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Payments on Fire™
by Glenbrook Partners, LLC
Podcasts from Glenbrook Partners on the latest developments in payments and fintech. Featuring interviews with opinion leaders, Glenbrook's own take on emerging technologies and industry trends, other news and views on this dynamic industry.
Episodes
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Episode 301 - Casting Light on the Digital Euro, with Nicola Branzoli, Banca d'Italia
As with many institutions, the European Central Bank is considering how to modernize central bank money. One way to do this is to issue a retail CBDC or central bank digital currency. This would make a digital version of central bank money available to the public. A retail CBDC would complement…
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Episode 300 - Reflecting on 12 Years of Payments on Fire
2026 is a milestone year for Glenbrook as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the firm. We also find ourselves airing the 300th episode of our Payments on Fire podcast - founded by George Peabody in 2014, nurtured by Yvette Bohanan, and now continued on through the hosting efforts of most of the...
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Episode 299 - The Evolving Payments Regulatory Environment in the European Union, with Scott McInnes, Bird & Bird
Glenbrook's Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon continue their global payments regulation series with Scott McInnes, Partner at Bird & Bird, focusing on the European Union. Tune in as they explore the EU's highly regulated landscape, the challenges of inconsistent national enforcement across 27...
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Episode 298 - The Patchwork of Payments Regulation in the US, with Duncan Douglass, Alston & Bird LLP
Kicking off a series of regulation-related episodes, Duncan Douglass, payments attorney and Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, joins Chris Uriarte and Samantha Gordon to turn the confusing and sometimes tedious topic of US payments regulation into an entertaining and enlightening update. The...
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Episode 297 - A New Era for Card Issuing, with Nikil Konduru, Lithic
Drew Edmond and Chris Uriarte chat with Nikhil Konduru, Chief Commercial Officer at Lithic, to discuss modern card issuing infrastructure and where the market is headed. They break down the issuing stack and discuss issuer-side tools to improve authorization outcomes, reduce fraud and servicing...
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Episode 296 - Fanning the Flames - Beyond Borders: Navigating Your Global Payments Strategy
Going global with your payments strategy requires far more than choosing a single payment provider: companies must weigh local acquiring versus cross-border acquiring, country-by-country payment preferences, entity structure, tax implications, compliance requirements, authorization performance,...
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Episode 295 - Fanning the Flames - 2026 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update
The Glenbrook team is taking stock in June 2026 to see how the predictions from our January episode are holding up. Tune in for updates on trending topics in payments, including agentic commerce, stablecoins, cross-border and instant payments, risk and fraud, and the regulatory landscape. We also...
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Episode 294 - Zelle's Evolution in the Payments Landscape, with Preston McCaskill, Early Warning Services
In this episode, Russ Jones welcomes Preston McCaskill, Chief Operating Officer for Zelle, an open loop fast payments network owned and operated by Early Warning Services that moves money directly between two bank accounts in the US. Listen in as they discuss network's growth into small business...
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Episode 293 - Unlocking Merchant Growth in Emerging Markets, with João Del Valle, EBANX
In this episode, Drew Edmond is joined by João Del Valle, CEO and co-founder of EBANX, to talk about the origin story of EBANX, why Brazil has historically been such a difficult market for non-Brazilian merchants, and what João has learned as the company has expanded into new regions. Listen in…
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Episode 292 - Modern Authentication and the Impact on Payments Cost and Performance, with Amandeep Batra, Stripe and Dewald Nolte, Entersekt
This episode is a follow-up to our 2024 discussion with Stripe and Entersekt on the use of 3-D Secure (3DS) in markets where strong customer authentication is not mandated, particularly the United States. That earlier conversation was grounded in Stripe's analysis of US 3DS transactions and...
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Episode 291 - The Complex and Growing World of Platform Payments, with Blake Breathitt, Adyen
In this episode, Chris Uriarte speaks with Blake Breathitt, Senior Vice President of Platforms and Financial Services at Adyen, about one of the biggest growth engines in the industry over the past few years - platform payments. Listen in as they discuss the nature of this interesting segment of...
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Episode 290 - The Evolution of VAMP and Card Network Fraud Monitoring, with Keith Briscoe, MRC, and Allan Shearer, J.P. Morgan
In this episode, Chris Uriarte welcomes Keith Briscoe, VP, Advocacy and Education at the Merchant Risk Council, and Allan Shearer, Executive Director, Head of TMT Relationship Management at J.P. Morgan, to focus on the evolution of card network fraud monitoring programs, and in particular, VAMP,...
