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Study Group: Experts on Money Transfer from the US to Latin America Markets(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 42

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

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...

Ronald Ingram, Director of Product Management, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.Ronald Ingram
Director of Product Management
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

Ron Ingram is the Director of Product Management at Advance America, a cash lending firm with over 2600 retail financial locations in America. From 2002 to 2006 Mr. Ingram presided over one of the most prolific product development programs in the financial services industry at National Money Mart. Mr....

Pablo Castano, Independent Consultant, Pablo CastanoPablo Castano
Independent Consultant
Pablo Castano

Pablo Castano is an independent consultant specialized in the Money Transfer, bill Payments and Money Service Business products industry. During 2008, Mr. Castano served as Director of Marketing at Sigue Corp., the largest privately owned MT Company focused on the US-Mexico corridor. Also he served...

Daniel Forkell, Independent Consultant, Financial Consulting InternationalDaniel Forkell
Independent Consultant
Financial Consulting International

Dan Forkell is an independent consultant with Financial Consulting International, a strategic advisory firm specializing in the money transfer industry and international mergers and & acquisitions. Mr. Forkell was previously the Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions for Western Union International...

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

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MasterCard Clouds on the Horizon? | 06-04-2008
Analysis of: MasterCard "buy," target price raised | www.newratings.com
Author: Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek Group

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...

Analysis - Western Union Q1 results | 05-13-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

·         C2C is the key driver of the business.  Margin growth performance was good here probably due to the increasing reliance on international business where there is the opportunity to earn foreign exchange revenue as well as fee income. ·        ...

Credit Card Deal on Target for JP Morgan and Target | 05-12-2008
Analysis of: Target in credit card deal with JPMorgan | www.ft.com
Author: Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek Group

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...

World's Largest Payment Processor First Data Acquires InComm - Valuation Trend Implications for Global Payment Systems GPN, MV, V, MA and TSS and hundreds of smaller payment technology players | 05-02-2008
Analysis of: First Data Gets Major Retail Prepaid Distribution with InComm Deal | www.digitaltransactions.net
Author: Ronald Ingram, Director of Product Management, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

Visa's IPO was the largest in history and payment companies like Global Payment Sytems (GPN) and First Data are rising along with the tide. FDC’s choice of Incomm is likely a positive indicator of things to come. Who is the next Incomm? How will the Incomm acquisition affect the valuation of payment...

Money Transfer Market Leader Western Union Sets Industry Tone with Solid Earnings | 04-24-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Western Union's Q1 Earnings Report demonstrates the global breadth and reach expected from the money transfer market leader.          --Its non-US generated transactions were up 29%          --Growth in remittances...

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