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July 14, 2008
The elephant wants to ride a scooter
Analysis of: Citigroup to Raise $400 Million for Indian Roads | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Harnath Sithamraju, Consultant, Harnath Sithamraju
1. Citi's investment constitutes a drop in the ocean. 2. India's infrastructure requires huge investments and a potential boom for construction companies. 
June 30, 2008
MasterCard removes Amex suit overhang
Analysis of: Amex to Get $1.8B in MasterCard Deal, Warns of Credit Woes | www.americanbanker.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
While MasterCard arguably will pay American Express too much, the settlement removes a troubling overhang.   It is time for MasterCard and Visa Inc. to focus their energies on fending off a potentially far more damaging threat: the “Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008.”
June 27, 2008
GE chose a less than optimal market in which to unload its US credit card business
Analysis of: Nobody's Snapping Up GE's Plastic: Possible Buyers of Private-Label Business Worry About Consumers' Shallow Pockets | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Angst about the consumer credit environment and risk associated with GE Consumer Finance’s near-prime retail credit card portfolio, not surprisingly, have given a number of large US card issuers who otherwise should have been keen to bid, cause for pause. Nonetheless, for the right buyer – most likely...
June 26, 2008
Chicago Fed Payments Fraud: Perception versus Reality
Analysis of: Assessing the landscape of payments fraud | www.chicagofed.org
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Conference take-aways: (1) All payment systems – paper checks, truncated checks, pin and signature debit cards and credit cards and ACH are subject to fraud. (2)  Fraud prevention systems need to take a holistic enterprise-wide rather than a point solution approach.      ...
June 23, 2008
No method to this madness
Analysis of: The World today | 1read.wordpress.com
Author: Harnath Sithamraju, Consultant, Harnath Sithamraju
1. Peace is elusive on this earth. 2. Interval between two crisis is a crisis.
June 19, 2008
Asset Based Finance in the UK - Credit Crunch Fallout
Analysis of: SME's: Survival of the Fittest | www.leasingworld.co.uk
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
2008 has witnessed a watershed in UK commercial finance lending, especially asset based finance.  The lack of liquidity has put pressure on bank owned and privately owned asset based financiers to meet demand from its clients for additional or even sometimes, existing debt facilities. There are...
June 11, 2008
Red dragon considers landing on hot coal
Analysis of: Australia Approved for Investment by Chinese Funds | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Harnath Sithamraju, Consultant, Harnath Sithamraju
1. Entry through backdoor to the boardrooms of resource companies of Australia. 2. Decision to ensure assured supplies to resource hungry China.
June 11, 2008
Plucky Revolution Money takes on payment giants
Analysis of: New Brand Pitches Security, Transfer Link | www.americanbanker.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Revolution Money vies to win share away from the card payment network and money transfer establishment. It intends to compete as an open network, with lower base merchant acceptance fees, merchant-sponsored pos cardholder incentives, better fraud prophylactics and a money transfer feature. Reasonable...
June 9, 2008
Interest rate is the main driver of provider choice
Analysis of: SBI raises interest rates on domestic term deposits | www.financialexpress.com
Author: Harnath Sithamraju, Consultant, Harnath Sithamraju
1. High interest savings deposits currently play a key role in financial institutions startegies. 2.Competition for deposit funds in India is fierce, and is expected to intensify as banks struggle with the effects of global credit crunch.
June 6, 2008
There Will Be Blood(letting)
Analysis of: It Ain't Over Til It's Over: Financials, Credit Cards and Housing | seekingalpha.com
Author: James Butler, President, Rigley Financial Corporation
Citigroup has continued to show losses in global operations, some relating to subprime issues. However, while many of the financial institutions are showing losses, Citi's losses are different, which is a good thing for the investor.

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