Payments on Fire™
by Glenbrook Partners, LLC
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About this podcast
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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- Episode 305 - Fanning the Flames: Glenbrook Answers your Payments Questions · 32 minWe've had over 35,000 professionals complete a Glenbrook workshop, and we constantly hear from participants that they were surprised by how something in the industry works or a…
- Episode 304 - Fanning the Flames: Meta Muse, Instinct, and the Current State of Agentic Commerce · 52 minThere's been no shortage of announcements, partnerships, and new protocols in agentic commerce. But when it comes to real-world implementation at scale, we were still waiting for…
- Episode 303 - Fanning the Flames: Every Payment, Every Environment, All at Once · 56 minIn 2025, Glenbrook's Drew Edmond hosted a series on payments performance optimization - how merchants get more good transactions approved and lose fewer customers to failed…
- Episode 302 - Catching Up on the Capital Markets, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS · 1 h 1 minAbout a year ago, we chatted with with Tim Chiodo of UBS and Chris Kim of Capital Group about the investment side of payments. It's been a pretty volatile 12-months in the equity…
- Episode 301 - Casting Light on the Digital Euro, with Nicola Branzoli, Banca d'Italia · 54 minAs 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…
- Episode 300 - Reflecting on 12 Years of Payments on Fire · 1 h 9 min2026 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…
- Episode 299 - The Evolving Payments Regulatory Environment in the European Union, with Scott McInnes, Bird & Bird · 1 h 0 minGlenbrook'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…
- Episode 298 - The Patchwork of Payments Regulation in the US, with Duncan Douglass, Alston & Bird LLP · 60 minKicking 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…
- Episode 297 - A New Era for Card Issuing, with Nikil Konduru, Lithic · 43 minDrew 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…
- Episode 296 - Fanning the Flames - Beyond Borders: Navigating Your Global Payments Strategy · 44 minGoing global with your payments strategy requires far more than choosing a single payment provider: companies must weigh local acquiring versus cross-border acquiring…
- Episode 295 - Fanning the Flames - 2026 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update · 54 minThe 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…
- Episode 294 - Zelle's Evolution in the Payments Landscape, with Preston McCaskill, Early Warning Services · 30 minIn 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…
- Episode 293 - Unlocking Merchant Growth in Emerging Markets, with João Del Valle, EBANX · 51 minIn 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…
- Episode 292 - Modern Authentication and the Impact on Payments Cost and Performance, with Amandeep Batra, Stripe and Dewald Nolte, Entersekt · 1 h 15 minThis 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…
- Episode 291 - The Complex and Growing World of Platform Payments, with Blake Breathitt, Adyen · 1 h 0 minIn 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…
- Episode 290 - The Evolution of VAMP and Card Network Fraud Monitoring, with Keith Briscoe, MRC, and Allan Shearer, J.P. Morgan · 1 h 6 minIn 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…
- Episode 289 - Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets, with Chris Maurice, Yellow Card · 42 minOver the past several episodes, we've been building a conversation about how stablecoins are reshaping the global payments landscape. These conversations surfaced something…
- Episode 288 - The First 25 Years of Glenbrook - Fanning the Flames with our Founders · 49 minIt'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…
- Episode 287 - Fanning the Flames - State of Stablecoins 2026 · 33 minJoin 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…
- Episode 286 - Understanding Trust in the Modern Agentic and Digital Economy, with Jenny Hadlow and Rory O'Neill, Checkout.com · 1 h 2 minTrust is fundamental to payments. Gaining and maintaining trust in the payments ecosystem has always been challenging, but it becomes increasingly difficult as the industry…
- Episode 285 - Fanning the Flames - What We're Watching in Payments in 2026 · 42 min2026 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…
- Episode 284 - Fanning the Flames - Advanced Payments Workshop Recap · 22 minIf 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…
- Episode 283 - Banking on Stablecoins, with Scott Southall and Will Artingstall, Citibank · 1 h 3 minIn 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…
- Episode 282 - Why You Need a Stablecoin Strategy, with Ran Goldi, Fireblocks · 54 minIn 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…
- Episode 281 - Fanning the Flames - Unpacking the Latest Proposed Settlement of the Payment Card Interchange Litigation · 37 minIn 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…
- Episode 280 - Reflections on Fraud in 2025 and What Lies Ahead, with David Maimon, SentiLink · 44 minIn 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…
- Episode 279 - Fanning the Flames - Money 20/20 2025 Recap · 36 minChris 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…
- Episode 278 - From Prefunding to Flow: Rethinking Global Settlement, with Mouloukou Sanoh, MANSA · 47 minWe'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…
- Episode 277 - Fanning the Flames - Recent Developments in Agent Protocols · 17 minWe 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…
- Episode 276 - Fanning the Flames - Stablecoin Economics · 22 minThe 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…
- Episode 275 - The Criticality of Optimizing the Payments Experience, with Anne Hay and Mike Kaplan, PayNearMe · 49 minIn 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…
- Episode 274 - Looking through the Fog: Investing in Times of Great Uncertainty, with Timothy Chiodo, UBS, and Christopher Kim, Capital Group · 55 minIn 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…
- Episode 273 - The Hard Science of Fraud Investigations, with David Maimon, SentiLink · 43 min"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…
- Episode 272 - Fanning the Flames - 2025 Mid-Year Payments Industry Trends Update · 53 minIn 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…
- Episode 271 - Sufficiently Solving the Non-Sufficient Funds Puzzle with Chanan Lavi, Kipp · 40 minIn 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…
- Episode 270 - Fanning the Flames - Beyond "Behind": Rethinking US Instant Payments · 24 minHow 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…
- Episode 269 - Designing Digital Financial Services for Women is Designing for All, with Sonja Kelly, Women's World Banking Institute · 49 minIn 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…
- Episode 268 - Rethinking Payment Optimization Through the Merchant of Record Model, with Rehman Baig, FlexFactor · 41 minIn 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…
- Episode 267 - Fanning the Flames: Agentic Commerce · 33 minWould 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…
- Episode 266 - Innovating Inclusive Financial Systems on the African Continent, Sabine Mensah, AfricaNenda · 49 minIn 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…
- Episode 265 - Solving the Authentication Conundrum, with Rocky Scales, IDgo · 40 minHere'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…
- Episode 264 - A PSP's Guide to Maximizing Merchant Performance, with Brant Peterson, Worldpay · 47 minIn 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…
- Episode 263 - Driving Digital Financial Inclusion: The Journey We're On and the Road Ahead - Michael Wiegand, Gates Foundation · 51 minWith 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…
- Episode 262 - Bot Attacks Are Getting Smarter...Are You? - Nate Kharrl, Spec · 39 minSpec 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…
- Episode 261 - Fanning the Flames: Global Payments Acquisition of Worldpay · 26 minGlenbrook 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…
- Episode 260 - Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments #2 - David Maimon, SentiLink · 22 minDavid 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…
- Episode 259 - Using Real-Time Merchant Intelligence to Enhance Transaction Visibility, with Oban MacTavish, Spade · 40 min"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…
- Episode 258 - Giving the Green Light to Surcharging, with Emily Tsitrian, Yeeld · 30 minAs 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…
- Episode 257 - Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments - Catching up with David Maimon, SentiLink · 36 minIn 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…
- Episode 256 - Banking on Fintech, with Anthony Sharett, Pathward · 45 minIn 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…
