Council Members in this Study Group: 295
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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President
HSA Consulting, Inc ![]()
Howard Jackson is the President of HSA Consulting Inc., the world's premier warehouse club, discount & food retail consulting firm, since 1993. He is the leading expert on the Mexican retail market. HSA provides retail strategy, productivity/cost improvement, marketing, licensing & acquisition services....
Clarence GabrielFormerPresident and Chief Executive Officer
MOVIE GALLERY, INC. ![]()
Clarence Gabriel has over 30 years of experience in consumer retail sectors and has contributed as Chief Executive Officer, President, and EVP for world-class companies. He is a retail sector leader with expertise in “Big Box”, “Small Box”, CPG and Supply Chain Management. Previously, Mr. Gabriel was...
President and CEO
National Supermarket Retail Cooperative ![]()
George Gue is the President and Chief Executive Officer at National Supermarket Cooperative Corporation based in New York City where he has worked since December 2005. Until January 2005, Mr. Gue was Division President for the Raleigh Division of Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. At Winn-Dixie, he was responsible...
Nigel PayneIndependent Gaming Consultant
Nigel Payne Inc ![]()
Nigel Payne is an Independent Gaming Consultant since November 2006. He is also a Non- Executive Director at Sportingbet, an internet sports betting, casino and poker business since May 2000. Sportingbet is one of the world's largest internet gambling businesses with over 3 million registered customers...
Ronald IngramDirector 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....
Steve MottCEO
Betterbuydesign ![]()
Steve Mott is Chief Executive Officer of BetterBuyDesign, a payments systems consultancy serving clients that range from major banks and processors to technology startups and investment capital/equity firms. Mr. Mott is a 20-year veteran of the electronic payments industry with specialization in online...
Richard BialekChief Executive Officer
Bialek Group ![]()
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,...
Bill BradwayFounder & Managing Director
Bradway Research, LLC ![]()
Bill Bradway is the Founder and Managing Director of Bradway Research. Previously, Mr. Bradway lead the Banking Practice at Financial Insights, a strategic advisory firm to banks, insurance companies, asset management firms, securities brokerages, and diversified financial institutions globally. The...
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Network challenger uses handsets not cards, focuses on an underserved niche
November 16, 2009
Bling Nation Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding | www.reuters.com
Bling Nation is launching a new retail electronic payment system – a daunting challenge in a well served and intensely competitive market where scale and network effects matter enormously. However its targeted and novel approach may give it a fighting chance. Bling Nation uses mobile phone handsets...
Virtual stealing or hold ups? same end result.
November 15, 2009
Banking Trojan steals money from under your nose | news.cnet.com
Is there a difference between virtual stealing of money or actual hold up? The end result is the same: stealing money from the bank. Similar classical measures of protection and provisions can be applied by banks to preserve depositors' funds in accordance with IAS. As for customers' being ripped off...
Will social networks finally pay on their promises?
November 15, 2009
Holiday shoppers' search extends to social media | www.moneycontrol.com
Social networks, like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and others, are about to be seen as an interesting target audience for marketing purposes. Will this be a first step into a new area of marketing campaigns?
Star ventures online, PayPal seeks growth through Star licensees
November 12, 2009
First Data partners with PayPal to link debit cards to PayPal accounts | www.internetretailer.com
The Star and PayPal electronic payment networks are partnering to enable Star cardholders to use PayPal to spend online. This bolsters Star’s value proposition relative to other debit networks which in recent years have been winning market share. It also marks an initial step by the e-commerce giant...
The 5Cs of Credit, P2P Lending, Social Lending, Self-Directed Lending
November 11, 2009
Ronald Ingram, Director of Product Management, ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS, INC.
BlackRock's Fink: Forget 'Bubble' | online.wsj.com
Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock Inc. in response to questions about bank failures and economic conditions suggested today that; “…the financial system needs to be a lot more responsive to society and make sure this doesn't happen again. Risk has to be a lot more transparent to investors....
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