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Meet the Team: TEAM PLANET

Bradley Friedman
John DeSouza
Reed Jones
Crista Braunreiter
Gerald Machen
 AGENDA

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Brad Friedman
 Regulation Fees

Other Processors

Security

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Brad Friedman
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John DeSouza
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Situational Variables

Security Climate

Status of the Economy

External View of Visa

John DeSouza
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RESEARCH
OVERVIEW
Questions
Process
Findings
Reed Jones
 $8 million
10% increase
41% of merchants
Source: George Mason School of Law
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Crista Braunreiter
 $8 Billion
Source: George Mason School of Law
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Crista Braunreiter
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Who is it affecting?
Research Revisited

What are interchange fees?

Why is it a problem?

Gerald Machen
 What are Interchange Fees?

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Gerald Machen
 Affected Groups

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Gerald Machen
 Why is it an issue?

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Gerald Machen
 Summary:

Issue

Data Analysis Stakeholders

Recommendation
and Response

Importance of State of
Issue Business

Research
Overview

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Gerald Machen
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INDEX

1. Intro Slide 8. Banks and Merchants

2. Meet the Team 9. Merchants Annual Revenue
3. Agenda 10. Research Revisited
4. The Root Causes 11. Toll Booth
5. Stakeholders 12. Affected Groups
6. Situational Variables 13. Why is it an Issue?
7. Research Overview 14. Summary