AWS Smart Business Podcast – A conversation with Wallester’s Andrei Gornostajev

We’re proud to share that our CTO, Andrei Gornostajev, was invited to speak on the AWS Smart Business Podcast, the flagship series from Amazon Web Services highlighting the people and platforms shaping tomorrow’s business landscape.

In this in-depth conversation, Victor Forsfält Ljungberg from AWS, chats to Andrei as he dives into the technical, strategic, and human story behind Wallester’s rise as one of Europe’s most innovative card-issuing platforms. He walks listeners through our journey from day one: how we set out to fix what was broken in legacy payment infrastructure and why we built Wallester from the ground up as a real-time, API-first solution.

But this episode goes far beyond system architecture. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at:

• How Wallester evolved into a full-service platform, offering everything from AML-compliant onboarding to instant card issuance and spend management tools, and how we built it all from the ground up.
  
• The Visa integration process and what it takes to build scalable, PCI DSS-compliant infrastructure capable of handling high-volume transactions.
  
• Our approach to technical leadership, combining long-term vision with short-term execution and constant innovation.
  
• How Generative AI is already transforming our internal workflows, improving fraud detection, and enhancing onboarding efficiency by dramatically reducing false positives.
  

Throughout the episode, Andrei shares real insights for founders, developers, and finance leaders alike. Whether you’re scaling a fintech product, exploring embedded payments, or just curious about the role of AI in financial decision-making, this discussion delivers value on every level.

Listen now to hear how we’re building the future of business payments—one smart integration at a time: