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Buy Now, Pay Later: Where Have the Months Gone?
At the beginning of the year, I hypothesized that four issues needed to be addressed for sustained Buy Now, Pay Later success. What happened this year? To what extent did we mature our BNPL market? Let's take a look at 2023 progress: Issue 1:...
Payments Post #6: Glenbrook’s August Roundup
Chris Uriarte and Justin Pituch put their heads together to sift through the August news in search of a broader storyline. Looking back at headlines surrounding merchant surcharging, fee backlash, and Adyen’s lackluster H1 performance, we noted...
Payments Post #5: Glenbrook’s June/July Roundup
Payments Post was on vacation last month; your editor was making his way from Berkeley, CA to a new home in Chicago, IL. But now that I’m settled in the Windy City, I’m happy to present this “double feature” post, covering developments in both...
On the journey to fast and low-cost cross-border payments (not yet at the destination)
Impetus to improve cross-border payments Whether you are deep in the cross-border payments space or have sent (or tried to send) a cross-border payment, you know these are not as easy as paying for your morning coffee or sending money to a local...
Fast Payments, Rich Data
FedNow – the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment service – went live earlier this summer, and it could signal big changes ahead for B2B payments. Why? It comes down to data. B2B payments are rife with data challenges. In my last post, I...
B2B: Why the Pain?
B2B payments keep commerce moving, but B2B transactions can be incredibly painful for both senders and receivers. Check usage remains stubbornly high in the B2B space, even post-lockdown. Manual processes abound. So what makes B2B transactions...
Recent News
PayPal Announces Strategic Reorganization to Accelerate Growth
"PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced a strategic reorganization of its business and executive leadership team to accelerate execution of its long-term growth priorities, streamline decision-making, and drive innovation. As part of the reorganization, PayPal will...
AI-Enabled Chargeback Fraud
"Generative AI tools have made it surprisingly easy for fraudsters to create fake evidence for chargeback disputes, meaning a surge in AI-generated “proof” that is difficult for merchants to challenge could be right around the corner. The chargeback system was built...
Australia Payments Draft Eyes Stablecoin Interoperability
"Australia’s draft payments vision identifies stablecoins as a future force in A2A payment systems. The draft says payment rails may need to connect bank money with tokenized fiat. Australia is also testing tokenized settlement through Project Acacia and wider digital...
Stripe: Everything Announced at Sessions 2026
"This morning at the Stripe annual conference, Stripe Sessions, the company shared 288 new products and features with more than 9,000 business leaders and builders. They noted we’re making Stripe even more programmable; protecting and propelling your business with the...
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