Source: Edgar, Dunn & Company
Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC), a leading independent global financial services payments consultancy, announced today that Ryan Yuzon has joined the firm as a Manager specializing in payments innovation in its San Francisco office.
Mr. Yuzon has expertise in payments coupled with significant consulting experience advising retail and commercial issuing and acquiring banks, alternative payment providers, payment processors, property and casualty insurance companies, and other financial institutions on growth and profitability, new product strategies and innovation, and risk mitigation.
"Ryan's payments expertise in innovation and new product development, as well as the strategies to deploy them, for some of the world's leading financial services companies provides a valuable addition to our global consulting team," said EDC's CEO and Managing Director, Lance Blockley.
Prior to joining EDC, Yuzon held payments industry and consulting positions at Visa, BearingPoint, Andersen, and Risk Management Solutions. In these positions, he addressed strategic business issues regarding new payment products, business lines, investments and divestitures, worked on developing new payment options such as powered cards and personalized photo cards, and managed the creation of complex financial models for leading financial services clients.
He holds a BA in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University, and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management.