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Blockchain Digital Currency Global Payments Stablecoins

Episode 289 - Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets, with Chris Maurice, Yellow Card

In this episode, Chris Maurice, the CEO and co-founder of Yellow Card, joins Drew Edmond to explore how stablecoins are transforming global payments, especially in emerging markets, by addressing liquidity issues, reducing costs, improving compliance transparency, and enabling faster cross-border transactions. Listen in as they highlight the challenges of legacy infrastructure, regulatory evolution, interoperability, and the evolving role of banks and technology platforms in this ecosystem.
Glenbrook Innovation

Episode 288 - The First 25 Years of Glenbrook - Fanning the Flames with our Founders

For Glenbrook's 25th Anniversary, we speak with the three founding partners - Carol Coye Benson, Scott Loftesness, and Allen Weinberg - to celebrate the progress of the industry and the firm. Listen in as they recall the early days of the firm, discuss how Glenbrook’s strategy work expanded to form our education and global practices, consider the evolution of the “payments professional”, and reflect on payments industry shifts over their years both in and out of Glenbrook.
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Payments News

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Small Businesses Can Soon Enjoy New Rewards With the Prime Business and Amazon Business Credit Cards [U.S. Bank & Mastercard]

Amazon

“Amazon announced a new Prime Business Card and a new Amazon Business Card, coming this spring, with a suite of new features designed for small business customers. The cards will be issued by U.S. Bank as part of the Mastercard network. Customers can choose between two options: the Prime Business Card, offering Prime members 5% […]
Tags: Amazon US Bank
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Alipay’s AI Pay Surpasses 100 Million Users

MSN

“Alipay’s AI Pay has surpassed 100 million users as of 23 February, according to an announcement by Ant Group. AI Pay earlier surpassed 120 million transactions between February 5-11, 2026. Launched in 2025, AI Pay transactions through AI agents. Consumers can pay via voice command, eliminating the need to switch between pages.”
Tags: Alipay
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Stablecoins: Reimagining Money Movement for a Digital Economy

Visa

“According to the Visa Onchain Analytics Dashboard, the data suggests an increase in retail-sized stablecoin transfers and purchases (transactions below $250), occurring at a frequency similar to everyday consumer spending.¹ Retail‑sized volumes for stablecoins USDC, USDT and PYUSD* climbed from about $0.5 billion in 2019 to $69.8 billion in 2025, roughly matching the size of […]
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