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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 83 – Settlement Systems in Detail – Carol Coye Benson, Glenbrook
When we conduct our Glenbrook Payments Boot Camp, our first graphic illustrates the three essential steps in every transaction - initiation, funding, and completion. When looked at through the lens of of the past decade most innovation has been in initiation. Consider: Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, QR codes. The list is long of ways to kick off a transaction.
Episode 82 – Restaurant Payments Deep Dive – Tim McKenna, Heartland Payment Systems
Restaurant payments is a complex area especially for those companies serving the mid-sized and large restaurant operator. They have different needs that extend well beyond payment acceptance but even that is a highly variable concern.
Episode 81 – Real-Time Payments Network Update – Steve Ledford, TCH
For those of you who didn't make it to Money20/20 and want to hear the latest on The Clearing House's Real-Time Payments Network (RTP), take a listen to this update conversation with Steve Ledford, SVP at The Clearing House for the RTP Network.
Episode 80 – Talking Tokenization – Glenbrook’s Russ Jones
The payment industry's responses to ongoing payment security concerns are many. We have procedural approaches and technical ones. For example, we are requiring merchants to attest to their compliance with PCI security standards that themselves include procedural requirements.
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