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 all-stock transaction is slated to close in the second quarter of 2025. It would create a bank with more than $15 billion of assets.

    September 10
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  • As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau increases scrutiny of earned wage access, cash-back fees and airline rewards, industry lobbyists are pushing back, while some groups cheer the move.

    September 10
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  • With his wife, Anne E. Weilepp, MD, John Alchemy, MD, QME, is part of their husband-and-wife medical team and is a co-founder of RateFast, a workers' compensation predictive data company in Northern California. Both are specialty boarded and trained at UC San Diego. They hold seven total patents, with more patents pending, in data analytics and impairment rating, including the development of the Variable Thread Analytic Computation (VTAC) model for multilayered logic calculations.

    September 10
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  • Michelle Borkowski is senior marketing director at F2 Strategy, where she leads her team in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies across varied client portfolios.

    With nearly a decade of financial services expertise and experience in industries like architecture, advertising and nonprofits, she ensures campaigns are well-organized and effective, fostering trust and confidence among clients.

    September 10
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  • A top executive at the auto lender said that more borrowers struggled to repay their loans over the summer amid inflation and a tougher job market. Late payments on auto loans rose by more than Ally expected in July and August.

    September 10
    Ally Financial
  • The successor to Michael Hutchins, who filled the role on an interim basis, guided a well-known bank's real estate business through the financial crisis.

    September 10
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  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra will be looking at whether automation accommodates or undermines potential savings from refinancing.

    September 10
    Rohit Chopra
  • Dr. John Alchemy, MD, QME, and Dr. Anne E. Weilepp, MD, are a husband-and-wife medical team and founders of RateFast, a workers' compensation predictive data company in Northern California. Both are specialty boarded and trained at UC San Diego. They hold seven total patents, with more patents pending, in data analytics and impairment rating, including the development of the Variable Thread Analytic Computation (VTAC) model for multilayered logic calculations.

    September 10
    Headshot of Anne E. Weilepp, MD.
  • The agency's recent proposal to redefine "brokered deposits" requires a debate over the performance of different kinds of bank deposits. The problem is that the necessary data isn't available yet.

    September 10
  • BofA is taking the next step toward a 7-year-old goal of paying $25 an hour by 2025.

    September 10
    Bank of America sign in white letters on a window of a branch in New York.