EFT Network & Processor Optimization

In today’s marketplace, when your payments business needs to be at peak performance, many financial institutions and merchants are leaving money on the table by continuing to manage sub-optimal EFT network and processor configurations. The rapid growth in payments volume, combined with industry consolidation, has led to intense price competition among processors—and opened a window of opportunity for issuers to secure the best terms for their EFT network participation and processor contracts.

The most effective means of securing these terms is through a competitive bidding process, administered by a third party via a request for proposal (RFP) process. No one has deeper expertise or a stronger benchmark database on the EFT industry than we do—and we have used that value to develop a proven solution for developing, managing, and evaluating EFT network and card processing RFPs. We can assist you with a variety of vendor decisions, including:

• Card and merchant processing
• ATM driving
• Network Participation
• Rewards Management

To learn more about our EFT Network & Procesor Optimization solution, please click here.

We have advised many leading financial services organizations:

- Payment strategy development with 8 of the top 10 U.S. banks

- Retail banking strategy (pricing, distribution, and account retention)

- Strategy, research, and pricing analysis with some of the largest EFT networks and card associations

- Market research and strategy for the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank

- Market analysis and strategy development with leading payment processors

- Product development
with ATM manufacturers and payment providers

- Market research studies spanning consumers, merchants, and financial institutions

- Expert testimony in litigation