by Cici Northup | Mar 27, 2023 | Policy & Regulation
Situation A central bank in an African country was working to implement a new real-time payments system to increase financial inclusion and digital payment usage in their market. Glenbrook was asked to help the central bank better understand regulatory approaches to...
by Cici Northup | Mar 27, 2023 | Policy & Regulation
Situation A banker’s association in an African country was working to implement a new real-time payments system to increase digital financial inclusion and payment in their market. Glenbrook was asked to help review the extent to which existing regulations these...
by Cici Northup | Mar 27, 2023 | Open Banking
Situation A central bank wanted to better understand other market approaches to open banking, with a particular emphasis on payments initiation. Glenbrook conducted a multi-country review to help inform the bank’s efforts. Approach Glenbrook, in coordination with the...
by Cici Northup | Mar 27, 2023 | B2B Payments
Situation A rapidly growing venture-backed B2B payment provider needed to select a new bank partner. Glenbrook was asked to manage the end-to-end process from requirements development to vendor selection. Approach We applied our tested process for vendor selection,...
by Cici Northup | Mar 27, 2023 | Advisory, Market Analysis
Situation A major card processor and digital banking provider recognized that major payments ecosystem shifts were underway. More specifically, this provider observed innovations like mobile payments, faster payments and blockchain technology coming to market,...
by Cici Northup | Mar 27, 2023 | Cross Border Payments, Market Analysis
Situation A global payouts firm was seeking to enter two new countries and needed to understand the local payments landscape and issues that would shape its opportunities in these markets. The client was specifically seeking market entry recommendations related...
by Cici Northup | Mar 24, 2023 | Advisory, Cross Border Payments
Situation A global not-for-profit payments association needed a chief executive to drive membership and continue to advance the association’s strategic direction toward enabling interoperable cross-border instant payments exchange among the members. Glenbrook served...
by Cici Northup | Mar 24, 2023 | Financial Inclusion, Payments in Emerging Markets
Situation An NGO developed a multi-year initiative working to support the development of inclusive, instant payments systems to bring low-income end users into the formal financial services ecosystem. The institution works in coordination with a wide variety of...
by Cici Northup | Mar 24, 2023 | Financial Inclusion, Payments in Emerging Markets
Situation A global NGO was investing in financial inclusion initiatives in a South Asian country. A core pillar of their investment portfolio centered on developing robust payments infrastructure. For example, the NGO was working with a government agency to implement...
by Cici Northup | Mar 24, 2023 | Fast Payments
Situation A start up technology company providing software to the financial industry wanted to enter the U.S. market to provide connectivity between financial institutions and fast payments systems. The client’s solution was particularly well suited for the long tail...
