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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Weekend direct deposit would benefit workers, consumers and businesses. The Federal Reserve itself said it was in favor of such an expansion nearly a decade ago. There is no better time than now.
April 3
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Banking regulators and the Department of Justice must decide whether the blockbuster deal raises antitrust concerns. Looming over their analyses are questions about how broadly or narrowly to define the relevant markets.
April 2
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Andrew Metz has been working in a SaaS sales capacity for over 15 years. In his career he has climbed the corporate ladder from a BDR to a vice president of sales, overseeing a 100-person sales team currently at Zywave (SaaS Insuretech leader). He has developed new leaders within the sales organization and has personally hired over 200 sales professionals.
Andrew frequently guest lectures to business students at the University of Marquette. He also presents for the MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee several times a year. Andrew is also an active content creator on LinkedIn and has created multiple viral posts, with millions of views. He currently has an audience of over 15,000 LinkedIn followers.
April 2
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Despite advancements in AI for transaction monitoring, financial institutions share little in the way of fraud data, undermining efforts to combat crimes including check fraud.
April 2
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With high deposit and borrowing costs persisting amid the Federal Reserve's campaign against inflation, lenders face stress on their net interest margins and the potential of troubled loans ticking up.
April 2
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A federal judge's ruling in the Custodia lawsuit settles — for now — the question of whether the Federal Reserve has the discretion to grant or deny a bank access to its payment settlement system. But to keep it, the Fed needs to articulate the danger it's protecting against.
April 2
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The Federal Reserve governor said regulators should strive for clarity and consistency as they tweak their merger review processes. She also waved off concerns about regulators being a "rubber stamp" for bank combinations.
April 2
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received nearly 28,000 mortgage-related consumer grievances in 2023, the regulator said.
April 2
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Ambitious women who feel trapped in their roles sometimes find themselves competing against others with the same goals. An effective way to advance may require stepping off the most obvious path, according to executives sharing their personal experiences at American Banker's Payments Forum.
April 2
