Current Speaking Events
Should There Be A Social Network in Your Payments Future?
November 3-4, 2008
NEACH Payment Insights 2008
Wakefield, MA (just outside Boston)
>> Learn more & register
What do social networks such as MySpace and Facebook have to do with banking and payments? What are Wasabe and Mint and why should you care? This session will introduce social networks, explore how social networking and personal finance are intersecting online, and reveal what
early-adopter banks and credit unions are already doing in this space.
Key take aways include: why social networking is a phenomenon banks and credit unions cannot afford to let pass by, and how you can take advantage of this emerging channel as a means to retain relevance with younger
demographics.
Special Focus Payments Workshop:
eB2B at the Tipping Point
Future Dates TBD
>> Email to express your interest in specific locations or learn about a private workshop for your
company
Forte Financial is pleased to
partner with Glenbrook to offer this two-day comprehensive workshop devoted to business-to-business
(B2B)
payments.
You have questions - we have
answers!
- How fast will B2B payments move to
electronics?
What key forces are
driving the accelerating pace of conversion?
- Navigating the maze of B2B solutions: What
is Xign and why did JPMorgan chase buy it? What is the MasterCard Payment
Gateway? How is AmEx leveraging its acquisition of Harbor Payments? How is
the ACH network addressing B2B payments? What are leading ERP vendors
doing to facilitate B2B payments?
- Which will be the “winning
solutions”?
Are card based
solutions and ACH based solutions competing – or are they targeting
different kinds of payments?
- Are order-to-cash (seller) and
procure-to-pay (buyer) needs handled equally well by the solutions on the
market today? What is a supplier network – and why is it important?
- Will remittance data processing ever become
standardized?
- What is a UPIC?
- How is the industry mobilizing to better
handle cross border payments?
- What will my company have to do to achieve
straight-through-processing (STP) with our trading partners?
- How can my bank better support the B2B
payment needs of its customers?
- As a solution provider or payment
processor, how can I optimize my B2B solution?
Course Objectives
After years of slow progress, electronic payment is finally gaining
traction in the B2B segment. The aim of this new two-day workshop is to enable
participants to understand the on-going transformation of business-to-business (B2B) payments from check
to electronic forms and how businesses, banks, and payment providers can
accelerate the pace. This focused workshop combines
Glenbrook’s comprehensive
view of new and emerging payments methods with in-depth coverage of the unique
challenges and opportunities inherent to B2B transactions.
Participants will learn:
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The underlying accounts payable and accounts
receivable practices of large companies
- How current check and electronic payments
systems work and how effectively they integrate into
A/P and A/R processes
- The categories of electronic payments options,
including: card payments, ACH payments, wire transfers
- The major players and providers in each category
- The “soft” and “hard” benefits and costs of
current and new systems, including the economics of using various
options
- The working capital impact of current and new
B2B payment systems
- The impact of enterprise size on payments choices
(big payer/small payee & vice versa)
- An understanding which key industry verticals (e.g.
healthcare, manufacturing) have unique requirements
- The nuances of key issues in B2B payments:
remittance data handling, electronic invoice receipt and capture, payments
reconciliation, payments timing, credit risk, etc and how they impact business
payments decision-making
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How cross border disbursements and collections
are being handled by “best practices” companies
Who Should Attend: Is the Workshop Right for You?
This special focus workshop is designed for both corporate treasury
staff who need to implement electronic payments systems and payment providers
who are developing and implementing solutions.
Target audiences include:
- Cash Management, A/P and A/R managers from large
and mid sized corporations
- Bank product managers,
risk managers, and operations managers
- Product managers,
sales managers, and business development managers from processors and
other service providers
- Technology and service
executives who are building products that leverage payment
systems
- Analysts and investors
who are interested in understanding how this market is
changing
- Executives from
startup companies in B2B payments
This special focus B2B workshop is as intense and thorough as
Glenbrook’s signature Payments Boot Camp . You’ll be taught by Erin McCune of Forte Financial and Carol Coye Benson ,
a founding Glenbrook partner. Both are seasoned veterans of the industry who
have "been there, done that" and have the insight to prove it.
You'll leave with an understanding of the "big picture" of
B2B payments and new insights into the key drivers and most important trends
affecting the industry. You'll also receive a binder with a copy of all of the
workshop presentations—a valuable reference resource.
Further Information & Registration
Workshop details - including agenda, location logistics, and registration
- are available on the Glenbrook website.
Cost $1,995
Discounts available (discount details available here)
Financial Literacy for Consultants
Women in Consulting
Teleseminar (Recording Available for Purchase)
>> More info: Women in Consulting
Join us for an informative Teleseminar focused on financial literacy. This program will cover an introduction to key finance concepts and terminology that will enable consultants
to:
- Run their own business more effectively;
- Persuade clients and prospects of the financial value their services
deliver;
- Gain confidence to speak with clarity and conviction about their business finances with potential partners and
investors.
Topics include:
- Investment decision making: why some projects and investments are funded and others are
not;
- Key levers that impact financial performance - for the consultant and his/her clients;
- Financial terminology explained in lay terms and illustrated by recent, relevant
examples
Follow this link to purchase a recording of the teleseminar
($20 WIC members, $30 nonmembers - all proceeds go to Women in Consulting)
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