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| >> BetterBuyDesign is a management advisory and consulting company specializing in payments strategies and brokering high technology ideas for the Digital Transaction Economy. Steve and a syndicated group of consultants provide strategic marketing advice and technolgy assessment and development expertise to payments and e-business clients ranging from small startup firms to investment companies, and from merchants and billers to large banks, networks, processors and technology companies. | |
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| >> Steve's most recent job assignment was President of Priceline WebHouse Club, an affiliate of priceline.com which sold groceries and gasoline online at big discounts for pickup at retail locations using special WebHouse membership cards. Steve was instrumental in the both the creation of the retail network supporting those services and formulation of the payment and settlement systems supporting the off-line pickup of purchases. Steve also developed the business plan and private placement memorandum for priceline's wireless applications initiative as part of this long-term assignment. | |
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| >> Steve's recent consulting assignments include: | |
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| • Web 2.0 platform competitive analysis and strategy for major card processor | |
| • Security and interoperability assessment of mobile payments for bank/technology consortium | |
| • Web 2.0 strategy assessment for newspaper industry | |
| • Successful repudiation of business process patent suit using Bilski criteria for CNP processor | |
| • Strategy refinement and economic analysis for use of PIN and PINless debit online for three EFT networks and two processors | |
| • Assessment of 56 different online authentication technologies for a major payment processor | |
| • Renegotiation of credit card processing agreements for a national and four online retailers | |
| • Business case analysis for NACHA's credit-push proof-of-concept effort | |
| • Study and evaluation of stored value application platforms and vendors for a network and several banks; assessment of walk-in bill payment market for remittance processor and EFT network |
| • Expert witness engagements for IP defenses for a leading payment network and a CNP processor | |
| • Market projections and economics for mobile commerce for a payments network, a major processor, and a major carrier |
| • US market assessment for new technology platform for companies from Australia, Canada, and Europe | |
| • Several engagements for small technology firms seeking positions and capital in US payments industry |
| • Assessment of market and business case for conversion to electronic check processing for major technology player | |
| • Online banking and bill payment strategy update for major market provider and two networks |
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