PayThink 2018 Direct Page

PayThink is focused on the rapidly changing, inter-connected markets of debit, credit, mobile, prepaid and digital payments. As the payments industry strives for faster innovation to launch new products ahead of competitors, PayThink provides insight from market participants and innovators leading the way. PayThink is designed for executives looking to stay relevant in the ever-changing payments ecosystem by finding and honing their competitive edge.

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  • Chloe Webb is a senior associate with the Washington National Tax Group, Compensation and Benefits, at RSM US LLP.

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  • Christy Fillingame is a senior director at RSM US LLP.

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  • Joni Andrioff is a lawyer at the Washington National Tax office of RSM US LLP.

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  • Jules Levenson is senior counsel at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago. He represents employers, benefit plans, and plan sponsors in a wide range of employment law matters, with a focus on a range of employee benefits litigation matters.

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  • Richard Loebl is senior counsel at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in New York.

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  • Arkansas Federal Credit Union in Little Rock launched a branded calling solution in June through a partnership with First Orion, also based in Little Rock. It has helped reduce declined calls by 21%.

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  • AB - Policy & Regulation

    House Republicans and lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee questioned the culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after a Wall Street Journal report alleged a climate of sexual harassment and misogyny.

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  • Scott McFarlane co-founded Avalara in 2004 and is the company's CEO. Avalara started as a provider of digital sales tax compliance solutions in the U.S. and has grown globally to become a market leader in compliance automation software. Avalara's mission is to be part of every transaction in the world by automating the compliance journey for businesses of all sizes.

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  • M&A

    The deal for SimplyBank, scheduled to be completed in the second quarter, would give First Financial in Terre Haute, Indiana, additional branches in Tennessee and its first presence in Georgia.

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  • As more corporations call employees back to the office, payments technology firms like Wise are balancing the need for in-person collaboration with meeting workers' flexibility needs.

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