Webinar: Covid 19’s Impact on Commercial Card Programme Management and Use
Online | June 16, 2020 | 12pm EST / 5pm BST
In Q2 of 2020 RPMG Research Corporation led a survey of commercial card programme administrators, in companies across multiple sectors in North America, to determine the top issues and concerns facing end users of card products in the Covid-19 crisis. Conducted by academic Professors Mahendra Gupta and Richard Palmer, the survey reveals how card programme management and policies are adapting to pandemic-driven changes in workforce dynamics and the impact these adaptations are having on the use of card credit in B2B payments to suppliers. In this webinar we discuss the findings of the survey with the authors and extend the survey to webinar participants, with online polling and interactive debate.
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Speakers include
Benjamin Ellis
SVP Strategy Visa Business SolutionsBen Ellis is on the leadership team for Visa Business Solutions, responsible for strategy for the business. Visa Business Solutions works with banks and other partners to help businesses and governments pay and get paid. This includes both traditional card offerings, like small business cards or commercial cards, as well as services that make these products more productive. It also includes solutions that help buyers pay suppliers more broadly. Prior to this role, Ben had roles expanding Visa’s consulting and analytics capabilities, and also managing Visa’s enterprise risk team.
Prior to joining Visa, Ben was a partner in McKinsey & Company’s financial services practice, where he spent 13 years. At McKinsey, Ben’s client work focused on helping financial institutions drive growth and improve profitability, all while managing the risk associated with doing so. He spent significant time serving clients in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.
Ben holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Economics from MIT, and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two kids.
Arthur Weiner
Founder and principal consultant N Brook Advisors, LLC (Moderator)Arthur Weiner is an accomplished payments industry leader with more than 30 years of successfully bringing products to market for leading global companies, including Citibank, Mastercard, US Bank, Fifth Third Bank and Verisk Financial. Arthur is currently the Owner and Principal Consultant at N Brook Advisors, LLC. His consulting practice focuses on B2B payments assisting clients with product development, Go-to-Market planning and execution, product roadmap development and market research.
Mahendra Gupta
Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis RPMGDr. Mahendra Gupta received his M.S. in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University and Ph.D. in accounting from Stanford University. He has been on the Olin faculty since 1990. He was appointed dean of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis in July 2005 and served in that capacity till 2016.
Gupta’s research has been published in leading academic journals in the United States and abroad. He has served on several editorial boards. He has been a consultant to various firms and government agencies. Currently he serves on the boards of Credit Suisse Mutual Funds, USA, Caleres Corporation, and Koch Development Company. He is also on the boards of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, the Foundation for Barnes Jewish Hospital, and Guardian Angles Settlement Association. He has also served on the Board of Dance St. Louis, Variety – Children’s Charity, Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis, and United Way of Greater St. Louis.