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Payments on Fire Podcasts

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.

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.
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Payments News

Credit Card Payments Grow Faster Than Debit for First Time Since 2000

ACA International

“For the first time since the Federal Reserve began tracking noncash payment data in 2000, credit card transactions grew faster than debit card transactions — a milestone buried in an otherwise record-breaking year for U.S. payments. According to initial findings from the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Triennial Payments Study released July 1, total noncash payments reached […]

Klarna Submits Application for U.S. Banking License

Business Wire

“Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced it has submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish Klarna Bank USA, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial bank.”

Ethiopia’s Payment Switch Clears $8 Billion

CIO Africa

“EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payment switch, processed $8 billion (ETB 1.26 trillion) in interoperable digital transactions during the 2025/26 fiscal year, highlighting the rapid expansion of the country’s digital payments ecosystem. Announcing its results for the year ended 30 June 2026, the company reported gross profit before tax of $16.5 million (ETB 2.6 billion) and processed […]

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