Brian Riley

About Brian Riley

Payment card subject matter expert. Deep experience in credit, debit and prepaid card at top tier card issuers. 25+ years’ experience in card operations, policy and applied technology. Direct senior management experience in credit policy, call centers, portfolio analytics, risk, fraud, collections and systems design at Citi, Chase and First Union (Wachovia/Wells Fargo). Well versed in the entire credit cycle and retail lending products. Shifted from card operations, credit policy and risk management to the analyst world in 2006, when I joined the research firm TowerGroup, a MasterCard business. The firm was acquired by Corporate Executive Board after MasterCard went public, then integrated into Gartner. Published more than 300 syndicated research and white papers on industry topics ranging from Apple Pay to Reg Z with an emphasis on credit card revenue, acquisitions, risk management, digitalization of payments, the evolving payments model, fraud, retention, rewards trends in credit, debit and prepaid card growth. Effective in monetizing card knowledge through advisory, consulting, sales support, and well informed analysis. Significant projects and insight on emerging and established vendors and issuers in cards, mobile payments, and alternative payments. Performed deep dives on major card markets. Regularly quoted by major media such as American Banker, Associated Press, Financial Times, New York Times, and WSJ. More than 40 years experience in the cards industry, able to elaborate card related topics to a wide audience ranging from front office to back office, issuer to merchant, executive or staff, and research to media.

Experience

1. Co-head of Payments

   Javelin Strategy & Research

   Sep 2016 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

   Credit and credit card product expert in acquisitions, analytics, applied technology, banking regulations, collections, CECL, credit policy, customer management, debit products, disclosures, emerging consumer credit products, fraud, interchange. marketing, prepaid and virtual cards, pricing, recoveries, and risk management,

Skills

• Credit Cards
• Financial Risk
• Electronic Payments
• Payment Systems
• Payments
• Mobile Devices
• Credit
• Prepaid Cards
• Fraud
• Relationship Management
• Market Research
• Executive Management
• Business Intelligence
• Portfolio Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Financial Services
• Segmentation
• Payment Cards
• Debit Cards
• Product Development
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Call Centers
• Vendor Management
• Loyalty Programs
• Strategy
• Mobile Payments
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Business Analysis
• Strategic Partnerships
• Management
• Cards
• Product Management