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Aaron McPherson

Practice Director, Financial Services


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  Aaron McPherson is a practice director at Financial Insights responsible for the strategic direction of research in payments and security.

Industry Expertise



McPherson writes and consults with clients on a wide array of subjects, including the future development of payment systems along with security and fraud. McPherson is particularly well versed in the areas of enterprise payments, financial supply chain management, check image exchange and information security.

Background



Previously, McPherson was a principal in the Consumer Financial Services Group at American Management Systems (AMS), a leading technology strategy and implementation firm. While there, McPherson developed implementation strategies for CRM initiatives at a top-ten North American bank as well as a leading online bank. Before joining AMS, McPherson served as a financial analyst in the Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Education and Industry Affiliations



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.

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.

Research Authored by Aaron McPherson




Why Can't SWIFT "UNIFI" The Banks and Corporates?
Trevor LaFleche, Aaron McPherson, Rachel Hunt, Patricia McGinnis, Jeanne Capachin
October, 2008 - Doc # FIN214796      Perspective
Corporate to bank messaging covers a range of transactions with local, regional, and global demands. Will banks dictate the future or will corporates gain increasing influence? Which market pressures ...

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Financial Services: Crisis of Confidence
Patricia McGinnis, Aaron McPherson, Jeanne Capachin, Sean O'Dowd, Barry Rabkin, Dana Wiklund
October, 2008 - Doc # FIN_0550      Event Proceeding
David Potterton, Global VP of Research led the discussion surrounding the global perspective on the current financial crisis, it's implications for Banking, Capital Markets, and Insurance along with t...

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Worldwide Credit Crisis: The Contagion Spreads to Europe and Asia/Pacific
Sean O'Dowd, Simona Macellari, Michael Araneta, Shawn Yip, Jeanne Capachin, Aaron McPherson, Patricia McGinnis, Karen Massey, Dana Wiklund, Marc DeCastro
October, 2008 - Doc # FIN214654      Perspective
This Financial Insights Perspective examines how the credit crisis that began in the United States has affected Europe and the Asia/Pacific region, with implications for the banking landscape and the ...

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Fight or Flight: The New Face of Banking and Its Impact on Spending
Abhishek Kumar, Aaron McPherson, Rachel Hunt, Sean O'Dowd, Angeline Lee, Peter Farley, Trevor LaFleche, Dana Wiklund, Rob Burbach, Jeanne Capachin, Marc DeCastro, Karen Massey, Barry Rabkin, Patricia McGinnis, Ted Dangson
October, 2008 - Doc # FIBA55Q      Perspective
George Soros states that we are at the end of the accepted paradigm that financial markets tend towards equilibrium and that active involvement from government is required to avoid the boom and bust c...

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Results of the Financial Insights 2008 Consumer Payments Survey
Aaron McPherson, Dana Gould
September, 2008 - Doc # FIN214290      Market Overview
This Financial Insights report summarizes the key findings of the survey of 807 respondents, aged 18 and older, conducted in June 2008 by Financial Insights. This report follows similar surveys conduc...

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Takeover: A Short-Term Solution in an Industry with Longer-Term Issues
Dana Wiklund, Aaron McPherson, Dana Gould, Jeanne Capachin, Patricia McGinnis, Marc DeCastro, Karen Massey, Sean O'Dowd, Barry Rabkin
September, 2008 - Doc # FIN214221      Perspective
This Financial Insights Perspective reviews the takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the Federal Finance Housing Agency. "A perfect storm" has hit the U.S. mortgage industry. This...

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Surfing the Demographic Waves: Will Financial Institutions "Hang Ten" or Wipe Out?
Barry Rabkin, Aaron McPherson, Dana Wiklund, Dana Gould, Jeanne Capachin, Karen Massey, Marc DeCastro, Patricia McGinnis, Sean O'Dowd, Robert Burbach, Bill Bradway
September, 2008 - Doc # FIN214057      Perspective
This Financial Insights Perspective provides the FinSights Advisor's weekly perspective on the financial services industry. It provides financial institutions with timely guidance about maximizing one...

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Corporate Payments and Financial Supply Chain: Which Banks are Best
Aaron McPherson
August, 2008 - Doc # FIN_0539      Event Proceeding
Aaron McPherson, practice director and author of the report provided insight into how seven leading financial institutions have made impressive strides by being willing to buy as well as build the nec...

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The Future of Core Banking: Can Any Vendor Deliver It All?
Karen Massey, Rachel Hunt, Trevor LaFleche, Michael Araneta, Abhishek Kumar, Patricia McGinnis, Jeanne Capachin, Marc DeCastro, Robert Burbach, Aaron McPherson, Dana Gould, Bill Bradway
August, 2008 - Doc # FIN213827      Perspective
This Financial Insights Perspective reviews the future impact of core banking in the context of a new paradigm that bankers may want to consider using. The historical tradition in core banking vendor ...

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Will Competition Take a Bite Out of Interchange?
Aaron McPherson, Bill Bradway, Dana Gould, Marc DeCastro, Karen Massey, Patricia McGinnis, Robert Burbach, Jeanne Capachin, Abhishek Kumar
August, 2008 - Doc # FIN213674      Perspective
This Financial Insights Perspective provides the FinTech Advisor's weekly perspective on the financial services industry. It provides financial institutions with timely guidance about maximizing one's...

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