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Episode 83 – Settlement Systems in Detail – Carol Coye Benson, Glenbrook
Episode 178 – Tokenization – Russ Jones, Glenbrook
Episode 218 – The Technologies, Policies, and Realities of Cross-border Payments – Glenbrook
Episode 231 – Fanning the Flames: Payments Orchestration – Glenbrook…
Episode 236 – How to Make Money in Payments – Russ Jones, Glenbrook
Episode 246 – Going Real-Time – with Dimitri Dadiomov, Modern Treasury
Episode 184 – Talking ACH – with Michael Herd, Nacha
Episode 257 – Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments – Catching up with David Maimon, SentiLink
Episode 175 – Delegated Push Payments – Russ Jones, Glenbrook
Episode 179 – Understanding US Payment Regulation – with Jennifer Aguilar, Alston & Bird LLP
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Episode 277 – Fanning the Flames – Recent Developments in Agent Protocols
Episode 127 – The Hot Topics in Digital Payments – Russ Jones, Glenbrook Partners
The transition away from paper to an all digital payments world has been underway for decades. But in the last few years the pace has accelerated. Global tech availability and focused development talent is letting software eat the payments world. Other enablers include business models such as payments facilitation and the focus on commerce, not just payments, for merchants.
Episode 126 – New Tech, New Models: ACH at the POS – Craig McDonald, Trustly
Take a listen to Craig McDonald, Chief Business Officer of Trustly and George as they discuss how Trustly makes its proposition possible. While Trustly is ramping up its U.S. presence, it does have timing on its side. In this pandemic-constrained age, merchants will be looking for lower cost payments and certainty. Trustly appears to have attributes to meet those concerns.
Episode 125 – COVID-19 Relief: Collaboration, Regulation, and Tech Do Good – Roberto Marinho, CEO, César Souto, Conta Zap, Brazil
This illuminating Payments on Fire® episode takes a deep look at a very new Brazilian payments platform called Conta Zap (Zap Account in English) and how a group of community minded people came together with Conta Zap to provide basic income to economically displaced Brazilians during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Episode 124 – Ground Truth: COVID-19’s Payments Impact – Glynn Frechette, PSCU
There's no clearer indicator of COVID-19's economic impact than payment metrics. In this Payments on Fire® episode, we speak with Bryan Derman, Glenbrook's managing partner, and Glynn Frechette, SVP of PSCU's Advisors Plus division, in a discussion of PSCU's payment trends analysis. Glynn provides an exceptionally detailed view into the pain, and some real gains, that the pandemic has brought to U.S. payments activity.
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