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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  • M&A

    The Sunshine State deal comes following a banner year for credit union-bank combinations, despite pushback from community banking advocates.

    April 22
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  • Synchrony Financial stands to benefit from the undoing of a Biden-era cap on credit card late fees. Company executives said that Tuesday that they won't be rolling back changes they implemented to compensate for revenue the company would have lost.

    April 22
  • The growth of digital payments, coupled with the U.S.'s new open banking framework, may finally move the needle for an alternative form of credit decisioning.

    April 22
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  • The International Monetary Fund lowered its economic growth projections for 2025, citing policy uncertainty. It also urged central banks to stand ready to use macroprudential tools to facilitate lending in a potential recession.

    April 22
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  • Deven Sanghavi has completed his bachelor's in accounting from the University of Mumbai and a master's in finance from CUNY Baruch College. He brings strong experience in the field of public accounting by having worked at a Big Four firm. He currently is working in an investment firm.

    April 22
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  • House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., led a group of Democrats in challenging Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the current state of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

    April 22
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
  • As the user experience becomes fundamentally more digital, the separation of banking and commerce washes out. It all starts to look like data processing.

    April 22
  • The group, along with partners Avalanche, B2C2, Galaxy Digital, U.S. Bank and Wintermute created Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network.

    April 22
    Traders On The Floor Of The NYSE As US Stocks Fall With Trade War Worries Overshadowing Slower Inflation
  • Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.

    April 22
    A customer holds a contactless debit card issued by HSBC near a Worldpay payment terminal.
  • Lexi Clarke is the Chief People Officer for Payscale, a SaaS technology firm focusing on compensation management solutions. She has partnered with business leaders on HR and compensation projects at companies like Redfin, Convoy, Boeing and more. Lexi has extensive experience in people-first HR leadership, effectively supporting the growth and scale of the organizations she has been a part of to better attract, develop and retain talent. As the Chief People Officer, she is responsible for integrating compensation, rewards, HR, communication and more. She speaks on behalf of Payscale as both a practitioner and fair pay advocate. Lexi graduated from Muhlenberg College with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

    April 21