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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.
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Payments News

Visa, Mastercard and Ripple Back X402 as Agent Payments Average 32 Cents

Crypto News

“Every major card network has signed on to a payment standard built so that software can pay software without a human involved. The Linux Foundation said that the x402 Foundation is now operating under formal governance with 40 members, and that Coinbase’s contribution of the protocol is complete. When the web’s architects wrote the rules […]

Paytia Lets AI Agents Take Card Payments — Without the Card Ever Reaching the AI

EIN Presswire

“Paytia launched Conversational & AI Payments, built on its Capture Assist API, to close that gap. The service accepts a bank or card payment within an AI agent’s conversation — by phone or chat — while keeping the sensitive data entirely outside the AI’s network, transcript, and logs. When the agent reaches the payment step, […]

New X9 Standard for Secure, Interoperable QR Code Payments Will Accelerate U.S. Use of Instant Payments

Business Wire

“Today the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9), the organization accredited by ANSI to develop financial industry standards for the United States, announced the publication of a new standard, “X9.150, Merchant-Presented QR Codes For Secure Payment.” The standard can now be downloaded from the ANSI website. Using payment QR codes for instant or account-to-account transactions bypasses […]

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