Written by Jacqueline Chilton based on a speeches and panel discussion at ATPS 2009 – Airline and Travel Payments Summit (Link to presentations) – Save the date for ATPS 2010 in San Francisco, Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2010
Localization is one of the key trends influencing the future of payments. At Glenbrook we believe [...]
Editors note: This post describes the third in a series of panel discussions on mobile payments. The series is organized by MPay Connect and seeks to tap innovators in Silicon Valley and link them to mobile payment pioneers overseas, fostering understanding and discussion of how to apply lessons from the developing world to other markets. [...]
Glenbrook Partner’s Jacqueline Chilton is in Miami this week for the Airline and Travel Payments Summit. She is moderating a panel on localisation at 2pm on Thursday:
Lessons learned: Localised payments are a key part of improving your bottom line in a global ecommerce world. What are the challenges and issues, from implementation to selection – [...]
The new International ACH format, IAT, goes into effect today. IAT is the single biggest change to the ACH network in decades. It affects all International ACH transactions that flow through the US ACH network, regardless of currency or country. The NACHA rule change both redefines what an International transaction is and creates a new [...]
Just before the 4th of July holiday my partner Bryan Derman and I had a wide-ranging conversation with Matt Dill, SVP and head of Western Union’s Digital Ventures.
Western Union capitalizes on two key trends: an increasing number of people that live and work abroad (per the World Bank an estimated 200 million people) and the [...]
Timely articles at GTNews:
Europe's Response to the Market MeltdownSanjima DeZoysa, Editor, gtnewsIn Europe, it's every country for itself as the continent reacts to the credit crunch. Depositor guarantees and state intervention are the key talking points right now, but what does this mean for the future of Europe's banks and financial institutions?
Effective Risk Management Must [...]
The New York Times DealBook blog has a special section on globalization & Wall Street:
Wall Street's fate is increasingly linked to far-off locales, whether they be bustling financial hubs like Dubai or emerging markets like Kazakhstan. In some cases, the link is more like a lifeline, such as when foreign money emerged to help shore [...]