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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Sal Karakaplan, Chief Strategy Officer, The Clearing House, speaks with Chana R. Schoenberger, Editor-in-Chief of American Banker, about what's next in the world of payments.
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Derek Waldron, Chief Analytics Officer, JPMorganChase, discusses how banks can scale AI and the winning project that won top honors in the Innovation of the Year awards, LLM Suite, with Penny Crosman, Executive Editor, Technology.
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Bridgit Chayt, EVP, Head of Commercial Payments, Fifth Third Bank, discusses what the bank is working on and what clients need now, in conversation with Chana R. Schoenberger, Editor-in-Chief of American Banker.
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Kristiane Koontz, EVP, Treasury Management and Payments, Zions Bancorp, discusses the future of instant payments, stablecoins and crypto with Chana R. Schoenberger, Editor-in-Chief of American Banker.
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Research from Cornell University suggests that people assign different levels of social status to others depending on how they choose to pay for goods and services.
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A pair of surveys released in June indicates that small-business owners have growing confidence, while startup activity and SBA lending are demonstrating continued strength.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that some countries lacking an agreement by the deadline Wednesday will have the option of a three-week extension to negotiate.
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The ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has highlighted the complexities of successful anti-money-laundering compliance in a conflict zone. U.S. banks need to step up their game in order to stay safe.
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As AI and digital assets become mainstream, banks are spotting new opportunities to integrate payments with other activities.
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