Glenbrook Partners has announced that Elizabeth McQuerry has joined the firm as a Senior Director. As a respected thought leader on global payments, she strengthens Glenbrook's strategy practice with additional cross-border payments expertise. In particular, Elizabeth has experience in understanding core payments systems around the world, and has worked with central banks, large and small financial institutions, and payments services providers that are working to improve payments systems within countries. READ MORE »

On the web:

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• Square Clone Payleven Hits UK, Brazil, Confirms Double-Digit Million Funding - VentureBeat
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• Walmart Tests iPhone App Checkout Feature - Reuters

On the wires:

• mopay Study Reveals Consumers’ Spending Behavior Via Direct Carrier Billing
• Western Union Launches International Business Payments Services in Chile, Cyprus and Jordan
• Discover Financial Services and Russian Standard Bank Announce Discover Card Issuance in Russia