Council Member Biography
Jan Smith is the Managing Director for Kroll Latin America. He advises clients regarding market opportunity and risk mitigation in Latin America. Prior to Kroll Latin America, he was a founder, Managing Partner and Director of Financial Services at InfoAmericas (acquired by Kroll in 2007). Mr. Smith has completed over 200 projects on market sizing and segmentation, market feasibility analysis, and competitive intelligence focused on Latin America on subjects such as banking, remittances and payment processing, card products, wealth management, credit, and export financing. He is frequently published in leading regional publications and cited by the international press on Latin America. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 1992 - present
- Managing Director, INFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Jan Smith(?)
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The Hummer Revolución: Venezuela's affluent class revs up spending
March 24, 2008
Jan Smith, Managing Director, INFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.
Venezuela's Take on U.S. Recession | newsweek.washingtonpost.com
It’s no secret that Venezuela is awash in oil revenues and public spending. Yet, out of the limelight of high gas prices and Chavista politics, the private sector silently grew faster than any Latin American economy at 8.2% last year. Even with a slight contraction in the oil sector, the...
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Understanding How Remittance Market Fundamentals Will Affect Remittances and Banks
October 4, 2007
Jan Smith, Managing Director, INFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.
Mexico sees recovery in migrants’ remittances. | www.ft.com
Worker remittances constitute a critical flow of foreign currency into Latin America and the Caribbean. Remittances exceeded US$58 billion in 2006, greater than the total value of development fund inflows to the region. In at least six countries, remittances account for 10 percent of GDP. The market...
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September 12, 2007
Jan Smith, Managing Director, INFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.
Update 1 - Citigroup to record $400 mln gain on Redecard IPO | uk.reuters.com
Brazil's Redecard, a credit card processor and merchant acquirer is set to complete its IPO next week. The company is jointly owned by Citibank Brazil, Banco Unibanco, and Banco Itaú - the largest private bank in Brazil. The IPO is set for 140.8 million shares with an additional 35% in a greenshoe....
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GLG Study Groups with Jan Smith(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Money Transfer Provider Experts | 291 |
| Stored Value Credit Product Experts | 316 |
| Experian Experts | 136 |
| Experts on Money Transfer from the US to Latin America Markets | 42 |
GLG Live Meetings with Jan Smith(?)
Recent Seminars
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April 17, 2008 | Boston
GLG Seminar: Opportunities in Latin American Financial Services -
April 16, 2008 | New York
GLG Seminar: Opportunities in Latin American Financial Services