In this month's Payments Post, we revisit the prime use case for Visa Flexible Credential (VFC): BNPL. How are buy now pay later providers positioning themselves in the current environment, how are consumers using their tools, and how are regulators and issuers responding?
In this month's Payments Post, Glenbrook takes a look at recent changes to the Apple Wallet announced at WWDC, the Visa Flexible Credential (VFC), tokenization, and the future of card transactions.
This month, Cici Northup joins regular contributor Justin Pituch to recap positive news in the form of fast payments growth, new fraud mitigation strategies, and evolution in cross-border transfers. All reflect, to varying degrees, the unique dynamic in the payments industry created by the intersection of technology, regulation, and new business partnerships.
In this month's Payments Post, we want to draw your attention to several recent fraud incidents that underscore the criticality of effective risk management to your business and the safety and soundness of the payments industry.
This month's Payments Post focuses on the announcement that Capital One intends to acquire Discover and considers the perspectives of the various ecosystem participants it affects.
We informally called 2023 “The Year of the Regulator” here at Glenbrook. 2024 is shaping up to be much the same. Certainly, some Glenbrookers think so - ‘regulator’ or ‘regulation’ was said 56 times in our first Payments on Fire episode this year, ‘What Glenbrook...
It’s hard to believe that it’s already December. After a year of looking back on the biggest headlines in payments month-by-month, this month seemed like an ideal time to reflect on the year’s biggest trends as well as November’s most interesting headlines. But...
At Glenbrook, we’ve been watching rising interest rates and vacillating economic conditions over the course of the year; while economists debate the likelihood of further rate hikes and the odds of a near-term recession, we dig into the real impact of these...
This month, Payments Post is going global. We’ll jump to Canada as we explore themes from Sibos and then to India to take a look at a leader in next-generation national payment schemes. We’re joined by Cici Northup, Associate Partner in our Global practice,...
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 an underlying theme...
