Veteran Card Industry Lawyer Adds Expertise for CIMI Card Launch
LEAWOOD, Kan., April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Card Compliant today announced the addition of John L. Coalson to the Board of Directors of its affiliate Card Issuance and Management, Inc. (CIMI). Effective May 1, 2025, Coalson joins other seasoned veterans in CIMI's effort to launch the CIMI Card as the next-generation issuance platform for closed-loop and loyalty gift cards.
"John is a nationally respected expert on what has become a complex web of regulations encumbering the card industry and, in particular, unclaimed property laws," said Chuck Rouse, CEO of Card Compliant. "Along with dealing with other complexities of modern card programs, the CIMI Card platform is designed to manage over 300 domestic and international laws and standards currently regulating gift and loyalty cards; John's expertise and experience will advance CIMI's goal of delivering an issuance platform with an unparalleled collection of features for merchants."
Coalson said he is excited to work on what he described as a "game-changing project."
"I fully support the mission of CIMI," Coalson said. "The CIMI Card meets a real need in the market, and I'm excited to help shape its future."
About John Coalson:
A retired partner of a major national law firm, Coalson has a distinguished career spanning more than four decades. For more than 25 years, his legal practice has focused on advising companies regarding application of state unclaimed property laws and local taxes to their businesses, including representation of companies in multistate audits, voluntary disclosures and unclaimed property and related consumer protection and regulatory issues associated with gift cards and other stored value cards and related issues.
During the course of his four-decade career, Coalson has advised almost half of the Fortune 100 on unclaimed property and state tax matters. He is a distinguished Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and served for more than a decade as an adjunct professor of law in the Emory University School of Law.
He has been listed among the Best Lawyers in America for more than 25 years and is recognized individually by Chambers USA as one of the country's leading tax lawyers. He is the author or co-author of more than two dozen publications, including the BNA Tax Management Portfolio Unclaimed Property, and more than 100 presentations and technical papers on unclaimed property and tax law.
Coalson served for more than 30 years as National Legal Counsel of the Arthritis Foundation, one of the largest national voluntary health agencies in the U.S.
About the CIMI Card:
Formally launched by CIMI in March 2025, the CIMI Card provides a full-service gift card issuing platform configurable to client needs and managed by experts. Engineered by industry specialists to support the next generation of closed-loop gift and loyalty cards, the CIMI Card platform addresses the modern complexities and headaches of gift card program engineering, card and wallet design, transaction processing reach, specialized data access, multiple distribution channels, program management details, and what has become hundreds of complex laws and accounting standards overseen by scores of government entities.
For more information about the CIMI Card, visit https://cimicard.com.
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