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Aaron McPherson is a research director in the Financial Insights' Payments Advisory Service in the Financial Insights department of IDC specializing in the strategic implications of new technology for the payments industry.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. McPherson writes and consults with clients on a wide array of subjects, including the future development of payment systems and the prospects for new payment technologies like smart cards, person-to-person payments, micropayments, and mobile payments. He provides analysis on the strengths and weaknesses of payment industry competitors as well.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Prior to joining Financial Insights, Mr. McPherson worked at IDC where he researched the financial emarketplace. Previously, he was a principal in the Consumer Financial Services Group at American Management Systems (AMS), a leading technology strategy and implementation firm. While there, he developed implementation strategies for CRM initiatives at a top-ten North American bank as well as a leading online bank. Before joining AMS, he served as a financial analyst in the Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. McPherson has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, CFO Magazine, American Banker, Bank Technology News, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Houston Chronicle, FutureBanker, Card Marketing, and The Journal of Commerce. He has also spoken before the Federal Reserve Bank on the subject of electronic bill presentment and payment, and at industry conferences on the subjects of business-to-business payments, smart cards, and alternative payments.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. McPherson holds a master of business administration degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management with a concentration in the strategic use of information technology, and a bachelors degree in political science, also from MIT.

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