Mr. Richard Bialek

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  Richard Bialek Analysis of: Press Release: The Federal Reserve Board Announces the Creation of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
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  Member of GLG Financial & Business Services Council
  
  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,... See full Bio
  
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  "One of our concerns was how customers would respond to the telephone company introducing this type of product," says Rich Bialek, director of credit card services for Ameritech. "Beyond that, a host of issues needed to be addressed through research before we could develop a card that would have a strong chance of succeeding."
  
  Multipurpose plastic The Complete MasterCard, jointly issued by Ameritech and Household International, the country's ninth-largest credit card issuer, combines a MasterCard with the features of a telephone calling card, allowing users to shop, pay bills, take trips and make phone calls.
  
  "With this card, our customers can make credit card purchases at over nine million locations worldwide, obtain cash at over 250,000 banks and 60,000 ATMs, and make calling card calls at over two million pay phones in the United States," Bialek says.
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  "The principal idea was to make our calling card more attractive by combining it with a credit card," Bialek says.
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  "During this stage, we were mainly interested in exploring consumer reaction to the concept of a credit card with a calling card feature," Bialek says.
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  "We're very pleased with the response the card has received so far," Bialek says.

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  Richard Bialek, CEO Bialek Group in Wheaton, Illinois and former SVP of Consumer Credit Products and SVP of Strategic Research and Intelligence for Visa International encourages vigilance, however sees the possibility of some good coming out of all of this for the acquiring industry. "Diligent industry players should always be watchful of what is happening in Congress, especially in this economy," says Bialek. "Congress is looking for "villains" and the credit card industry is a favorite source for many Congressmen. There will be consideration of new regulation around interchange rates and the concept of interchange. But, I do not see it going as far as it has in Australia, where caps were set on interchange rates." Bialek believes that the Credit Card Bill of Rights is a benefit for processors and acquirers. "The issuing side of the industry is more familiar to consumers. Congressmen can go back to their constituents and show how they have taken on the credit card companies," he says.
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  This will impact processors," says Bialek.
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  Bialek says that the key is to get big or get special. "Become large enough to gain operating scale economies that provide a pricing advantage," he says.

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  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 assistance in raising expansion capital. He has over 25 years of experience working with leading financial institutions successfully launching and profitably growing new businesses. Mr. Bialek was CMO of Nekema, an online insurance venture of Kemper. As SVP of Emerging Markets and Technology for Visa International, he identified and invested in start-up and fast growth payment and technology companies. He served as GM of Credit Card Services for the Complete Card joint venture of Ameritech and Household International. Prior to Ameritech, he led a turnaround of GE Capital's bankcard business. As Director of Credit Marketing for Neiman Marcus, he developed a series of innovative acquisitions. (This is me - Update Profile)
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  Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details. 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 ...
  
  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 ...
  
  Discover Goes Global With Diners Club Acquisition - A Positive Step | 04-14-2008 Analysis of: Diners Club assets sold to US card issuer | www.businesstravelworld.com Author: Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek Group
  
  The Discover Card acquisition of Diners Club International is a positive step, addressing one of Discover's competitive weaknesses, the lack of a strong global merchant acceptance network. But it is only one component of the comprehensive solution needed to address Discover's competitive weakness versus ...
  
  Litigation Issues Cloud Visa IPO | 09-17-2007 Analysis of: Visa, preparing for IPO, wins OK from SEC | www.reuters.com Author: Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek Group
  
  The Visa IPO is a noteworthy transaction that has the potential to reshape the payments industry. It offers Visa and its members the opportunity to unlock billions of dollars in value from the business they have built. But, the potential return could be materially reduced by pending litigation....
  
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  "One of our concerns was how customers would respond to the telephone company introducing this type of product," says Rich Bialek, director of credit card services for Ameritech."Beyond that, a host of issues needed to be addressed through research before we could develop a card that would have a strong chance of succeeding."
  
  Multipurpose plastic The Complete MasterCard, jointly issued by Ameritech and Household International, the country's ninth-largest credit card issuer, combines a MasterCard with the features of a telephone calling card, allowing users to shop, pay bills, take trips and make phone calls.
  
  "With this card, our customers can make credit card purchases at over nine million locations worldwide, obtain cash at over 250,000 banks and 60,000 ATMs, and make calling card calls at over two million pay phones in the United States," Bialek says.
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  "The principal idea was to make our calling card more attractive by combining it with a credit card," Bialek says.
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  "During this stage, we were mainly interested in exploring consumer reaction to the concept of a credit card with a calling card feature," Bialek says.
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  "We're very pleased with the response the card has received so far," Bialek says.

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  Richard Bialek Posted June 4, 2008 MasterCard Clouds on the Horizon? 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.

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  Richard Bialek, Chief Executive Officer , Bialek Group

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  Which is the right road, and how expensive will be the trip? that be what the agents want to know, said nekema.com Senior Vice President Richard Bialek.The focus groups also concluded that : agencies realize that they can not wait for technology to settle down and that no decision is as bad as the wrong decision ; technology expenditures will need to become a yearly line item, rather than a one-time expense ; although technology can increase the efficiency of processing, the benefits may not be as dramatic as originally thought ; agents still believe in the possibility of single-entry, multiple-company input ; and agents would like to see carriers adopt a uniform set of data entry standards.
  
  The focus groups were conducted in Chicago, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. by the IIIAA.Nekema.com (Jersey City, NJ), an e-commerce services provider working with independent insurance agents to improve operating efficiencies in selling and processing insurance, operates as a joint venture between Kemper Insurance Cos. and Madison Consulting Group.For more information, visit www.nekema.com.ACT, a group of more than 25 organizations and companies, provides input on technology for both independent agents and insurers.

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