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Study Group: Online Payment Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 253

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

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Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer, Hudson Valley BankHoward Bruck
Chief Information Officer
Hudson Valley Bank

Howard Bruck is the Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at Polytechnic University. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting,...

Scott Holcomb, Chief Executive Officer, HOLCOMB ENTERPRISESScott Holcomb
Chief Executive Officer
HOLCOMB ENTERPRISES

Scott Holcomb is the Chief Executive Officer at Holcomb Enterprises, a full service value-added reseller and systems integrator. Holcomb is a total solution facilitator for software database development, network configuration, installation and maintenance for Novell NetWare, NT, OS/2, Linux, SCO and...

Al Pappas, Partner, The StrataFusion GroupAl Pappas
Partner
The StrataFusion Group

Al Pappas is a Partner at StrataFusion group and provides C-level consulting services to many emerging, hi-tech and established corporations. Previously, Mr. Pappas was the Chief Information Officer of VMware. He was responsible for all IT functions and virtualization showcase environments...

Christopher Chicoine
VP, Solutions Delivery Group Mngr
TD Banknorth

Christopher Chicoine is the Vice President and Solutions Delivery Group Manager at TD Banknorth, a banking and financial services company. He has over twenty years of experience in the information technology industry. Prior to TD Banknorth, he was the Director of Information Technology at athenahealth,...

Kamala Worthington
FormerVP, Marketing Product Manager
Bank of America Corporation

Kamala Worthington was until May 2006 a Vice President and Marketing Product Manager at Bank of America, for the ATM Channel, where she was responsible for conducting market research and competitive analysis to determine market trends in the ATM industry, predicting forecasts and conducting due diligence,...

Tom Dailey, Board Member, Merchant Esolutions, Inc.Tom Dailey
Board Member
Merchant Esolutions, Inc.

Tom Dailey is a former management committee executive at Discover and senior vice president, head of Discover's merchant network and Discover's bankcard business, which included Mastercard and Visa processing. Following 22 years at the company, he most recently served as an Advisory Director to Discover/Morgan...

Kevin Kramer, Principal, K2 ConsultingKevin Kramer
Principal
K2 Consulting

Kevin Kramer is the Principal of K2 Consulting. He was previously a Senior Executive Vice-President at MBNA America until April 2005, where he was responsible for Database Marketing, Merchant Services, and Recurring Payments Initiatives. Dr. Kramer's previous assignments at the firm included Internet...

Kenneth Eisner, CEO & Founder, CosmebarKenneth Eisner
CEO & Founder
Cosmebar

Kenneth Eisner is the CEO of a stealth Web 2.0/3.0 e-commerce company and provides consulting on e-commerce, wireless, and media. He is knowledgeable on e-commerce trends, etail, online and multi-channel retail, Web 2.0, social networking, search engine marketing, and mobile commerce. He also sits...

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

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
Time to Say Goodbye to the Old American Mortgage Pie? | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: U.S. Weighs Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The news that Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Bernanke are trying to reassure the broader markets that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) will not be allowed to fail has not produced the expected calming effect on the markets. Shares of both firms have plunged into single digits. Who...

The Pig is Still in the Python... | 07-11-2008
Author: Tom Dailey, Board Member, Merchant Esolutions, Inc.

Credit Card delinquency and chargeoff rates are still tracking below historic highs.  There are signs that 2007 account vintages, especially those at or near subprime scores, may be among the worst performing vintages ever.  Card issuer guidance on delinquencies, writeoffs and loan loss provisions...

Clear skies ahead for eBay? | 07-11-2008
Analysis of: Traders Up On EBay, Down On Staples | www.forbes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

eBay may be worth a second look after having been roundly criticized. The data doesn't support all the negativity. eBay could be a bargain right now.

MasterCard removes Amex suit overhang | 06-30-2008
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.”

GE chose a less than optimal market in which to unload its US credit card business | 06-27-2008
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...

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