Regulatory Environment

Episode 274 – Looking through the Fog: Investing in Times of Great Uncertainty, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS, and Christopher Kim, Capital Group

Episode 274 – Looking through the Fog: Investing in Times of Great Uncertainty, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS, and Christopher Kim, Capital Group

In this episode, Bryan Derman welcomes Tim Chiodo from UBS and Chris Kim from Capital Group to discuss what’s happening in the market, consider what investors look for in a payments company, and explore impacts on investing from regulation and innovation.

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Episode 256 – Banking on Fintech, with Anthony Sharett, Pathward

Episode 256 – Banking on Fintech, with Anthony Sharett, Pathward

In this episode, Anthony Sharett, President of Pathward, joins Glenbrook’s Bryan Derman to share insights on the evolving partner banking space, the importance of risk and compliance frameworks, and Pathward's mission of financial inclusion. Tune in as they also discuss potential policy and regulatory changes due to implications of major discrepancies in the banking-as-a-service arrangement between fintech platform Synapse and its banking partners.

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Episode 253 – Glenbrook Partners: 2024 Payments Industry Trends Wrap Up

Episode 253 – Glenbrook Partners: 2024 Payments Industry Trends Wrap Up

The Glenbrook partners reflect on key trends and challenges in the payments industry that shaped 2024 - from generative AI, open banking, the evolving regulatory landscape, and the rise of fast payment systems worldwide. And you can't get the Glenbrook team in a "room" without discussing ongoing fraud implications, orchestration in merchant payments, and the progress of tokenization. Tune in to hear insights from our industry experts on these themes and more as we wrap up the year and look towards 2025.

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Episode 241 – How Open Banking is Reshaping the Financial Playing Field with John Pitts, Plaid

Episode 241 – How Open Banking is Reshaping the Financial Playing Field with John Pitts, Plaid

In this episode, John Pitts, Head of Policy at Plaid, sat down with Yvette Bohanan to discuss open banking and its potential to change the finance industry’s playing field: How consumers manage their personal financial lives, how financial service providers compete, and what this means for businesses. Listen to hear how, once again, the triad is at work reshaping the payments industry.

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Episode 239 – Talking Payments and Politics with Michele Alt and Adam Shapiro, Partners at Klaros Group

Episode 239 – Talking Payments and Politics with Michele Alt and Adam Shapiro, Partners at Klaros Group

In this episode, Yvette Bohanan is joined by Glenbrook Managing Partner Bryan Derman and guests Michele Alt and Adam Shapiro, Partners at the Klaros Group.

The result is a lively discussion about regulators and the impact of the current regulatory environment on banks and fintechs, a topic of utmost relevance in today's rapidly evolving industry landscape. The economy and all that is at play during a major election year create a fascinating backdrop for this conversation.

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Episode 186 – Data Security and Privacy with Michael Borgia, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Episode 186 – Data Security and Privacy with Michael Borgia, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

We’ve talked a lot recently about how important it is to stay up to speed on regulations. In this episode of Payments on Fire, George Peabody and Chris Uriarte are joined by Michael Borgia, Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, to discuss data security and privacy and the steps regulators are taking in this space. 

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