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Episode 289 - Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets, with Chris Maurice, Yellow Card
Over the past several episodes, we've been building a conversation about how stablecoins are reshaping the global payments landscape. These conversations surfaced something important: this isn't just a technology story. It's a story about access. And there's another critical piece of the puzzle:...
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Episode 288 - The First 25 Years of Glenbrook - Fanning the Flames with our Founders
It's an auspicious year and month for us at Glenbrook as on March 1, 2026 we mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of our firm, celebrating a quarter-century of pushing forward the frontiers of payments knowledge and strategy and our continuing efforts to build the broader global payments...
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Episode 287 - Fanning the Flames - State of Stablecoins 2026
Join Glenbrook's Russ Jones and Ashley Lannquist for a detailed discussion on the state of stablecoins, focusing on market developments, regulatory and policy impacts, usage patterns, and competition from other improved payments systems. Learn more about the stablecoin landscape in our 2-hour,...
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Episode 286 - Understanding Trust in the Modern Agentic and Digital Economy, with Jenny Hadlow and Rory O'Neill, Checkout.com
Trust is fundamental to payments. Gaining and maintaining trust in the payments ecosystem has always been challenging, but it becomes increasingly difficult as the industry rapidly advances and innovates. How does our trust model evolve when we move from a world where consumers are always…
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Episode 285 - Fanning the Flames - What We're Watching in Payments in 2026
2026 is set to be another dynamic year in payments. Join our Glenbrook partners as they discuss their perspectives on industry trends and what they'll be keeping an eye on this year, including: Agentic Commerce Tokenization Stablecoins Fast Payments Cross-Border Payments Subscription and…
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Episode 284 - Fanning the Flames - Advanced Payments Workshop Recap
If you missed our Advanced Payments workshop in San Francisco last month, tune in to this episode to hear Yvette Bohanan and Russ Jones discuss the key topics and conversations from the session, including card network updates, stablecoins, and agentic commerce. Join us for a live, virtual…
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Episode 283 - Banking on Stablecoins, with Scott Southall and Will Artingstall, Citibank
In this episode, Yvette Bohanan and Ashley Lannquist welcome Scott Southall, Head of BaaS, and Will Artingstall, Head of Digital Assets Payments and e-Commerce at Citi, to dig into what recent stablecoin regulatory changes mean for the future of banking, how U.S. institutions are mobilizing…
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Episode 282 - Why You Need a Stablecoin Strategy, with Ran Goldi, Fireblocks
In this episode, Yvette Bohanan welcomes back Ran 'Goldi' Goldshtein, Senior VP of Payments and Networks at Fireblocks, to provide his perspective on the evolution of the digital currency space. Tune in as they break down a stablecoin transaction, discuss the current state and adoption of...
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Episode 281 - Fanning the Flames - Unpacking the Latest Proposed Settlement of the Payment Card Interchange Litigation
In this episode, Bryan Derman, Russ Jones, and Chris Uriarte share their first-take analysis of last week's proposed settlement of the long-running antitrust litigation between Visa/Mastercard and a group of merchants regarding Payment Card Interchange and Merchant Discounts. The discussion…
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Episode 280 - Reflections on Fraud in 2025 and What Lies Ahead, with David Maimon, SentiLink
In this episode, Yvette Bohanan welcomes back David Maimon, Head of Fraud Insights at SentiLink, for the final episode of this year's fraud series. Listen in as Yvette and David reflect on state of fraud as 2025 comes to a close. They discuss rising identity theft reports, the persistent…
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Episode 279 - Fanning the Flames - Money 20/20 2025 Recap
Chris Uriarte and Drew Edmond are back from Money 20/20 and join Yvette Bohanan on this episode to provide their insights on the prevailing themes and standout announcements. Tune in to also hear tips for navigating the conference and overall thoughts on the evolution of Money 20/20 and other...
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Episode 278 - From Prefunding to Flow: Rethinking Global Settlement, with Mouloukou Sanoh, MANSA
We've seen a big push in recent years to improve cross-border payments. And yet, cross-border payments remain problematic for consumers and businesses, particularly in emerging markets or parts of the world with volatile currencies or limited availability of correspondent banks. At the center of...
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Episode 277 - Fanning the Flames - Recent Developments in Agent Protocols
We joke that all conversations should be recorded at Glenbrook because they often lead to some interesting podcast episodes. If you have 15 mins, tune in for a fly-on-the-wall perspective in this bonus Fanning the Flames on recent developments in agent protocols. Russ Jones and Yvette Bohanan...
