CFSI Innovators Roundtable Convenes in Chicago,
Welcomes Sears
Collaboration of Industry Leaders Drives Change in the Financial Services Sector
March 10, 2010 08:18 AM Eastern Time
CHICAGO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Center for Financial Services Innovation kicks off the first 2010
Innovators Roundtable today with a new participating company at the table and an agenda spotlighting cutting-edge
innovation, research and strategies that can benefit large, leading-edge companies as they work to serve
underbanked consumers.
Joining the Innovators Roundtable this spring is Sears Holdings. Sears Holdings joins other industry leaders, including
Bank of America, Citi, Experian, FIS, GE Money, Green Dot, H&R Block, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, MasterCard
Worldwide, Meta Payment Systems, NetSpend, U.S. Bank, Visa, Walmart and Wells Fargo.
“We believe retail POS is and will remain an effective and efficient channel for originating new credit and financial
services relationships,” said Susan Ehrlich, president, Financial Services, Sears Holdings. “The Innovators
Roundtable is a valuable resource as we continually update and enhance our product offering, and is an important
component of our commitment to provide best in class service for all of our customers, including those who may be
financially underserved.”
On the agenda at this meeting is guest organization PayPal, who will discuss cross-enterprise collaboration and
innovation inside PayPal and the value their platform holds for financial institutions.
“We’re excited to bring innovative companies like Sears Holdings and PayPal to this Roundtable program and share
knowledge among the organizations,” said Kimberly Gartner, associate director, CFSI. “The Innovators Roundtable
is the only venue where underbanked champions come together to collaboratively seek the necessary knowledge,
ideas and tools to profitably and appropriately meet the needs of the financially underserved, with the goal of helping
this consumer segment to achieve prosper