Upcoming: Payments Boot Camp™
Payments Boot Camp™ Intensive
Payments Boot CampTM Intensive

Need to get up to speed on the latest payments trends, key concepts, and what they mean in today’s market?
Glenbrook’s Payments Boot CampTM Intensive is designed to do just that. Forget the trees; this workshop is all about the forest. Learn how the global payments industry is structured, the power dynamics between the players, and how different providers are positioned relative to market trends.
Optimized for startup founders, fintech executives, investors, and team leaders new to the payments industry, this four-hour intensive is fast-paced, to the point, and structured to fit into a half day.
Register now for the next Payments Boot CampTM Intensive
Agenda
Payments Industry Structure
- Digital Core Systems – Cards vs. A2A Payments
- Non-Core Systems – Wallets, BNPL
- Domains of Payments – How use cases differ
- Stakeholder Overview – Categories, roles, and motivations
- Payments Providers – Banks vs. networks vs. processors vs. PSPs
- Global Payments Key Concepts
Payments Key Concepts
- Payments System Triad – Rules, processing, and brand
- Payments System Stack – How the pieces fit
- Push and Pull Payments – Definition, examples, and implications
- Settlement – How the money actually moves
- Economics – Bank fees, network assessments, and interchange
- Risk and Fraud – They’re not the same thing
- Chain of Liability – Payment guarantees, who takes what risks
Card Processing Fundamentals
- End-to-End Value Chain – From neobanks to commerce enablers
- Modern Card Issuance
- Issuing Fundamentals
- Physical Cards vs. Digital Cards vs. Virtual Cards
- Full Stack Acquiring
- Card Acceptance Alternatives – Direct, ISOs, PayFacs, MOR
- Auth Rate Optimization; Tokenization, Orchestration
- Card Economics
- Domestic Interchange, International Interchange
- Rate Caps Around the World
- Multi-Path Routing
- Card Push Payments; New flows, How Visa and Mastercard are changing
ACH Processing Fundamentals
- ACH Value Chain and Processing Model
- Using Fintechs to validate account ownership and balance
- Same Day ACH Models and Implications
- Chain of Liability in ACH
- Third Party Sender (TSP) vs. Third Party Service Provider (TPSP)
- Managing ACH Risk Exposures
Key Payments Trends
- Fintech Innovation – Examples and sustainability
- Fast Payments – Resetting the US payments landscape
- Open Banking – Decoupling financial services
Wrap Up and Q&A
30,000+ Glenbrook Payments Boot CampTM workshop participants
Attending companies include fintechs, networks, banks, technology providers, investors, and more.
Customer Testimonials
“The Payments Boot CampTM has done an amazing job at giving me a broader understanding of the payments industry in an easy to digest and engaging format.”
– Tessa Dill Money Solutions Specialist – Payments, Shopify
Key Payments Terminology
All the key terms explained on one place.
Glenbrook Press
Comprehensive books that detail the systems and innovations shaping the payments industry.
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