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Episode 276 - Fanning the Flames - Stablecoin Economics
The three major takeaways from stablecoins are that they are fast, global, and low cost. But why are they low cost? Thus began our quest to dive into the economic ecosystem of stablecoins. When creating material for our workshops or roundtable meetings, we're always thinking about how to give...
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Episode 275 - The Criticality of Optimizing the Payments Experience, with Anne Hay and Mike Kaplan, PayNearMe
In this episode of Payments on Fire, Chris Uriarte welcomes Anne Hay, Chief Marketing Officer, and Mike Kaplan, Chief Revenue Officer, from PayNearMe to discuss the evolution and optimization of the payments experience. They explore the broader concept of payments optimization and how…
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Episode 274 - Looking through the Fog: Investing in Times of Great Uncertainty, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS, and Christopher Kim, Capital Group
In this episode, Bryan Derman welcomes two highly respected members of the investment community who represent the two sides of that business: Tim Chiodo, Managing Director and Lead Analyst for Payments, Processors and Fintech at the global investment bank UBS, and Chris Kim, a public and private...
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Episode 273 - The Hard Science of Fraud Investigations, with David Maimon, SentiLink
"97.0% for those whose full personal information was freely available on the darknet" experienced identity theft attempts, according to a key finding in SentiLink's recent report on the probability of loss. In part three of our series on payments fraud trends and tactics, we welcome back David...
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Episode 272 - Fanning the Flames - 2025 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update
In our 2024 Wrap Up episode, we looked into our crystal ball to predict how different payments themes may evolve in the coming year; however, this industry delivers headlines at a rapid-fire pace (by the way, are you subscribed to Payments News?) and it can be hard to keep up. To help you read…
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Episode 271 - Sufficiently Solving the Non-Sufficient Funds Puzzle with Chanan Lavi, Kipp
In this episode, Drew Edmond is joined by Chanan Lavi, CEO and Co-founder of Kipp, to discuss solutions to one of the most common card decline reasons - non-sufficient funds. Listen in as they talk about how to optimize these transactions and explore the implications for merchants, issuers, and...
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Episode 270 - Fanning the Flames - Beyond "Behind": Rethinking US Instant Payments
How fast is fast enough? When we look at fast payments data across countries, the US comes in pretty far behind in transactions per capita. And on the surface, this makes sense. FedNow is still new, and RTP volumes are relatively low. Join Russ Jones and Will Eisler at the Glenbrook water cooler…
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Episode 269 - Designing Digital Financial Services for Women is Designing for All, with Sonja Kelly, Women's World Banking Institute
In our third episode in a series to spotlight the latest in global developments in payment systems from a financial inclusion lens, Sonja Kelly, Global Head of Women's World Banking Institute, joins Joanna Wisniecka to dive into design principles for inclusive digital financial systems and how…
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Episode 268 - Rethinking Payment Optimization Through the Merchant of Record Model, with Rehman Baig, FlexFactor
In this episode, Rehman Baig, Chief Product Officer at FlexFactor joins Drew Edmond to talk about how FlexFactor is rethinking payments optimization through a Merchant of Record model. For most people in the industry, "Merchant of Record" is usually associated with global tax compliance and...
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Episode 267 - Fanning the Flames: Agentic Commerce
Would you let a software agent, powered by AI, search, select, and complete a purchase on your behalf? Will a merchant be able to tell if there's a human or robot behind the transaction? What about risk and regulation concerns? Russ Jones and Drew Edmond spent some time at the Glenbrook water...
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Episode 266 - Innovating Inclusive Financial Systems on the African Continent, Sabine Mensah, AfricaNenda
In a series of episodes, Glenbrook's Joanna Wisniecka will to bring you up to speed on what's happening globally as countries modernize payment networks and reach individuals and businesses through faster payment systems. In this episode, Joanna welcomes Sabine Mensah, Deputy CEO of AfricaNenda…
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Episode 265 - Solving the Authentication Conundrum, with Rocky Scales, IDgo
Here's a payments conundrum for you: We now have more ways to authenticate access to an online account or app than ever before. And yet, account takeover (ATO) - basically unauthorized access to an account - is at record levels. In this episode, Glenbrook's Yvette Bohanan and Chris Uriarte are...
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Episode 264 - A PSP's Guide to Maximizing Merchant Performance, with Brant Peterson, Worldpay
In this episode, Brant Peterson, Head of Enterprise Product, North America at Worldpay, joins Drew Edmond to talk about payment optimization through the perspective of a payment service provider. Worldpay is one of the world's largest global PSPs - it processed over 2.5 Trillion Dollars in 2024,...
