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With decades of experience, Glenbrook’s experts are from all areas of the payments world.
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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.
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Latest Articles
Glenbrook shares our perspectives on activities in the industry.
Visa Payments Forum Deep Dive: Visa Flexible Credential
Glenbrook’s Samantha Gordon unpacks the Visa Flexible Credential, one of many new products announced by Visa at their annual Payments Forum earlier this month.
Payments Post #13: At the Intersection of Tech, Regs, and Business Partnership
This month, Cici Northup joins regular contributor Justin Pituch to recap positive news in the form of fast payments growth, new fraud mitigation strategies, and evolution in cross-border transfers. All reflect, to varying degrees, the unique dynamic in the payments industry created by the intersection of technology, regulation, and new business partnerships.
Payments Orchestration: What Comes Next?
Orchestration providers have certainly come a long way, and can enable powerful capabilities and benefits for the merchants that employ them. This post explores some of the possibilities Glenbrook has been thinking about for where Orchestration (and even orchestration) can go next.
Latest Podcasts
Glenbrook speaks with industry leaders to share a variety of perspectives on the latest payments trends and activities.
Episode 272 – Fanning the Flames – 2025 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update
To help you read the tea leaves in the mountains of publications, Yvette Bohanan rounded up Chris Uriarte and Drew Edmond for this mid-year update on payments industry trends. Tune in to hear updates and perspectives on topics like regulation, stablecoins, agentic commerce, tokenization, and fraud.
Episode 271 – Sufficiently Solving the Non-Sufficient Funds Puzzle with Chanan Lavi, Kipp
In this episode, Drew Edmond is joined by Chanan Lavi, CEO and Co-founder of Kipp, to discuss solutions to the major problem of non-sufficient funds declines, as well as the implications for merchants, issuers, and consumers.
Episode 270 – Fanning the Flames – Beyond “Behind”: Rethinking US Instant Payments
Join Russ Jones and Will Eisler at the Glenbrook water cooler as they debate a looser definition of fast payments, explore challenges for adoption of traditional fast payments systems in the US, and ponder if the US actually has a more advanced and widely adopted “fast” payments ecosystem when we consider how Americans are experiencing faster money movement.
Latest News
Glenbrook objectively curates the news to keep you abreast of important daily headlines in payments.
Klarna Deepens Partnership With Blackhawk Network to Tap $447B U.S. Gift Card Market
"Klarna has expanded its partnership with Blackhawk Network to give consumers even more choice and flexibility for purchasing gift cards, just in time for the holidays. Gift cards remain America’s most-wanted holiday gift, with the market projected to reach $447...
Auditing Payment Stablecoins Under the Genius Act
"Congress enacted the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act in 2025, mandating monthly audits, public disclosures, and certifications by executives for “permitted payment stablecoin issuers.” The Act’s auditing requirements,...
Beyond Stablecoins: Why Bank Tokens Could Boom
"New technology tends to follow a familiar pattern: we overestimate its impact in the short run and underestimate it in the long run. Blockchain should be no different. But this time, the scale could be extraordinary. By 2030, tokenized bank deposits—digital versions...
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