Episode 260 - Scams, Stings, and Swindles in Payments #2 - David Maimon, SentiLink
Release Date: 04/09/2025
Episode 289 - Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets, with Chris Maurice, Yellow Card
Payments on Fire™
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: the infrastructure that makes stablecoin payments actually work on the ground in emerging markets. In this episode, Chris Maurice, the CEO and co-founder of Yellow Card, joins Drew Edmond to explore how stablecoins are transforming global payments, especially in emerging markets, by addressing...
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Episode 288 - The First 25 Years of Glenbrook - Fanning the Flames with our Founders
Payments on Fire™
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 community. A lot has happened in payments over the last 25 years and there could be no better way to celebrate the progress of the industry and the firm than to talk to the people who played such seminal roles in shaping both: In this episode, we speak with Glenbrook’s three founding partners - Carol...
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Episode 287 - Fanning the Flames - State of Stablecoins 2026
Payments on Fire™
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, self-paced course, .
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Episode 286 - Understanding Trust in the Modern Agentic and Digital Economy, with Jenny Hadlow and Rory O'Neill, Checkout.com
Payments on Fire™
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 virtually or physically present to make a purchase to a new world where robots are doing their bidding? In this episode of Payments on Fire, Chris Uriarte welcomes Jenny Hadlow, Chief Operating Officer, and Rory O’Neill, Chief Marketing Officer, from Checkout.com to discuss the findings from their recent...
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Episode 285 - Fanning the Flames - What We're Watching in Payments in 2026
Payments on Fire™
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 Recurring Payments Card Interchange and Surcharging Regulation and Banking Trends Risk and Fraud
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Episode 284 - Fanning the Flames - Advanced Payments Workshop Recap
Payments on Fire™
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 on May 12-13 for more updates and insights into critical industry topics, or with our new self-paced module.
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Episode 283 - Banking on Stablecoins, with Scott Southall and Will Artingstall, Citibank
Payments on Fire™
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 behind digital dollars, why clients are asking about new forms of money, and what’s next as stablecoins potentially go mainstream in the American financial system.
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Episode 282 - Why You Need a Stablecoin Strategy, with Ran Goldi, Fireblocks
Payments on Fire™
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 blockchain technology, and review various use cases for stablecoins. They define terms like TradFi, Defi, and smart contracts, and explore the impact of tokenized deposits and AI on the digital currency landscape.
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Episode 281 - Fanning the Flames - Unpacking the Latest Proposed Settlement of the Payment Card Interchange Litigation
Payments on Fire™
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 covers the basic parameters of the settlement proposal and then investigates some of the possible reactions by merchants, issuers, and networks were the settlement to be approved the by judge.
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Episode 280 - Reflections on Fraud in 2025 and What Lies Ahead, with David Maimon, SentiLink
Payments on Fire™
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 challenges of measuring fraud losses, and the alarming trends associated with synthetic identities, stolen identities, and insider fraud. The conversation explores issues around various payment systems, agentic AI tools, and the regulatory gaps that contribute to escalating fraud incidents.
info_outlineDavid 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 fraud, as well as “zombie debt” and assumed identity fraud. Listen in to hear the implications of these fraud schemes and how industry professionals can get ahead of them.