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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  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Vice Chair Travis Hill has assumed the duties of FDIC chair, National Credit Union Administration Vice Chair Kyle Hauptman took over as NCUA chair and Securities and Exchange Commission member Mark Uyeda will serve as acting chair of the SEC.

    January 20
    Trump sworn in
  • Some reforms to the system might be necessary, but it would be unwise to eliminate a critical source of funding for banks across the country.

    January 20
    Eugene Ludwig
    Ludwig Advisors
  • The enhanced fintech partnership would build merchant scale, and selling U.K. and U.S. portfolios would free up cash.

    January 20
    An ad for Klarna in a shopping mall.
  • A one-page outline of priorities for Trump's inauguration day obtained American Banker includes financial policy items, including firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, issuing a "reset" of that agency and designating crypto as a "national priority."

    January 20
    Rohit Chopra
  • Ben Conner is the CEO of Conner Insurance.

    January 19
  • Kyle Krumlauf is director of industry analytics for CCC Intelligent Solutions, a cloud platform powering the P&C insurance economy, providing customers with information andinsights to help them manage their businesses. Kyle brings over 20 years of industry experience, having served in a variety of leadership and individual contributor roles at Nationwide and Grange Insurance. He has worked in claims, comparative rating, product management, competitive intelligence, commercial lines BI & Analytics, and Innovation. 

    January 18
    Headshot of Kyle Krumlauf.
  • The Chicago-based bank, which failed Friday in the first bank failure of 2025, caused a $28.5 million hit to the Deposit Insurance Fund. The FDIC was appointed receiver and Millennium Bank will assume all deposits.

    January 17
    FDIC
  • Dr. Scott Zoldi, Chief Analytics Officer at FICO, takes a fresh look at the ever-changing AI landscape, and what's most important to watch in the year ahead.

     AI in 2025: Lessons and Predictions for Bankers
  • Denise Leonhard is the general manager of Zelle.

    January 17
  • Tom Suchodolski is a vice president and client advisor in Whittier Trust's Pasadena, California office, where he manages complex, multigenerational client relationships for ultrahigh net worth families.

    Prior to joining Whittier Trust, he was a part of the forensic accounting group at CBIZ MHM in Los Angeles, working closely with ultrahigh net worth clients and their attorneys on highly complex and confidential legal matters.

    January 17
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