputs, and enough compute, and it punishes shortcuts. Christopher Dryden, Esq., sits down to talk with CCSalesPro legend James Shepherd (https://www.ccsalespro.com/) to get real about why so many...

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Host: Christopher Dryden, Esq.

Guest: James Shepherd

Topics covered

• payments
• distribution
• vertical SaaS
• AI in payments
• agent solutions

Keywords

• payments
• distribution
• vertical SaaS
• AI
• agents
• solutions

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Organizations: CCSalesPro

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