Richard Bialek
Chief Executive Officer Bialek Group
Rich Bialek is the Chief Executive Officer of BialekGroup, a corporate development boutique that serves as a trusted advisor to C-level executives and investors in financial services. He provides corporate development and strategy consulting services, partnership, market and product development, and assistance in raising expansion capital. He has over 25 years of experience working with leading financial institutions successfully launching and profitably growing new businesses. Mr. Bialek was CMO of Nekema, an online insurance venture of Kemper. As SVP of Emerging Markets and Technology for Visa International, he identified and invested in start-up and fast growth payment and technology companies. He served as GM of Credit Card Services for the Complete Card joint venture of Ameritech and Household International. Prior to Ameritech, he led a turnaround of GE Capital’s bankcard business. As Director of Credit Marketing for Neiman Marcus, he developed a series of innovative acquisitions. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 2004 - 2006 | Chief Executive Officer Global Card Solutions, Inc. |
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| 2001 - present | Chief Executive Officer Bialek Group |
| 1997 - 2001 | Chief Marketing Officer KEMPER INSURANCE COMPANIES |
| 1994 - 1997 | SVP - Emerging Markets and Technology VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION |
| 1991 - 1994 | General Manager-Credit Card Services Ameritech Xx, Inc. |
| 1988 - 1991 | Vice Chairman - Monogram Bank GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES, INC |
| 1982 - 1988 | Director Credit THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC |
GLG Study Groups with Richard Bialek(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Money Transfer Provider Experts | 252 |
| Stored Value Credit Product Experts | 253 |
| Employee Benefits Experts | 302 |
| Experts on Money Transfer from the US to Latin America Markets | 41 |
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Richard Bialek(?)
The near-term prospects for MasterCard are positive, despite a weak US economy. MasterCard is riding a trend of payment transactions moving from cash and check to card and electronic media. The challenge to MasterCard comes from potentially disruptive regulatory and technology forces that MasterCard...
The credit card deal announced between Target and JP Morgan makes sense for both parties. It allows Target to address shareholder concerns regarding its card business and mitigate potential growing credit losses. It enables JP Morgan to further develop its private label retail card strategy by...
The Discover Card acquisition of Diners Club International is a positive step, addressing one of Discover's competitive weaknesses, the lack of a strong global merchant acceptance network. But it is only one component of the comprehensive solution needed to address Discover’s competitive weakness versus...
The Visa IPO is a noteworthy transaction that has the potential to reshape the payments industry. It offers Visa and its members the opportunity to unlock billions of dollars in value from the business they have built. But, the potential return could be materially reduced by pending litigation....
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