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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As banks have adopted multifactor customer authentication systems, they have inadvertently made it more difficult for many disabled customers to access their accounts. The fix is less complicated than it appears.
June 18
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Guidance documents from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network heightening bank scrutiny of individual tax identification numbers in mortgage applications could discourage banks from issuing those kinds of loans.
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Alex Burggren serves as VP, consultant relations leader at AccessHope, where he focuses on strengthening relationships with the benefits consultancy community and advancing strategic engagement across the market.
Previously, he held leadership roles at Virta Health and Virgin Pulse (now Personify Health), where he led consultant engagement initiatives supporting employer health innovation. He began his career in health benefits consulting at Mercer and WTW.
Alex holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Physiology from the University of California, Davis.
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The newly minted Fed chairman announced working groups for his five top policy priorities and strictly refrained from forward guidance in his debut press conference Wednesday afternoon.
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The Cincinnati bank has launched a navigational aid to help customers get to what they need in fewer steps.
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The state would join New York in governing the up-and-coming credit product. Industry and consumer advocacy groups say there's still room for improvement.
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The clarification spells out what banks can share to stop scams. The Bank Policy Institute welcomed it but wants Congress to write the protection into law.
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Mukarram Mawjood is founder and chief investment officer of Bullionite Asset Group, where he helps clients build retirement wealth through self-directed IRAs and alternative assets like real estate, precious metals and crypto.
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The payment company is "exploring options" for PayPal Ventures as new CEO Enrique Lores tries to reverse an earnings slump.
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