Council Members in this Study Group: 316
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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William StueberSenior Partner
Telecom Partners Group LLP ![]()
William Stueber is Senior Partner at Telecom Partners Group LLP. He is a Consultant with over 26 years of experience in the telecom industry. Mr. Stueber is knowledgeable about the developments with AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Cingular, T-Mobile, Sprint, Metro PCS, Leap, Virgin Mobile, Motorola, Nokia,...
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....
Senior Executive Consultant
Breen Management Group ![]()
Steve Ospalak is the Senior Executive Consultant of Breen Management Group, specializes in mobile device technology. He helps operators, mobile device OEM/ODMs, and technology companies with technology and device aggregation. Prior, Steve was the Director-Subscriber Equipment and Channel Support at...
Ian WoodPartner
Wireless Foundry ![]()
Ian Wood is the Founding Partner of Wireless Foundry, a telecom and IT consultancy founded in 1998. His clients include France Telecom/Orange, SonyEricsson, Vodafone, Openwave and Qualcomm. He was among the first employees of Motorola Cellular Communications in Europe, where he joined in 1985, androse...
Phil AkinPresident and Chief Executive Officer
HELLMAN ASSOCIATES, INC. ![]()
Phil Akin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hellman, where he has worked since 2005. Hellman is a full service marketing and advertising agency with a client base covering 129 of the current Fortune 500 companies, including Best Buy, Advance Auto Parts, 3M, LS Power, GE, Ecolab, JohnDeere,...
President and Chief Executive Officer
Port Fortune Investments ![]()
Ken Sommer is President and Chief Executive Officer of Port Fortune Investments, a financial consulting firm. Mr. Sommer provides management consulting services to the payments industry. He began this in 2008, focusing on the evolution of the payments industry given recent changes at Visa and Mastercard....
Shawn BurgessVice President & Chief Information Officer
Abrazo Health System ![]()
Shawn Burgess, CISSP, is the Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Abrazo Health System. He has over 16 years of experience in managing technology progression, system implementation, support management, security program administration, and client services operations. Mr. Burgess is knowledgeable...
Barbara FraserFormerSVP, Global Brand Strategy
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY ![]()
Barbara Fraser was Senior Vice President, Global Brand Strategy for American Express; she was one of the company's top 50 executives until her retirement in August 2006. During her five years at American Express, Ms. Fraser also served as Executive Vice President, Products and Chief Marketing Officer...
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GAO Interchange Report: Reducing Rates will “Pose Challenges”
November 20, 2009
Reducing Interchange Would ‘Pose Challenges,’ the GAO Says | www.digitaltransactions.net
The GAO’s study on interchange was thoughtful, balanced, and light on recommendations. The inconclusive nature of the report reduces the likelihood meaningful legislative action will impact interchange in 2010. However, the combination of DOJ investigations, merchant class action litigation, and continued...
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...
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....
Nokia, Apple and Google - Driving the Mobile Revolution
November 5, 2009
Tal Raeside, Managing Director, Insight Strategic Services
Google, Nokia, Apple - who will win the mobile wars? | www.guardian.co.uk
Nokia, Apple and Google, along with several other companies, will shape the next phase of the mobile revolution.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Credit Card Industry Experts | 900 |
| Online Payment Experts | 507 |
| Point-Of-Sale (POS) Terminal Experts | 500 |
| Credit Card Experts | 792 |
| Money Transfer Provider Experts | 295 |
| Core Bank Processing Experts | 463 |
| Check Processing Experts | 643 |
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