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Credit Card and Payments Industry Services

25 years experience in the payments industry

UPDATE:  Effective October 5, 2009, Tom Dailey is President of 2Checkout.com, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio.  I am available for limited consulting when it does not conflict or compete with my responsibilities at 2CO.  I will be happy to match clients with another qualified consultant for other projects.  Thank you.

UPDATE:  Tom will be featured guest on a popular Los Angeles talk radio program on Thursday, August 13th.  Topics of discussion will include credit cards, consumer spending, and impact of the economy on consumers and lenders.

UPDATE:  Tom's advice to small businesses seeking credit has just been published on creditcards.com

UPDATE:  Tom has accepted a Board of Advisors role at 2checkout.com, and he is now affiliated with four corporate boards.

UPDATE:  Tom's analysis of the regulatory impact of the new administration on the transaction processing industry appears in an article titled "Building After the Bubble has Burst" in
Transaction World magazine. 

UPDATE:  Tom was recently quoted  in Forbes magazine and American Banker regarding the future of the payments industry.   
Other recent press quotes from Tom include Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Creditcards.com and CBS Television.



Our Services and Qualifications


I operate a professional consultancy offering expert services related to the card and payments industry, including consulting, expert witness in legal matters, and credit card processing services for merchants.  We can manage projects of all sizes, from a few hours of telephone consulting to complex initiatives. 

Our expertise includes card and payments industry intelligence, credit card acceptance, strategy, card issuing, vendor review and selection, due diligence, startup/early stage advising, expert witness, organization development, business plans, merchant processing/interchange, sales optimization, call centers, merchant portfolio sales/acquisition, product design, contract review, strategic outsourcing and related or specialized projects.

Our client list includes major banks, hedge funds, venture capital firms, investors, analysts, attorneys, consulting firms, public relations firms and businesses of all sizes.   See client list.

Tom Dailey has over 25 years experience in the payments industry and served as the executive in charge of Morgan Stanley/Discover Card's global merchant business.  See full background.  Tom is a member of the Board of Directors of Merchant e-Solutions, a leading processor of credit card transactions, a member of the Board of Advisors of iMerchantAdvance, a merchant funding service, an Advisory Board member at Progress Financial, a hispanic-oriented lender with major retail partners, and an Advisory Board member at 2Checkout.com, a merchant e-commerce firm.  Tom was formerly an Advisory Director at Morgan Stanley.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association and is a past member of the Board of Trustees for the Columbus (Ohio) Symphony.  Our staff also includes an associated group of highly qualified colleagues.

Tom serves as a media contributor and press resource on the card and payments industry and has frequently appeared in print, radio and national network television.  See media contributions.

We hope you will consider joining our list of satisfied clients and we welcome your questions and inquiries.



How may we be of service to you?

Additional details and testimonials may be found on Tom's LinkedIn page. 

Looking for Tom's Public Speaking and Organization Development website?  Click here.

Tom E. Dailey,
President - Tom Dailey Consulting/Valtegrics, LLC 
First National Plaza Building
70 W. Madison St., Suite 1400 - Chicago, IL  60602 
phone (312) 214-3333 - fax (866) 383-4630 
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If you are an existing credit card processing customer,
the service center number is 888-845-9457