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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  • As a former Claims Executive, CIO and Head of Innovation, Stephanie has built a career focused on understanding the business pain points of insurance carriers and implementing right-fit technology that improves adjuster and agent efficiency while ensuring policyholder experiences are modern, simple and lovable. Stephanie has experience leading major claims-based digital transformation initiatives, has successfully managed large-scale Guidewire implementations and regularly worked with carriers to architect multi-year claims technology roadmaps designed to reduce expenses without sacrificing the customer experience. Her ability to balance business outcomes with a human-centered design approach has enabled her to partner with insurance executives as they consider how to further streamline communication and collaboration efforts across the insurance ecosystem to drive efficiencies.

    July 23
    Stephanie Behnke
  • Cade Thompson is co-president and chief growth officer of Rocktop, a solutions-as-a-service company.

    July 23
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  • Stan Hannah, Ph.D., is a partner in Plante Moran's talent development practice.

    July 23
    Stan Hannah of Plante Moran
  • Paul Bryant is partner of advocacy, equity and engagement at Plante Moran.

    July 23
    Paul Bryant of Plante Moran
  • America must never cease to be the global leader in innovation and entrepreneurship. However, when it comes to bank-fintech relationships, politics and misguided regulatory forces threaten the very foundation of that innovative spirit and limit consumer choice.

    July 23
  • Josh Jones is Chief Revenue Officer at Kapitus, one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. With over 15 years of experience, Josh has a specialization in building brands and has a proven track record of successfully establishing, reorganizing, and scaling businesses within FinTech. Kapitus provides growth capital to small businesses and has provided over $6 billion to over 50,000 small businesses since 2006.

    July 23
  • Vice President Harris' surprise elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket and the ascent of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to be the Republican vice presidential pick brings renewed vigor to each party's economic vision.

    July 22
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    The Biden Administration firmly rejects proposed cuts to key financial oversight and consumer protection agencies in the Republican-backed financial services appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025.

    July 22
    Treasury building
  • With the government contract for Direct Express, Bank of New York would gain a free liquidity source of more than $3 billion in deposits a month and expand its burgeoning offerings to the underbanked.

    July 22
    BNY Mellon
  • Financial institutions such as U.S. Bank and USAA are seeing high engagement with their customers via the mobile app. Experts say banks need to do a better job of capitalizing on this interest.

    July 22
    Ankit Bhatt, chief digital officer for the consumer segment at U.S. Bank, left. Hisham Salama, head of bank digital and payments at USAA, right.