ReD STRENGTHENS MRC BOARD AHEAD OF EUROPEAN EVENT

As the European Merchant Risk Council (MRC) e-Commerce Payments & Risk conference gets underway, Kieran Macey, Head of Risk, UK and Europe at ReD has been appointed onto the MRC’s European Board.

London, October 18th, 2011 (PaymentsMarket) – This comes as the MRC are strengthening the board with the aim of growing their presence in Europe.

Speaking about the appointment Macey commented: “I am delighted to be taking up this role. I am looking forward to working with the MRC members with the key aims of sharing my strategies and best practices gained from working with merchants and large blue chip companies throughout the industry.”

Nicolas Vedrenne, Managing Director of MRC Europe said he was pleased to include someone with Kieran’s experience on the board, and said: “Kieran is a great asset to the European Advisory Board. He speaks routinely with key merchants across all market sectors, providing them with solid consultation and guidance regarding their business models. Kieran’s background and enthusiasm are a welcome addition to the board.”

The MRC is the leading global non-profit association for ecommerce fraud and payments and allows merchant members to network with peers, receive education and to advance support on key industry advocacy topics.  900 major brands hold membership there; companies on the European board include Skype, Visa and The Carphone Warehouse.

Members of the MRC Global Board and its American and European Advisory Boards represent a broad cross-section of its members. In fact in the US, ReD’s Regional Manager for North America, Kevin Sprake was unanimously appointed to a two year term on the Merchant Risk Council Main Board earlier this year.

ReD is playing a key role in the MRC’s European conference which is being held in Berlin from 17-19 October.  Manish Patel, Regional Director for ReD’s European operation is hosting one of the prestigious plenary sessions with Forrester analyst, Martin Gill, and newly appointed board member Macey will be co-presenting a session alongside one of ReD’s clients John Lewis.

About ReD

ReD is a world leader in payment fraud prevention and  international payment processing. A specialist supplier to the payments industry worldwide, ReD has over 21 years experience in the fraud prevention market. Its blue-chip international clients come from the global telecommunications, retail, travel, petroleum, banking and the broader e-commerce sectors. They include Walmart, Chevron, T-Mobile, Air China, Comet, John Lewis, Louis Vuitton, Shell, Tesco Mobile, Chevron, T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile.

The company has offices in United Kingdom, United States, China, Australia, and South Africa, and with representation in India, Korea, Japan, and South America. 

About Merchant Risk Council

MRC membership brings together individuals from key online and multi-channel merchants, solution providers, law enforcement agencies, credit card issuers, credit card brands and national e-commerce associations, collaborating to improve global online payments acceptance, to secure sensitive data related to online payments, and to fight against credit card payment fraud.

More information about ReD please visit: www.redplc.com

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Ciara Shepherd ReD Retail Decisions

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