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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.

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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.
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Payments News

MoonPay Acquires Entendre

MoonPay

“MoonPay announced the acquisition of Entendre, an AI-enabled finance operations platform built for companies moving, settling, or holding value onchain. The deal extends MoonPay’s infrastructure into the financial operations layer, bringing AI agents to the reconciliation, treasury, and close workflows that sit behind every digital asset transaction. Entendre automates the full finance operations workflow for high-volume, […]

Boston Fed Announces Formation of New Payments Advisory Council

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

“The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced the formation of the First District’s Payments Advisory Council. The council, made up of bankers and payments system leaders from across New England, will share industry insights and data to strengthen the Boston Fed’s understanding of payment issues. It will also inform related policy considerations and decision-making and […]

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