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Payments On Fire is the industry’s leading resource center for payments professionals. Here, you’ll find the resources and thought leadership that only Glenbrook’s experienced team can provide. Curated news stories, insightful opinion papers, provocative podcasts, and more – it’s all the thinking you need to stay competitive in a dynamic payments world.

January 2, 2025

Nacha's 2026 Rules to Boost AML and Fraud Team Synergy [Video]

Bank Info Security

“Requirements set for 2026 by the National Automated Clearinghouse Association for real-time fraud monitoring will demand collaborative efforts by fraud and anti-money laundering teams to meet compliance goals, said Devon Marsh, Nacha managing director of ACH network rules and risk management.”

December 17, 2024

December 12, 2024

Regulating AI in the Financial Sector: Recent Developments and Main Challenges

BIS

“This paper explores the potential transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the financial sector, focusing on operational efficiency, risk management and customer experience in banking and insurance. It delves into the widespread adoption of AI technologies including generative AI (gen AI) and examines the associated risks and regulatory implications.”

December 4, 2024

Episode 253 - Glenbrook Partners: 2024 Payments Industry Trends Wrap Up

The Glenbrook partners reflect on key trends and challenges in the payments industry that shaped 2024 - from generative AI, open banking, the evolving regulatory landscape, and the rise of fast payment systems worldwide. And you can't get the Glenbrook team in a "room" without discussing ongoing fraud implications, orchestration in merchant payments, and the progress of tokenization. Tune in to hear insights from our industry experts on these themes and more as we wrap up the year and look towards 2025.

November 27, 2024

Fraudwatch: Money 20/20 Special Edition

Mastercard

“Join us for a Money2020 special edition of FraudWatch – a quarterly series delivered by Mastercard and Glenbrook to provide relevant payment industry information and recent trends in payments, fraud, risk management, cybersecurity, identity verification and more.”

November 22, 2024

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September 25, 2024

Episode 248 - The Ins and Outs of Payouts with Manish Vrishaketu, Tipalti

Manish Vrishaketu, Chief Customer and Operations Officer at Tipalti, joins us for this episode to dive into why payouts have been overlooked for so long, what makes them challenging to master, and what is happening that may make things better and easier for a “niche” specialization in our industry that happens to be incredibly important for every company on the planet.

September 11, 2024

Episode 247 - From the Vault: Multiplayer Fintech Builds a Winning B2B Service – Robin Gandhi, TripActions (Episode 146)

It’s September 2024, and this month, we’re focusing on business-to-business payments. B2B payments are difficult because so much information must be exchanged for them to process efficiently. But there’s more to it than that. For this episode, we pulled a favorite from our vault - number 146, a discussion between George Peabody and Robin Gandhi. Since this aired in March of 2021, Robin has moved to a post as Chief Product Officer at Nium, and TripActions has rebranded to Navan. But the underlying ideas discussed regarding B2B are still important - and this idea of multi-player fintech and what it means for B2B payments is quite relevant.

August 14, 2024

Hong Kong Central Bank Launches Gen AI Sandbox

Asian Banking & Finance

“The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has collaborated with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company to launch a generative AI sandbox. Banks are encouraged to make full use of this resource to unlock the power of GenA.I. in enhancing effective risk management, anti-fraud efforts and customer experience.”

August 9, 2024

Crypto-Friendly Bank Ordered by Fed to Limit Risks From Digital Asset Clients

CoinDesk

“The U.S. Federal Reserve targeted Customers Bank with an enforcement action saying it wasn’t properly handling the risks from its crypto customers. In an enforcement agreement signed by the bank’s top executives, the Fed noted “significant deficiencies related to the Bank’s risk management practices and compliance with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations relating to anti-money laundering.”

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