Payments Consulting Network
Bernadette M. Walsh is an experienced marketing professional currently serving as Marketing Partnerships Manager at both Payments Consulting Network and Merchant Advisory since July 2022. Previously, Bernadette was the Owner/Managing Director of Goolie Goolie Pty Ltd from September 2012 to June 2019, where an Australian-designed dummy/pacifier was developed. Bernadette’s earlier career includes roles at Nettwerk Music Group from October 2001 to June 2008, progressing from Project Coordinator to Tour Marketing Manager and ultimately Product Marketing Manager, where Bernadette collaborated with various music artists and facilitated marketing campaigns. Bernadette holds an Advanced Diploma of Marketing & