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Glenbrook speaks with industry leaders to share a variety of perspectives on the latest payments trends and activities.
Episode 262 – Bot Attacks Are Getting Smarter…Are You? – Nate Kharrl, Spec
Spec co-founder and CEO Nate Kharrl joins Yvette Bohanan on Payments on Fire to dig into some of the tactics and tech that is enabling today’s fraud schemes, and how GenAI is redefining the payments risk landscape.
Episode 261 – Fanning the Flames: Global Payments Acquisition of Worldpay
Glenbrook partners Bryan Derman, Chris Uriarte, and Simon Skinner jump on a Fanning the Flames episode of Payments on Fire to give a first take on the Global Payments acquisition of Worldpay. Tune in to hear their strategic perspective on the deal.
Episode 260 – Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments #2 – David Maimon, SentiLink
David Maimon, head of Fraud Insights at SentiLink, joins Yvette Bohanan for another episode to raise awareness about different fraud tactics and their impacts.
In this conversation, Yvette and David explore the intricacies and implications of Credit Profile Numbers (CPNs) and synthetic identity fraud, as well as “zombie debt” and assumed identity fraud. Listen in to hear the implications of these fraud schemes and how industry professionals can get ahead of them.

Latest News

Glenbrook objectively curates the news to keep you abreast of important daily headlines in payments.
eBay and Klarna Deepen Global Strategic Partnership to Empower Flexible Shopping in the U.S.
"eBay announced the expansion of its global strategic partnership with Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, to the U.S. market. eBay is rolling out Klarna’s flexible payments options to millions of eBay’s U.S. shoppers. The expanded partnership...
ACH Network Sees Strong Start to 2025; Volume and Value Increases for Both Standard and Same Day ACH
"The ACH Network began 2025 with impressive gains in both standard and Same Day ACH during the first quarter. ACH payment volume rose 4.2% to 8.5 billion. The value of those payments was $22.1 trillion, up $1.4 trillion, or 6.6%, from a year earlier. Same Day ACH...
Credit-Card Companies Brace for a Downturn
"Credit card companies are bracing for a potential economic downturn and increasing reserves to cover expected future losses. Delinquencies are rising and are in line with levels from before the pandemic. Some firms are tightening lending or targeting affluent...

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