Last week in Geneva, the ITU wrapped up a two-year project – the “Focus Group on Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion”. Several hundred organizations and people participated in the Focus Group, which produced research papers and policy recommendations on a wide variety of topics. The papers are available on the Focus Group website.
Glenbrook’s Carol Coye Benson and Allen Weinberg were active members of the group: Carol ran the “Ecosystem Working Group” and Allen led a group of people on in-depth research and exploration of topics relating to merchant acceptance of payments in emerging economies. Glenbrook partner Elizabeth McQuerry was at the closing session, participating on a panel discussion of “New Frontiers in Regulation.”
Hear Carol’s perspective on the effort.
George, founder of Glenbrook’s Payments on Fire® podcast, is a 20-year payments industry veteran with a background in founding and running IT-based businesses to help clients develop payments strategies. During his 10 years at Glenbrook, George focused heavily on consulting in competitive positioning, technology investment road mapping, and innovation. Before joining Glenbrook, George led teams at Aberdeen Group, Mercator Advisory Group, and several other companies he founded, including Payment Pathways, RapidNet, and DigiFlite. George retired in 2024, but his contributions to Glenbrook live on through the 175+ episodes of Payments on Fire he recorded during his tenure.