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Healthcare, meet Payments: When two complex industries collide
Can we improve the payment experience for Patients and Providers? I think so. Before I dive in, let me start with a confession - at one point I was pursuing a career in medicine - drawn, like many, by the opportunity to help people in need. My...
Payments Post #10: Glenbrook’s January Roundup – 2nd “Year of the Regulator”?
We informally called 2023 “The Year of the Regulator” here at Glenbrook. 2024 is shaping up to be much the same. Certainly, some Glenbrookers think so - ‘regulator’ or ‘regulation’ was said 56 times in our first Payments on Fire episode this...
Demystifying Payments Orchestration: Part 2 – Orchestration in Practice
Recap Earlier this week, we started to unpack one of the buzziest terms in payments: orchestration. As we define it, Orchestration Platforms facilitate a merchant’s multi-acquirer setup, in addition to providing services across the areas of...
Demystifying Payments Orchestration: Part 1
Introduction For those of us who follow the payments industry, it has been difficult in the past few years to avoid the hype around payments orchestration. The ubiquity of the term begs the question: what exactly does payments...
Payments Post #9: Glenbrook’s November Roundup – Fighting Fast Fraud
It’s hard to believe that it’s already December. After a year of looking back on the biggest headlines in payments month-by-month, this month seemed like an ideal time to reflect on the year’s biggest trends as well as November’s most...
6 Generative AI Payments Use Cases and 6 Actions to Evaluate your GenAI Strategy
Innovations and industry disruptors consistently emerge in the payments domain. As they arise, businesses often scrutinize these trends, evaluating their significance, the appropriate allocation of time and resources, and strategies to integrate...
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Mastercard and Pay4You Partner to Enhance Tail Spend Management for Corporations
"Mastercard and Pay4You, a self-service payment portal, have announced a new partnership to deliver a comprehensive tail spend management solution for corporations across Europe. This collaboration leverages Mastercard's Virtual Card Network (VCN) technology and...
House Announces Week of July 14th as “Crypto Week”
"House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson (PA-15), and House Leadership announced that the week of July 14th will be “Crypto Week.” The House of Representatives looks forward to considering...
Bank of England Fines Vocalink More Than $16 Million for Compliance Failure
"The Bank of England has fined payment systems firm Vocalink Ltd 11.9 million pounds ($16.19 million) for falling short of its obligation to have adequate risk management and governance arrangements.Owned by U.S. payment processor Mastercard, Vocalink designs, builds...
Mastercard, Visa’s Merchant Fees Breach Competition Law, UK Tribunal Rules
"Global payments processors Visa and Mastercard's default multilateral interchange fees which are charged to retailers infringe competition law, a London tribunal ruled on Friday in the latest round of the long-running legal saga. London's Competition Appeal Tribunal...

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