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Who benefits from working with Glenbrook?
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We’ve established a merchant roundtable that represents over 25% of global omni-channel commerce
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We’ve educated over 32,000+ payments professionals to date
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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
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Open Banking
Payments in Emerging Markets
Policy & Regulation
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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 CampTM workshops help 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.
Payments Boot Camp™
Our Payments Boot Camp, Payments Boot Camp Intensive, and Advanced Workshops give you a comprehensive overview of the payments industry.
Build Your Expertise
For self-paced learning, check out our popular payments books and library of On-Demand Learning courses.
Train Your Team
We offer customized, private Payments Boot Camp workshops tailored to meet your team’s unique needs.
Payments on FireTM resources for the best thinking in payments.
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 281 – Fanning the Flames – Unpacking the Latest Proposed Settlement of the Payment Card Interchange Litigation
In this episode, Bryan Derman, Russ Jones, and Chris Uriarte share their first-take analysis of last week’s proposed settlement of the long-running antitrust litigation between Visa/Mastercard and a group of merchants regarding Payment Card Interchange and Merchant Discounts.
The discussion covers the basic parameters of the settlement proposal and then investigates some of the possible reactions by merchants, issuers, and networks were the settlement to be approved the by judge.
Episode 280 – Reflections on Fraud in 2025 and What Lies Ahead, with David Maimon, SentiLink
In this episode, Yvette Bohanan welcomes back David Maimon, Head of Fraud Insights at SentiLink, for the final episode of this year’s fraud series.
Listen in as Yvette and David reflect on state of fraud as 2025 comes to a close. They discuss rising identity theft reports, the persistent challenges of measuring fraud losses, and the alarming trends associated with synthetic identities, stolen identities, and insider fraud. The conversation explores issues around various payment systems, agentic AI tools, and the regulatory gaps that contribute to escalating fraud incidents.
Episode 279 – Fanning the Flames – Money 20/20 2025 Recap
Chris Uriarte and Drew Edmond are back from Money 20/20 and join Yvette Bohanan on this episode to provide their insights on the prevailing themes and standout announcements.
Tune in to also hear tips for navigating the conference and overall thoughts on the evolution of Money 20/20 and other industry events.
Latest News
Glenbrook objectively curates the news to keep you abreast of important daily headlines in payments.
Meeting Rising AI Expectations and Removing Friction Key to Meeting Needs of B2B Buyers Across Europe
"According to a new European Study 1 of 550 business buyers commissioned by TreviPay , the global B2B payments invoicing and payments network, friction in the B2B buying process in the form of slow onboarding and inconsistent invoicing along with rising expectations...
Solana Joins Linux Foundation’s Open Payment Platform, ‘x402 Foundation’
"The Solana Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the Solana blockchain, has joined the open payment network, x402 Foundation, of the Linux Foundation. The other participants of the newly developed x402Foundation include the global leaders like Visa, Stripe,...
Western Union Completes Acquisition of Singtel’s Dash
"Western Union has completed its acquisition of Dash, the Singapore-based mobile wallet owned by Singtel. The deal gives Western Union access to a platform with more than 1.4 million users in Singapore. Launched in 2014, Dash offers payments, remittances, savings,...
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