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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  • The 29 companies that made this year's list offered flexible work schedules, generous amounts of paid time off and fun activities to keep employees happy.

    May 13
    Group of people on MPOWER team stand behind counter with party cake.
  • A draft spending bill slated for consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday maintains the credit union industry's longstanding exemption from most federal taxes, but the issue is far from settled.

    Capitol Building
  • Jaclyn DeJohn is the director of economic analysis at SmartAsset. 

    As a spokesperson for the company she has been cited by Bloomberg, CNBC, Business Insider, Fox News and The Hill, among other media outlets.

    May 12
    Jaclyn DeJohn Smartasset
  • John Wu is president of Ava Labs.

    May 12
  • M&A

    Citizens & Northern's deal for Susquehanna Community is the eighth involving a Pennsylvania seller in less than two years. An industry consultant based in the Keystone State expects the pace to slow as the number of buyers dwindles.

    May 12
    Bank merger
  • Checkout-free retail, which enables transactions without a dedicated point of sale, provides a trove of data that can aid dozens of mobile banking functions, though it's not widely used due to difficult upgrades.

    May 12
    Amazon Go store interior with ceiling sensors
  • A 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China boosted the near-term economic outlook for banks, but tensions and uncertainty around trade barriers remain high.

    May 12
    shipping California
  • The fintech's first-quarter earnings results beat analysts' expectations on nearly every metric. Now, the second-look lender is looking to partner with regional banks as it builds out its pre-screen and lead generation platforms.

    May 12
    Krubiner-Gal-Pagaya
  • Kamron Clifford has extensive experience in product management and leadership roles in the technology and mapping industries. Kamron is currently the Director of Product, Platform & Mobility Intelligence at Arity, where they lead a team in the development of a data ingestion and processing platform. Prior to that, Kamron worked at TomTom, where they held various positions including Director of Product Management and Senior Product Manager. Kamron has also worked at Tele Atlas, San Diego City Schools, University of Southern California, Environmental Careers Organization, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Public Radio International. Kamron's experience spans across roles in product management, training, teaching, research, and communications.

    May 12
    Kamron Clifford
  • President Donald Trump has signed two Congressional Review Act resolutions nullifying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule capping many overdraft fees and subjecting large data brokers to regulation.

    May 12
    Donald Trump