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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 293 - Unlocking Merchant Growth in Emerging Markets, with João Del Valle, EBANX

In this episode, Drew Edmond is joined by João Del Valle, CEO and co-founder of EBANX, to talk about the origin story of EBANX, why Brazil has historically been such a difficult market for non-Brazilian merchants, and what João has learned as the company has expanded into new regions. Listen in as they cover some of the biggest topics shaping the next phase of global payments, including Pix and Pix Automático in Brazil, payment optimization when looking at local payment methods, and perspectives on agentic commerce and stablecoins.
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Visa and Brale Explore Private Stablecoin Settlement for Institutional Payments

Visa

“Visa announced a collaboration with Brale to explore stablecoin-based settlement using SBC, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Brale, on the Canton Network. The proof of concept will evaluate how privacy-enabled blockchain infrastructure can support faster, more programmable settlement while helping financial institutions and payment companies maintain control over the visibility of sensitive settlement transaction […]
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CORA Group Acquires Finastra’s Phoenix Core System, Malauzai Digital Banking and Fusion Analytics Businesses

Finastra

“CORA Group, a portfolio of Jonas Software, an operating group of Constellation Software, announced that it has acquired Finastra’s U.S. Mid-Market banking business, which includes core banking, digital banking and related businesses. The solution brands include: Phoenix Core Banking System, MalauzAi Digital Banking, Analyzer IQ, and Enterprise Content Management (ECM).”
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Fireblocks Flow: Enabling Merchants to Accept Stablecoin Payments

Fireblocks

“Fireblocks Flow, is a stablecoin acceptance infrastructure for PSPs and fintechs. Plug Flow into the checkout or deposit flows already running, and start accepting stablecoins and crypto from any wallet and settle in the stablecoin of your choice. Businesses will increasingly receive payments in stablecoins. Consumers will keep paying from whatever wallet or asset they […]
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