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Mid-Year Payments Check-In: Revisiting Our 2026 Predictions
The Glenbrook team is taking stock in June 2026 to see how the payments trends predictions from our January Payments on Fire episode are holding up.
The Missing Context Layer in Agentic Commerce: Part 3
Glenbrook’s Drew Edmond explores the specific implications for the payments and agentic commerce industry: how discovery changes when agents mediate it, how payment selection shifts upstream, how merchants need to prepare differently across categories, and who ultimately controls the agent layer.
The Missing Context Layer in Agentic Commerce: Part 2
Glenbrook’s Drew Edmond examines why the agent’s role in agentic commerce varies significantly by purchase category, where the context layer is being built today, and how far along it actually is.
The Missing Context Layer in Agentic Commerce: Part 1
Glenbrook’s Drew Edmond discusses the critical role of a persistent, cross-application context layer, ideally provided at the operating system level, in enabling the envisioned future of agentic commerce where AI agents can proactively and intelligently assist consumers in transactions.
Demystifying Payments Orchestration: Part 3 – Defining the Payments Orchestration Landscape
The 5 payments orchestration implementation models explored in this post reflect a spectrum of control, customization, and complexity. Understanding the distinct characteristics and where each orchestration model excels and where it introduces risk or limitations is essential for selecting the right fit.
We (Really) Can’t Stop Talking About Tokenization: A 2025 Update
Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte unpacks network tokenization updates from Visa and Mastercard.
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BPI and The Clearing House Association Comment on FDIC’s Proposal for BSA and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers
"...As we have noted in prior comment letters responding to different regulatory proposals under the GENIUS Act, the Associations remain concerned that commenters have not been given a meaningful opportunity to evaluate the numerous interdependent proposals...
2026 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice: Cash Remains Essential for U.S. Consumers
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The x402 Foundation Activated a 27-Year-Old Internet Code. 200 Million Transactions Later, the Real Volume Is Still Tiny.
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China’s mBridge CBDC Network Challenges Swift with Cheaper Cross-Border Settlement Alongside CIPS
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