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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After losing money on production in most quarters between 2022 and 2024, independent mortgage bankers have achieved five consecutive quarters in the black.
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So far, annual home lending growth is on track to slow, but not stop, with some positive developments surfacing amid broader challenges.
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The march toward tokenization of assets includes a storied Wall Street firm offering its latest fund on four distributed ledgers.
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The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a challenge to Colorado's effort to exercise more power over the interest rates charged to its residents.
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Nash Qadri is the Vice President of Product Management & Development at Applied Systems, where he leads product and engineering teams focused on financial management, automated accounting, and payment solutions like Applied Pay.
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Julia Jakimenko is the founder and CEO of Cyberette, an Amsterdam media forensics company backed by Rabobank and a member of NVIDIA Inception.
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In a constantly changing industry, clearing and custody fees defy generalizations. The largest independent broker-dealers present financial advisors with the choice of working with a "self-clearing" firm or one that outsources those essential services.
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View the exclusive research from Financial Planning's latest annual study of brokerages whose financial advisors aren't employees of the firms — and sort and compare data across the past 15 years.
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The printable PDF includes rankings based on the firms' 2025 revenue as well as the number of financial advisors, compensation, total client account assets and more.
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The industrial bank charter is attracting increased interest because of the combination of innovation and safety it offers. However, charters should only go to companies that can meet a rigorous set of requirements.
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