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.

-
The CFPB's small-business-data rule is a lesson in what happens when nobody agrees.
April 27
American Banker -
The deposit insurance reform bill would give credit unions an on-ramp to competing for commercial accounts. A better alternative would be to reactivate the Transaction Account Guarantee program as needed.
April 27
-
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is poised to finalize a contentious rule mandating the collection of demographic data on small-business borrowers, with the aim of ensuring equal access to credit for women and minority owners.
April 27 -
Neal Richardson is a director in Baker Tilly's development and advisory community practice.
April 24 -
Bankruptcy filings rose 11.9% during the past 12 months, according to statistics from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; JPMorganChase named Jerry Lee and Nick Richitt as global co-heads of health care investment banking; Goldman Sachs appointed Akila Raman as global head of its private and alternatives capital markets business; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
April 24 -
A well-planned retirement can go awry when clients overspend. Here's how financial advisors can rein them in.
April 24 -
Sonya Swink is a freelance reporter specializing in finance coverage.
Her background is in deadline-driven reporting spanning commercial real estate, asset management and general business coverage. Swink has been featured in Bisnow, the Financial Times and The Guardian.
April 24









