I just finished viewing/listening in to a webinar on the new initiative launched by Source Media called Payments Source.
According to the webinar, which took place at 12:00 PST today, Payments Source aims to become the "Go to Resource for Payments Focused News and Data." They said that they look to be the "most comprehensive service in the industry" and subscribers will have access to thousands of news articles aggregated from Source Media's publications, including: American Banker, Bank Technology News, Cardline, ATM Debit News, Cards & Payments, PrePaid Trends and more.
Payments Source subscriptions will include detailed information on:
- 35 Key Industry Rankings and Stats
- 7000+ Company Profiles (and growing)
- 6000+ Executive Profiles (and growing)
- 1000's of News Articles relating to the Payments Industry
Payments Source aspires to become the new web application for vital business intelligence for the payments industry. It promises to provide information designed to allow subscribers to "stay ahead of the competition by becoming the first to know about industry developments on need to know intelligence in the payments space.
Other features on Payments Source include:
A fully customizable HomePage which they call "The Watch Page." On the Watch Page subscribers see a (based on your own criteria), homepage riddled with information at their fingertips. The information includes such topics as "Top News," "Research Reports," "Rankings/Stats," "Lists" and "Marketing Trends." Payments Source also break down each of these by sectors: Debit, Credit, Processors, Networks, Merchant Acquirers and Credit Risk. (I posed a question during the webinar whether they had plans to specifically cover the "Alternative Payments" sector but did not get a response...in fairness, the question was posed near the end of the webinar).Other features: Company Profiles, which include locations of Parent, (corporate) and subsidiary's and their addresses, key executives, number of employees, financials and other key data. Data is broken down into sectors such as credit (quarterly) and debit (annually)
Another section, entitled: "more payment professionals" include EVP's SVP's, VP's, their profiles, names, titles, biography, function, news about that person and "possibly" contact information.
The Rankings and Statistics section has been put together by a data specialist from their Chicago office; (sorry missed his name) is updated quarterly and can be downloaded to Excel. In another feature, subscribers can build "Lists" with a list builder platform designed to "save time on marketing and lead generation activities according to John McGovern, the "Enterprise Business Development Director." Finally, a section entitled "Events" obviously pertains to card payment industry related events and those can be viewed by month, name, location and/or sector.
According to Andrew Rowe, Publisher of Payments Source, they spent the last 16 months putting together a "more targeted and robust payments source than has ever existed before." I get a two-week trial for attending the event and look forward to taking a closer look. I'll bring you more on this new source for payments information upon the conclusion of my trial, including a thumbs up, way up, or down.
In the meantime, if you'd like more information on Payments Source you may view a free online site tour by clicking the graphich on the right:To see if you qualify for a complimentary two week pass:
Call or Email Now:
See if you qualify for a 2-week FREE trial!800-535-8403 or info@paymentssource.com, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET.
Or you may contact:
Andrew Rowe - Publisher
andrew.rowe@sourcemedia.com
312-983-6131 in Chicago
or
John McGovern - Enterprise Business Development Director
john.mcgovern@sourcemedia.com
212-255-9700 in New York
