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Study Group: Credit Card Industry Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 898

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on commercial banking, retail banking, asset management, mortgages, consumer finance, exchanges, capital markets, transaction processing, credit cards, insurance, and business services.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek GroupRichard Bialek

Chief Executive Officer
Bialek Group
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Rich Bialek is CEO of BialekGroup, providing corporate development and strategy consulting services, partnership, market and product development, and assistance in raising expansion capital. Clients include: American Express, Capital One, Dun and Bradstreet, Discover, MasterCard, JP Morgan Chase, Providian,...

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David Cole, Executive Director, Transaction Processing SolutionsDavid Cole

Executive Director
Transaction Processing Solutions
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

David Cole is Executive Director of Transactions, a premier provider of transaction and payment solutions and services. He has over twenty five years experience in cards and management services with particular emphasis on applications in the credit, debit, and payment card industry. Over the lastten...

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Benjamin Prusky

CEO
Freedom Merchants
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Benjamin Prusky is the Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Merchants Corp., a New York-based privately-held payment processing firm which he has led since 2004. He is an expert on all of the subtleties of the credit card merchant-account industry. Mr. Prusky is involved in re-selling all major POS products...

Clay Wagner

President
Merchant Union
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Clay Wagner is President and Founder of Merchant Union LLC, a private ISO serving credit, debit and gift card processing solutions to merchants nationwide. Mr. Wagner is responsible for overseeing all departments of this corporation including inside and outside sales, direct marketing, customer service,...

Eric Fox

Product Development
Transactis, Inc.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Eric Fox, PhD, is currently the VP of Strategy at Transactis, an electronic payments & presentment company. Previously, Mr. Fox was with Capital One Financial Corporation, where he spent six years, most recently as the GM of the Payment Networks and Co-Brands division managing all aspects of the company's...

Kenneth Kral

Senior Vice President, Business Development
VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS INC
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Kenneth J. Kral has been the Senior Vice President of Business Development at US Bank Voyager Fleet Systems since 1998. Prior to his tenure at US Bank, Mr. Kral was a Vice President and National Sales Manager at GMAC Mortgage Corporation where he increased the closed loan volume by 59% and total profits...

Jeff Feldman

VP Product Management
4Access Communications
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Jeff Feldman is the Vice President and World-wide Product Manager at 4Access Communications, a POS terminal manufacturer. He has over 17 years of experience in the payments industry; in all facets of payment processing including POS hardware and software, integrated solutions, back office processing...

GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)

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How bad will EMEA troubles continue

October 27, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Survey Predicts European Troubles | www.mergersunleashed.com

Sweeping statements about economic expectations can hinder recovery efforts. While some sector is Europe (and the US) continue to show little signs of recovery, many other sectors are improving. If those sectors such as real estate and auto industries were to be removed from the prediction, I wonder...

When should the leader of a startup be replaced

October 16, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Integrated Diagnostics Launches With Pre-Eminent Team and Investors | www.vcaonline.com

The majority of the time a private company with a solid product in a growing market fails is because the wrong person is in charge of navigating the ship. As companies go through the phases from product design and development to profitability, the talent on the executive team needs to be reviewedto...

Knowing how the money will be spend is key to an equity raise

October 15, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Ooyala Raises $10M to Fund Aggressive Expansion Plan | www.vcaonline.com

Preparing for an equity includes having a detailed strategy, solid talent, supportable forecast, and the thorough knowledge of how the equity raise will achieve the company's goals. Without completely thinking through how much money is needed and where the money will be invested causes doubt withthe...

Preparing for an Equity Raise so VC's don't Rely on 'gut feeling'

October 1, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Harris: Survey finds venture capitalists rely heavily on 'gut feelings' | www.mercurynews.com

As private equity firms are approached by companies seeking a capital infusion, the preparation work completed by the seeking company will most certainly help the VC determine whether they want to invest. Unfortunately most companies do not know how to prepare for an equity raise. Most will put together...

Selling to Avoid Litigation

September 23, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Marriages of Convenience | www.mergersunleashed.com

An acquisition strategy that is led through litigation is never a good tactic to take when a company is trying to expand. Key employees and corporate culture are sure to be lost, putting the success of integration at risk.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Payment Processing
  • Credit Cards
  • Online Payments
  • Stored Value Products
  • EFT and Credit Card Networks
  • Independent Sales Organization

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Director
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Business Development Manager
  • Account Manager
  • Account Executive

Related Study Groups

Study Group Name No. Members
Credit Card Experts 787
Online Payment Experts 497
Stored Value Credit Product Experts 316
Payment Processing Experts (EU) 81
Point-Of-Sale (POS) Terminal Experts 500
Credit Card Industry Experts (UK) 73