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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A bill offered by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, would repeal Dodd-Frank Section 1071 and eliminate any data-collection requirements for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
February 4
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The Bank of America branch in Altadena burned down last month. Now the bank must determine whether customers' prized possessions survived.
February 3
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A former senior advisor at the Federal Reserve Board was arrested and charged with economic espionage for conspiring to steal trade secrets and sell them to China for $450,000.
February 3
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Ekine Akuiyibo is the Chief Operating Officer at Socotra, where he oversees field engineering, product delivery, partnerships, training, and support. Prior to Socotra, Ekine spent 15 years in enterprise software development, sales, and services at Sun Microsystems, BAE Systems, and Oracle.
Most recently, Ekine worked on large scale ML problems at Oracle. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford.
February 3
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Minas Kourouglos is Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Trucordia. He has served in that role for five years, having executed nearly 100 transactions ranging from $5M - $100M+ in valuation. Prior to Trucordia, he was the Managing Principal of a commercial insurance agency that sold to Trucordia in 2020. Before the insurance industry Minas spent over 10 years as a management consultant servicing multiple industries. Minas has an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BS from the University of Richmond.
February 3
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Christiana Riley, regional head of Banco Santander's North America region, has succeeded Tim Wennes as CEO of Santander U.S.
February 3
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The cybersecurity job market is growing fast, but aspiring professionals face barriers to entry, from experience requirements to employer demands.
February 3
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Nine bank branches, many belonging to top U.S. banks, were affected by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
February 3
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The president directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick, the nominee for Commerce secretary, to create the fund, following through on an idea Trump floated during his campaign.
February 3
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Fairfax-based MainStreet Bancshares is pivoting to the niche business as a means to boost its Avenu banking-as-a-service platform, which has failed to hit deposit and revenue targets.
February 3
