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Episode 296 - Fanning the Flames - Beyond Borders: Navigating Your Global Payments Strategy

Going global with your payments strategy requires far more than choosing a single payment provider: companies must weigh local acquiring versus cross-border acquiring, country-by-country payment preferences, entity structure, tax implications, compliance requirements, authorization performance, currency handling, and provider coverage. In this episode, Chris Uriarte joins Glenbrook colleagues Samantha Gordon, Simon Skinner, and Drew Edmond to explore the complexities and potential benefits for merchants and platforms to consider when expanding payments globally.

Companies

Worldline Is First in Europe to Bring Click to Pay to Recurring Payments

Worldline

Worldline becomes the first payment provider in Europe to enable Click to Pay for recurring payments. Click to Pay is a fast, secure digital checkout that removes friction and improves payment success across recurring payments. Available on Global Collect, Worldline’s global cross-border payments platform, this new capability enables digital-first businesses to scale subscription payments seamlessly across […]

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Global

European Parliament Backs Long-Awaited Digital Euro to Reduce US Dominance in Payments

Euro News

“The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee approved the digital euro, as the EU seeks to reduce reliance on US-controlled payment systems. According to European Central Bank data, US payment giants Visa and Mastercard account for 61% of card payments in the euro area and almost all cross-border card transactions. The digital euro is […]

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Global

Mastercard Sees Africa’s Digital Future Taking Shape

CIO Africa

Africa’s payments landscape is entering a new phase, one that extends beyond digital transactions and into intelligent, interconnected financial ecosystems. According to Victor Ndlovu, Vice President and Head of Business Development for East Africa at Mastercard, the continent’s next chapter will be defined by broader financial inclusion, seamless cross-border payments, and the emergence of AI-powered […]

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Mid-Year Payments Check-In: Revisiting Our 2026 Predictions

The Glenbrook team is taking stock in June 2026 to see how the payments trends predictions from our January Payments on Fire episode are holding up.

Global

China Signs up 26 Financial Institutions for Digital-Yuan Cross-Border Payments

TNW | China

“The People’s Bank of China has spent the past year steadily widening the circle of lenders authorised to run e-CNY operations. The scale at home is already large. By the end of November 2025, e-CNY transactions had reached 3.48 billion in number and around 16.7 trillion yuan in value, roughly $2.37tn, according to PBOC figures. […]

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Companies

Nuvei’s $2.75b Payoneer Bet: Can the Combined Giant Out-Muscle Stripe at $91.5b?

Tech Funding News

“The combined company enters a market where scale is becoming critical. Stripe recently reached a $91.5 billion valuation and continues expanding its global payments, treasury, and embedded finance capabilities. Dutch payments company Adyen processes transactions for global enterprises, including Uber, Spotify, and Microsoft, and continues to invest in unified commerce and cross-border infrastructure. What the Nuvei-Payoneer combination […]

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Global

China Readies Commercial Launch of mBridge Digital-Currency Payments Network

Bloomingbit

“China is preparing a commercial launch of mBridge, a digital currency-based cross-border payments network. mBridge includes the central banks of Hong Kong, Thailand, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and aims to cut fees to about half those of existing international payment systems. mBridge uses blockchain technology to enable direct transactions in central bank digital currencies, reducing the dollar’s intermediary role and strengthening use of the digital yuan.”

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Episode 295 - Fanning the Flames - 2026 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update

The Glenbrook team is taking stock in June 2026 to see how the predictions from our January episode are holding up. Tune in for updates on trending topics in payments, including agentic commerce, stablecoins, cross-border and instant payments, risk and fraud, and the regulatory landscape. We also share insights on the “hot off the presses” news on tokenized deposits and the Visa/Mastercard interchange settlement.

Industry

BPI and TCH Comment on FedNow Cross-Border Payments Rule

Bank Policy Institute

“The Clearing House Association and the Bank Policy Institute appreciate the opportunity to respond to the proposed rule and request for comment on amendments to subpart C of Regulation J (governing the FedNow® Service). The Associations support the objectives of the Proposal to expand the use of always-on payments rails for cross-border payments and to […]

Nuvei Is In Talks To Buy Payoneer For $2.7 Billion

Finimize

Nuvei, a Canadian payments company, is in advanced talks to buy Payoneer, a cross-border payments firm, for about $2.7 billion, Reuters reported. Reuters says the $2.7 billion price includes Payoneer’s cash, which implies about $2.3 billion in enterprise value – notably above Payoneer’s roughly $1.7 billion market value.

Global

The Future of Payments in Africa: Smarter, Connected, & Powered by AI [Video]

CNBC Africa

“Africa is rapidly moving beyond basic digital transactions to build an intelligent, interconnected financial network. Driving this shift is the integration of artificial intelligence, evolving cross-border infrastructure, and next-generation commerce tools that promise to redefine how money moves across the continent. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss the upcoming wave of transformation is Dr. Reda Helal, […]

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Companies

Flutterwave Partners With Blockchain Network Tempo to Cut Costs on African Payments

Tech Labari

“Africa’s largest payments company is betting on blockchain to fix one of the continent’s most persistent financial headaches: the high cost and slow speed of moving money across borders. Flutterwave, which processes transactions across 34 African countries, announced on Wednesday a partnership with Tempo, a blockchain network backed by Stripe and Paradigm, to build a stablecoin-based […]

Companies

Bank of America to Launch Cross-Border Real-Time Payments, Expanding Global Payment Choice [Video]

Bank of America

“Bank of America announced plans to launch a cross-border real-time payments solution that will enable its corporate, commercial and financial institution clients to send and receive funds instantly through Swift or the bank’s flagship digital platform, CashPro®. The service will offer real‑time payment tracking, full-principal preservation and lower costs. The service is expected to launch […]

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XTransfer Partners with BBVA

PR Newswire

“XTransfer and BBVA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during Money20/20 Europe 2026 in Amsterdam to deepen cross-border payment infrastructure across Latin America and Europe. Under the MOU, XTransfer and BBVA will combine their respective strengths to explore the delivery of integrated cross-border financial solutions, spanning FX conversion, local payments and cross-border payments across […]

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