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Episode 263 - Driving Digital Financial Inclusion: The Journey We're On and the Road Ahead - Michael Wiegand, Gates Foundation
With this episode, we are launching a series to explore the current state of global financial inclusion efforts from a payments perspective. Joanna Wisniecka joins Yvette Bohanan to chat with Michael Wiegand, Director of Inclusive Financial Systems at the Gates Foundation, about the work the...
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Episode 262 - Bot Attacks Are Getting Smarter...Are You? - Nate Kharrl, Spec
Spec co-founder and CEO Nate Kharrl joins Yvette Bohanan on Payments on Fire to dig into some of the tactics and tech that is enabling today's fraud schemes, and how GenAI is redefining the payments risk landscape.
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Episode 261 - Fanning the Flames: Global Payments Acquisition of Worldpay
Glenbrook partners Bryan Derman, Chris Uriarte, and Simon Skinner jump on a special Fanning the Flames episode of Payments on Fire to give a first take on the Global Payments acquisition of Worldpay. Tune in to hear their strategic perspective on the deal.
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Episode 260 - Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments #2 - David Maimon, SentiLink
David Maimon, head of Fraud Insights at SentiLink, joins Yvette Bohanan for another episode to raise awareness about different fraud tactics and their impacts. In this conversation, Yvette and David explore the intricacies and implications of Credit Profile Numbers (CPNs) and synthetic identity...
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Episode 259 - Using Real-Time Merchant Intelligence to Enhance Transaction Visibility, with Oban MacTavish, Spade
"Payments Performance Optimization" is a pretty broad term, and it might mean different things to different people. In a series of Payments on Fire episodes this year, Glenbrook's Drew Edmond will be talking to guests who are approaching payments optimization from a variety of different angles,...
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Episode 258 - Giving the Green Light to Surcharging, with Emily Tsitrian, Yeeld
As legal and regulatory restrictions have become relaxed in recent years, we've been noting the increasing prevalence of surcharges on payment cards here in the U.S. Perhaps it was inevitable that the practice would become more commonplace in our market, which is known around the world for...
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Episode 257 - Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments - Catching up with David Maimon, SentiLink
In 2024, to our great delight, we had a conversation with David Maimon, Head of Fraud Insights at SentiLink. We're fortunate to welcome David back for a quarterly series this year to check in on payments fraud writ large - to better understand what's happening and why. Listen in to this episode…
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Episode 256 - Banking on Fintech, with Anthony Sharett, Pathward
In this episode, Anthony Sharett, President of Pathward, joins Glenbrook's Bryan Derman to share insights on the evolving partner banking space, the importance of risk and compliance frameworks, and Pathward's mission of financial inclusion. Tune in as they also discuss potential policy and...
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Episode 255 - Glenbrook's On-Demand Learning Launch and Behind the Scenes with the Payments Education Team
In this episode, Debbie Bartoo and Russ Jones join Yvette Bohanan to discuss Glenbrook's focus on payments education and share some of the fun and fascinating things that have happened in facilitating workshops for 34,000 (and counting) payments geeks. Listen in to hear behind-the-scenes insights...
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Episode 254 - Reshaping How We Move Money with Booshan Rengachari, Finzly
Booshan Rengachari, CEO of Finzly, joins Glenbrook's Elizabeth McQuerry and Simon Skinner to discuss how software, fast payments, and open banking are reshaping the banking industry and the way we think about financial services. Tune in as they cover the challenges of modernizing legacy banking...
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Episode 253 - Glenbrook Partners: 2024 Payments Industry Trends Wrap Up
The Glenbrook partners reflect on key trends and challenges in the payments industry that shaped 2024 - from generative AI, open banking, the evolving regulatory landscape, and the rise of fast payment systems worldwide. And you can't get the Glenbrook team in a "room" without discussing ongoing...
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Episode 252 - Testing, Testing, 123: Payments has evolved in the past 20 years, what about payments testing? with Steve Semelsberger, Testlio
Real end-to-end testing requires real-world transactions. Sometimes that's not too difficult to do if you are implementing payments in your own country. But step outside your border, and it gets a bit harder. People new to payments turn to logical solutions when faced with this problem. Can you...
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Podcasts from Glenbrook Partners on the latest developments in payments and fintech. Featuring interviews with opinion leaders, Glenbrook's own take on emerging technologies and industry trends, other news and views on this dynamic industry.
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