by Payments Views | Jun 22, 2020
Carol Benson, one of my fellow founders of Glenbrook Partners, is retiring at the end of June, following our other founder, Scott Loftesness, who retired four years ago. It seems like only a few years ago (certainly less than 20) that the entire company fit in one car...
by Carol Coye Benson | Jul 26, 2018
What are central banks – and governments – going to do about cryptocurrencies? I was in New York last week to better understand what central bankers are thinking about – and doing – with respect to “Digital Fiat Currency”. The workshop was part of an ITU...
by Carol Coye Benson | Mar 30, 2017
I had the good fortune last week to be part of the Glenbrook team attending the FinTechStage Inclusion Forum in Jakarta. Happily, among the attendees were two women I have known for several years: Maha Bahou of the Central Bank of Jordan and Carolina Trivelli of Pagos...
by George Peabody | Dec 14, 2016
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...
by Carol Coye Benson | Oct 31, 2016
Our co-founder, partner and friend, Scott Loftesness, is formally retiring from Glenbrook today. I can’t begin to say how much I will miss him – as a colleague, as a mentor, and as an endless source of ideas and insights. Glenbrook is today what it is largely...