Tefisto Partners to Host Unbanked / Underbanked Opportunity Consumer Dialogue -- Chicago, Illinois October 6 - 7

Invitation-Only Retailer and Supplier Roundtable to Focus on the Stored Value, Prepaid Telecommunications and Fringe Banking Opportunity

(PRWEB) July 25, 2005 -- -- Tefisto Partners announced today that they will host a special face-to-face dialogue focusing on the Prepaid Telecommunications, Stored Value and Financial Services (aka Fringe Banking") space focused on the Unbanked / Underbanked consumer. The meeting will be editorialized in CSP Magazine.

This roundtable will bring the leading stored value and fringe banking product and service providers together with Americas leading chain store merchants in order to maximize market potential", said Keith Brand, President, Tefisto Partners. Its really about fostering communication between retailers & leading suppliers in these explosive new consumer categories, and this is where Tefisto and CSP both play a significant role".

The exchange will focus on satisfying the needs of the Unbanked / Underbanked consumer while realizing maximum revenue and customer potential. The dialogue focus will revolve around prepaid telecom and debit, stored value gift cards, money transfer, check cashing, bill payment, paycheck advance, electronic transaction processing and self-serve kiosk integration.

Discussion topics include reviewing target consumers and key offerings, processing scenarios, retail sales and profit potential, identifying key issues and an overview of successful sales, merchandising and category management best practices.

Paul Reuter, President and Editorial Director of CSP Information Group and the moderator for the event, said, Our industry is hungry to find something new to improve their business. Having a high-level dialogue around the opportunities of stored value and fringe banking is exactly what the Convenience and Petro industry is looking for."

For further information, or consideration for this limited-space invitation-only event, please contact Tefisto Partners at www.tefistopartners.com.

Tefisto Partners, based in Tempe, Arizona, is a consulting / outsourced category management practice made up of retail industry veterans who specialize in product development, marketing communications and supply chain management within the Prepaid Telecom / Financial Services / Stored Value space, focused on the Unbanked / Underbanked consumer. For additional information, visit www.tefistopartners.com.

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