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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 300 - Reflecting on 12 Years of Payments on Fire

2026 is a milestone year for Glenbrook as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the firm. We also find ourselves airing the 300th episode of our Payments on Fire podcast - founded by George Peabody in 2014, nurtured by Yvette Bohanan, and now continued on through the hosting efforts of most of the team. We thought there would be no better way to mark the 12 year achievement - and pay respect to what George and Yvette built - than to revisit the journey with clips from the first 299 episodes. From early episodes on digital currency and AI, to fast payments evolution and financial inclusion efforts (and how could we leave out tokenization), listen in as Bryan Derman and Jill Wurst guide you through significant moments in the podcast’s history.
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Episode 299 - The Evolving Payments Regulatory Environment in the European Union, with Scott McInnes, Bird & Bird

In this Payments on Fire episode, Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon continue their global payments regulation series with Scott McInnes, Partner at Bird & Bird, focusing on the European Union. Tune in as they explore the EU’s highly regulated landscape, the challenges of inconsistent national enforcement across 27 member states, and developments on current regulatory topics.
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Handwave, Visa Integration Enables Linking of Cards to Palm Biometrics for Payments

Biometric Update

“European palm biometrics startup Handwave has announced an expanded agreement with Visa. A release says the agreement integrates Visa’s tokenization and authentication technologies into Handwave’s model for safe, seamless card onboarding. Building on a prior collaboration focused on integrating Visa’s Token Management Service (TMS), the new Handwave integration will enable Visa to securely link cards […]
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Stripe Buys Clerky, the Legal Startup Behind 23% of Silicon Valley Seed Deals

Dealroom

“Stripe has agreed to acquire Clerky, the online legal service that startups and their attorneys use for routine paperwork.  Clerky, founded more than a decade ago by Silicon Valley startup attorneys, handles company formation, financings, and other legal filings, with legal expertise built into its products.  Clerky is deeply embedded in the early-stage ecosystem. Startups on the […]
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Bank of America: Consumers Subscribe to More Spending

Bank of America

“Consumers are increasingly embracing the subscription economy. Subscription spending rose 7.7% year-over-year (YoY) in July 2026, outpacing overall card spending growth by more than a percentage point and a half for the past two years, according to Bank of America payments data. Entertainment and retail subscriptions drove most of that increase and now account for […]
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