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Payments Post #14: Wallet World – WWDC, VFC, Tokens, and the Future of the “Card”
In this month's Payments Post, Glenbrook takes a look at recent changes to the Apple Wallet announced at WWDC, the Visa Flexible Credential (VFC), tokenization, and the future of card transactions.
Visa Payments Forum Deep Dive: Visa Flexible Credential
Glenbrook's Samantha Gordon unpacks the Visa Flexible Credential, one of many new products announced by Visa at their annual Payments Forum earlier this month.
Payments Post #13: At the Intersection of Tech, Regs, and Business Partnership
This month, Cici Northup joins regular contributor Justin Pituch to recap positive news in the form of fast payments growth, new fraud mitigation strategies, and evolution in cross-border transfers. All reflect, to varying degrees, the unique dynamic in the payments industry created by the intersection of technology, regulation, and new business partnerships.
Payments Orchestration: What Comes Next?
Orchestration providers have certainly come a long way, and can enable powerful capabilities and benefits for the merchants that employ them. This post explores some of the possibilities Glenbrook has been thinking about for where Orchestration (and even orchestration) can go next.
Payments Post #12: Lessons from Change
In this month's Payments Post, we want to draw your attention to several recent fraud incidents that underscore the criticality of effective risk management to your business and the safety and soundness of the payments industry.
Payments Post #11: Closing the Loop: Cap None?
This month's Payments Post focuses on the announcement that Capital One intends to acquire Discover and considers the perspectives of the various ecosystem participants it affects.
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