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The Great Credit Card Program Outsourcing Debate

PYMNTS

Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the foundation for a new PYMNTS interview with Jim Geeslin, head of strategy for Elan Financial Services , an agent credit card issuer. That’s one of the biggest areas where we see friction,” he told PYMNTS.

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Transcript: David Snyderman, Magnetar Capital

Barry Ritholtz

David Snyderman has put together an incredible career in fixed income, alternative credit, and really just an amazing way of looking at risk and trade structure and how to figure out probabilistic potential outcomes rather than playing the usual forecasting and macro tourist game. I’m looking forward to our conversation.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments. I can keep babbling about how fascinating I found this discussion. You graduate Emory University with a degree in finance.

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Transcript: Ken Kencel

Barry Ritholtz

Ken was there at the beginning of the private credit markets when he was working at Drexel. You start at Drexel in the M&A group, what was that, like? This is really a fascinating story. I found this conversation really to be absolutely a master class and totally fascinating, and I think you will as well. It was a great time.