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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  • Brad Rapking is the portfolio manager Aptus Capital Advisors responsible for equity research, portfolio reviews and assisting in fund trading and operations. He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society of Alabama.

    Prior to joining Aptus, Brad was a research analyst at Driehaus Capital and a research analyst and equity trader at Opus Capital Management. Brad is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Alabama. He graduated from Xavier University with a BSBA in finance.

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    Brad Rapking of Aptus Capital
  • In August's roundup of American Banker favorites: The true cause of Heartland Tri-State Bank's failure, increased industrywide frugality among banks, two prominent credit union trade groups announce plans to combine and more.

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  • Reese Harper, founder and CEO of Elements, is 20-year veteran of the financial planning industry and is the creator of the Elements Financial Monitoring System.

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    Reese Harper of Elements
  • AB - Bankshot podcast

    In the aftermath of last year's racially motivated mass shooting in a predominantly Black community in Buffalo, New York, American Banker reporter Allissa Kline explores what responsibility banks have to help segregated, impoverished communities that were shaped in part by past discriminatory lending practices.

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  • (Bloomberg) — US officials are looking at ways to give a broader swath of financial firms, including nonbank mortgage lenders, the ability to borrow from Federal Home Loan Banks.

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    Senate Banking Confirmation Hearing For Fed Governor Brainard And FHFA Nominee Thompson
  • Rent gateway Piñata and marketing app Shopmium are trying to lure consumers with incentives that don't accumulate balances as consumer debt increases.

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  • Ray Meiring is CEO and co-founder of QorusDocs, where he leads a team of passionate problem solvers to create award-winning customer experiences. Under his leadership, QorusDocs supports a customer base that includes over 100 of the world's largest tech and professional services firms. These firms generate proposals worth billions of dollars through the QorusDocs solution.

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  • If capital requirements are increased, they must be constructed in a way that doesn't unduly burden smaller banks and their fintech partners.

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  • The bank attributed the surge to impairments in the U.S. office loan portfolio and appeared to signal that higher provisions from commercial real estate may persist.

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  • M&A

    UBS Group outlined major targets for its integration of former rival Credit Suisse, including 3,000 domestic job cuts and more than $10 billion in cost savings, as it posted the biggest ever quarterly profit for a bank on the back of the bargain acquisition in June.

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    A sign hangs above an entrance to UBS' Broadgate offices in London.