The Contributors

Task Force Participants

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  Steering Committee:

  A committee comprised of task force members that advised the chair on task force meeting agendas and assisted in prioritizing the various work efforts. The committee also assisted in determining the scope of task force work groups, representing individual segments and synthesizing segment perspectives and determining items in need of full task force deliberation.

  • Gary Beets – Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury
  • Rick Burke – TD Bank, N.A.
  • Roy DeCicco – Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9, Inc.
  • John Drechny – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Jan Estep – NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association
  • Kathy Hanna – The Kroger Company
  • Mark Keeling – The Bankers Bank
  • Jordan Lampe – Dwolla, Inc.
  • Steve Ledford – The Clearing House (TCH)
  • Tom Rea – U.S. Bank
  • Jim Reuter – FirstBank Colorado
  • Bob Steen – Bridge Community Bank
  • Gary Stein – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
  • Christina Tetreault – Consumers Union
  • Marceline White – Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
  • Bradley Wilkes – WingCash LLC
  • Ryan Zagone – Ripple
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  Sub-work Group Leads:

  Task force leads who were responsible for directing their respective work groups in conducting deep dives on assigned challenges and opportunities. This work informed the part of the Final Report that addresses the four primary cross-solution foundational issues.

  • Steve Bohn – QRUZ
  • Kevin Christensen – SHAZAM Network
  • Erin Fonte – Dykema Cox Smith
  • Ali Raza – CCG Catalyst Consulting Group
  • Rodman Reef – Reef Karson Consulting, LLC
  • Ian Schweid – Mercantil Bank
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  Editorial Board:

  Made up of the sub-work group leads and subsets of the Faster and Secure Payments Steering Committees, the board provided directional input regarding segment/topic perspectives and advice on initial reviews and interim drafts.

  • Steve Bohn – QRUZ
  • Rick Burke – TD Bank, N.A.
  • Kevin Christensen – SHAZAM Network
  • Roy DeCicco – Accredited Standards Comimitte (ASC) X9, Inc.
  • John Drechny – WalMart Stores, Inc.
  • Jan Estep – NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association
  • Erin Fonte – Dykema Cox Smith
  • Chris Gilbert – Bankers’ Bank of Kansas (Secure Payments Task Force Representative)
  • Steve Ledford – The Clearing House (TCH)
  • Steve Mott – BetterBuyDesign
  • Ali Raza – CCG Catalyst Consulting Group
  • Tom Rea – U.S. Bank
  • Rodman Reef – Reef Karson Consulting, LLC
  • Jim Reuter – FirstBank Colorado
  • Ian Schweid – Mercantil Bank
  • Gary Stein – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
  • Christina Tetreault – Consumers Union
  • Bradley Wilkes – WingCash LLC
  • Ryan Zagone – Ripple
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  Advisory Group:

  A group comprised of a subset of Faster and Secure Steering Committee members to provide oversight and counsel to the Qualified Independent Assessment Team on behalf of the Faster Payments Task Force. This group promoted a fair and independent proposal assessment process.

  • John Drechny – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • Dave Faoro – Verifone, Inc. (Secure Payments Task Force Representative)
  • Mark Keeling – The Bankers Bank
  • Steve Mott – BetterBuyDesign
  • Tom Rea – U.S. Bank
  • Jim Reuter – FirstBank Colorado
  • Gary Stein – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
  • Christina Tetreault – Consumers Union
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  Solution Proposers:

  Sixteen task force participant organizations or groups of organizations, that submitted faster payments solutions to address the need for fast, safe, ubiquitous payments as set forth in the Effectiveness Criteria.

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