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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  • The SEC and the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network have sought information on certain clients outside the U.S. who've raised red flags and the bank's policies to address it.

    April 11
    Morgan Stanley Headquarters As Earnings Figures Released
  • Businesses are using a range of payments technologies, new and old, as the instant-payments movement gathers steam. Most Influential Women in Payments honoree Yaminah Sattarian talks about what her clients want and how the payments world is changing, in conversation with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger.

    April 11
    How companies are working with payments now, with KeyBank's Yaminah Sattarian
  • Chase Petrey is the President of Applied Pay at Applied Systems. He has a diverse career in the enterprise software industry, bringing with him a unique set of fintech, Software as a Service (SaaS), and analytics skills. Chase also serves as President of the Salt Lake City Chapter at Silicon Slopes, a nonprofit organization that exists to empower Utah's tech community to learn, connect, and serve in order to make entrepreneurship open and accessible to all.

    April 11
    Chase Petrey
  • Christina Lee is a Researcher at ACTUAL, where she focuses on comprehensive policy and industry-related research. With a keen interest in energy and sustainability, Christina delves into topics ranging from renewables and green hydrogen to supply chain dynamics and electric vehicles (EVs). Her research involves synthesizing complex data and trends to provide actionable insights for decision-makers in both public and private sectors. Christina earned her BA in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, from the College of Environmental Design.

    April 11
    Christina Lee
  • Karthik Balakrishnan, Ph.D, is the President and Co-founder of ACTUAL, the Capital Planning Software that allows enterprise CFOs to greenlight the investments which allow them to meet their sustainability goals. With over a decade of experience working at the intersection of asset transformation and supply chain, Karthik has established himself as a sought-after leader, speaking at various events on sustainable development, government policy and global implementation. Karthik holds a PhD and MS from Stanford and a BS from UC San Diego all in Aerospace Engineering.

    April 11
    Karthik Balakrishnan
  • Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that pursuing a rulemaking on forced arbitration, as laid out by consumer advocates' rulemaking petition, would be an "affront to Congress."

    April 11
    Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky.
  • Launched last July, FedNow had enrolled more than 600 participants by mid-March, according to government officials. That marked a 100% increase from the start of the year, with more banks and credit unions viewing fast payments capabilities as essential. Fraud concerns linger, however.

    April 11
    Early adoption of FedNow BankThink
  • From internal operations to conversational interfaces for clients, bank executives are bullish on the potential for efficiency gains.

    April 11
  • Cris Cicala is a partner in Stinson LLP's New York City office. A corporate, finance and banking attorney with more than two decades of both domestic and international experience, Cris focuses his practice on providing corporations, financial institutions, private equity and credit funds, real estate developers, media companies and entrepreneurs with practical and strategic legal advice.

    April 11
  • Owen Wheatley is the lead partner on banking and financial services at ISG.

    April 11