Advanced Workshops
Advanced Payments – May 19-20, 2026 – Virtual
$1,395
The Glenbrook Advanced Payments Workshop looks beyond the Payments Boot Camp to explore leading edge topics in the payments industry.
Location
Virtual
This workshop will be hosted virtually using Zoom Meetings.
Agenda
Introductions and Agenda Review
Macro Trends – 45 mins
- Shifting core systems mix
- Changing consumer preferences
- Comparative payments volume around the world
Card System Update – 45 mins
- Card network PAN elimination initiatives
- Configurable cards – Visa Flexible Credential and Mastercard One
Agentic Commerce – 1.5 hours
- Agentic commerce overview – the robots go shopping
- Who’s who on the Agentic Commerce landscape
- Beyond the agentic agents – understanding the protocols
- Shopping assistants
- Key risks and challenges
- Adoption challenges – buyer side vs seller side
Stablecoins – 1.5 hours
- Stablecoin fundamentals, stakeholders, and use cases
- Unpacking stablecoin volume claims
- Stablecoin economics
- Currencies and the role of FX
- Emerging stablecoin regulations
- Risk exposures
- Providers, incumbents, and card network stablecoin strategies
Digital Payments – 1 hour
- Tokenization state of play
- Digital Wallet Update
What We’re Watching – 30 minutes
- Buy Now Pay Later – state of market, the shift away from Pay-In-4
- Pix Update – Pix Automático, and Pix Parcelado
Wrap Up
Daily Schedule
Advanced Payments
Day One
- 11:00am – 12:30pm ET – workshop
- 12:30pm – 1:00pm ET – break
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET – workshop
- 2:30pm – 3:00pm ET – optional Q&A
Day Two
- 11:00am – 12:30pm ET – workshop
- 12:30pm – 1:00pm ET – break
- 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET – workshop
- 2:30pm – 3:00pm ET – optional Q&A
Fees, billing, discount and refunds
Discounts*
Individual discounts:
- Save 10% – Early-bird discount. Register at least 1 month in advance of a virtual workshop, or 2 months in advance of an in-person workshop, to receive this special price.
- Save 10% – Alumni discount. Glenbrook Payments Education alumni wanting to attend another payments education event. Contact us, prior to registering, to request your alumni discount code.
Group discounts:
- Save 10% – Register 2 people for a Payments Boot Camp
- Save 15% – Register 3-6 people for a Payments Boot Camp
- Save 20% – Register 7-9 people for a Payments Boot Camp
- Save 30% – Register 10+ people for a Payments Boot Camp
- Group discount rates apply to registrations within a 6-month timeframe.
- Contact us, prior to registering, to request your group discount code.
Glenbrook client discounts:
- Discounts are also available for select Glenbrook clients. Contact us to inquire about a discount code.
* Only one discount code may be used per person. Discounts may not be combined with any other sale, promotion, discount, code, coupon, and/or offer.
Refunds
Payments Boot Camp and workshop registrants may cancel their registration for a full refund if cancelled two weeks prior to the event. Refunds for cancellations within two weeks of the event will be considered on a case by case basis. In some cases, it may be possible to switch registrations to an event at a later date.
Local Airports, Driving Directions, Hotels
This workshop will be hosted virtually using Zoom Meetings.
Reference Materials & Resources
Resources
- Payments News – Glenbrook’s curated daily news feed
- Payments Views – Glenbrook’s commentary and opinion blog on topical issues in the payments industry
- Payments On Fire® – Glenbrook’s podcast interview series featuring the latest and most interesting developments in payments
- Glossary – Glenbrook has compiled an expansive industry glossary of key payments terms and acronyms
- Attending Companies – view a list of companies who have attended Glenbrook Payments Education events
Workshop Leaders

Russ Jones
Russ brings exceptional skills in payments industry analysis, strategy development, and product conceptualization - as well as 35 years as an executive, analyst, and consultant - to Glenbrook clients from across the payments value chain.

Bryan Derman
Bryan brings an unusually comprehensive perspective to his consulting practice, having worked as a senior executive, security analyst, and strategy consultant during his 30-year career in financial services. He has developed new strategies and innovative business models for banking technologies ranging from mobile payments deployment and online payment security to remote ATM operations and healthcare payments.
