Russ Jones

Glenbrook has been following Peppercoin since 2002 and has closely monitored the company’s strategy and progress. We were pleased by Peppercoin’s shift in direction two years ago—and we continue to be impressed by its ability to listen to the market, adjust its...

Glenbrook's Russ Jones has taken a quick look at this new payment service offering and provides some initial comments on what he sees. Full story on Payments News.

By Russ Jones Peppercoin 2.0 extends the notion of transaction aggregation into both the physical world of small point-of-sale payments as well as across multiple merchants. Through this new “universal aggregation” capability, Peppercoin plans to...

By Russ Jones Pundits believe that RFID tags—positioned as a next-generation replacement for the familiar bar code—are going to drive vast improvements in the efficiency of supply chains as products wind their way from the manufacturers out to the...

By Russ Jones Momentum towards stronger financial privacy for consumers in the United States has picked up a lot of steam over the last 30 days. While most welcome the change, some financial institutions are still tentative about the new direction, others are...

By Russ Jones I recently attended the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference hoping to learn about up and coming technologies that might hold promise for Glenbrook's clients. While I didn't find exactly what I was looking for (the opportunities in financial...

By Russ Jones Identity theft—the fraudulent use of private personal data and financial credentials—is getting a lot of attention these days. Consumers are concerned and legislators are on the march proposing various regulatory solutions. Since most of...

By Russ Jones Micropayments—those pay-per-click, penny-level transactions—are back in the news. Red Herring magazine recently published an article (1) entitled "Micropayment's Big Potential" that paints a pretty rosy picture about several up...