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Recent
Projects
While nearly
all of our
projects are
highly confidential,
we provide below a short list of representative projects
as a sampling of our diverse experience.
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Assisted this global leader in multicurrency solutions in researching the potential for its services amongst money transfer players here in the U.S. and in select international markets. Their solutions, now resident on more than 100,000 websites worldwide, eliminate the FX risks inherent in managing foreign currencies. Based upon our findings, client has made a recommendation to its Board to pursue this industry and continues to work with The Rye Group on strategy and execution.
Assisted mobile phone player in the development of a companion prepaid MasterCard as a mobile wallet for cash access purposes. We identified a prepaid partner that could meet their feature and functionality requirements as well as their fast go-to-market time requirements. Product in development; ongoing strategic support being provided.
- Providing strategic advisory services to a European-based electronic payments company exploring the adjacent global money transfer space. Initial efforts involve a thorough briefing on the category, areas of forward growth and competitive profiling.
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Provided strategic support and due diligence assistance to a leading electronic payments company considering making a bid on Vigo Remittance Corp. In addition to serving as part of their due diligence team, we also served as a strategic sounding board for senior management and developed alternative entry strategies. Next steps to include market scan of other, smaller players, and strategic alliance discussions.
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Assisting
one of the
world’s
largest credit
card companies
in examining
alternative
money transfer
scenarios
for the LAC
region, serving
as a strategic
sounding
board for
their senior
management,
providing
assessments
of several
planned pilot
programs
and recommendations
on how to
improve their
chances of
success.
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Establishing Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean for a Cross Border Bill Payment Startup Company. Utilizing Latin America based staff, The Rye Group LLC established key relationships and technical connectivity in record time, with major banks, utilities, wireless carriers and major retailers to enable standard and expedited bill payments and top-ups of wireless accounts throughout the LAC region. The Rye Group staff are also providing strategic support and functioning as the company’s marketing department from strategy to execution.
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Providing
strategic
marketing
and sales
planning
advisory
services
to a leading
electronic
payments
provider.
Defined new
sales and
marketing
organization
and managed
executive
search for
a new VP – Sales.
Identified
potential
strategic
alliance
partners
and initiated
exploratory
discussions.
Led critical
new product
development
initiative
with largest
customer.
Strategic
Marketing
and Process
Improvement
related efforts
continue.
- Provided
due diligence
advisory
services
to a major
Chicago-based
investment
management
firm.
- Provided
due diligence
services
to major
money
center bank
for assessment
of potential
acquisition
of a
global money
transfer
company.
Leading
the development
of a new
product for
a leading
financial
services
company serving
the underserved
and financially-challenged
consumer
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