Professional support for payments professionals.
Glenbrook’s consulting, research, and education are the tools you need to thrive in the dynamic global payments ecosystem.
Expert advice, innovative analysis, and payments education.
Build the confidence you need to make the right choices and implement them effectively. Whether you are an experienced professional or someone new to the fintech industry, we have the people, leadership, and counsel you won’t find anywhere else.
Who benefits from working with Glenbrook?
From banks, fintechs, billers, lenders, to merchants, processors, investors, government agencies, NGOs, and more.
25%
We’ve established a merchant roundtable that represents over 25% of global omni-channel commerce
$5B
We’ve supported $5B in Private Equity Deals since 2019
27,000+
We’ve educated over 27,000+ payments professionals to date
62+
We’ve led consulting projects in 62+ countries
Multiple areas of expertise within the payments domain, one source of tailored insights.
With decades of experience, Glenbrook’s experts are from all areas of the payments world.
Pick a focus area to see how our payments professionals can provide expert guidance to you and your team.
B2B Payments
Cross-border Payments
Digital Currencies
Financial Inclusion
Lending & Payments
Merchant Payments Acceptance
Open Banking
Payments in Emerging Markets
Policy & Regulation
Real-time Payments
Payments Risk Management
Payments Facilitation
Case Study
Multinational Grocer Saves Over 30% in Annual Operating Costs
Glenbrook helped a major multinational grocer solve both short-term issues and develop a long-term strategy to take advantage of current and forecasted industry developments in payments. We explored processing redundancies, expansion of credit acceptance, PCI compliance, and more, and then identified system architecture improvements and helped find a new partner to achieve their goals.
Glenbrook Payments Boot Camp® helps your team understand and apply the innovations shaping the payments industry.
You’re smart. But the payments industry is complex and changes fast. Our customized education programs keep you and your team up to speed.
Learn the Essentials
We offer an intensive and comprehensive overview of the payments industry, from the core systems to the economics, risks, and ceaseless innovation in payments.
Build Your Expertise
We provide topic-focused “deep dives” covering the latest critical topics, including fintech payments, global payments, digital currencies, and embedded commerce.
Train Your Team
We offer customized, private Payments Boot Camps tailored to meet your team’s unique needs.
Payments on Fire® – resources for the best thinking in payments.
Latest Articles
Glenbrook shares our perspectives on activities in the industry.
Stakeholders Respond to Fraudsters’ Affinity for Instant Payments
A joint post by Joanna Wisniecka and Bethany May Rise in instant payments systems incites rise in fraud Instant payments systems (IPS) are proliferating globally, conferring benefits to economies and ultimately, end users. These systems are making digital payments...
Taking Your Payments Risk Management Game to the Next Level
If you search our website, you will find some prior posts about Payments Risk Management. When we launched our Risk Management Advanced Workshop back in 2019, I wrote about how people don’t like talking about risk - Why Talk About Risk in Payments - and why we...
Only Fools Rush In: A Thoughtful Approach to Embedding Financial Services
It is an undeniable trend that an increasing number of businesses are embedding financial services into their products. Those that have embarked on this journey often experience multiple benefits if the new services solve an existing problem for their customer base,...
Latest Podcasts
Glenbrook speaks with industry leaders to share a variety of perspectives on the latest payments trends and activities.
Episode 193 – Fanning the Flames: Help! Am I Becoming a Fintech?
What do Fintechs have to do with the cereal aisle? Tune in to this episode of Payments on Fire: Fanning the Flames to hear the answer to that question and more, as Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte and Drew Edmond prepare for MRC Vegas 23.
If you are attending, we’d love to connect! Please reach out to Chris or Drew on Our Team page or connect directly on LinkedIn.
Episode 192 – The Rising Value of Rich Account Data with George Throckmorton, Nacha
The Payments Network that Moves Data, Not Money
Take a listen to Yvette Bohanan and George Peabody as they speak with George Throckmorton, Senior Director at Nacha and the head of Nacha’s Phixius data network initiative.
Payments networks are remarkable constructions. They bring competitors together around a common set of rules and capabilities that then move millions of transactions a day and untold billions in value. That’s the network effect.
Episode 191 – Fanning the Flames: A Year in Travel – Jordan
We’ve reached our final destination on Glenbrook’s 2022 tour of local payment methods around the world. Joanna Wisniecka joins Yvette Bohanan on this episode of Fanning the Flames to chat about her recent trip to Jordan.
Joanna walks us through her experience opening an account and and making payments with ZainCash, and also provides insights into JoPACC (Jordan Payments & Clearing Company) initiatives throughout the country.
Latest News
Glenbrook objectively curates the news to keep you abreast of important daily headlines in payments.
Microsoft is Building a Cryptocurrency Wallet into its Edge Browser
"Microsoft is building a cryptocurrency wallet for its Edge browser even as the crypto markets struggle. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the software giant has been testing the Microsoft Edge built-in crypto wallet internally in recent...
India’s Tata Group Mulls Pumping $2 Billion into Super App Venture
"Indian salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group is considering injecting another $2 billion into its super app venture to bolster its digital business, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The funds would help the group's...
Visa Boosts Offer for Brazilian Fintech Pismo to $1.4B – Report
"Visa has upped its offer for Pismo, a cloud-based banking and payments platform for banks, to $1.4B from its original offer of $1B, Valor Economico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. In Brazil, Pismo, which is backed by Amazon and SoftBank,...
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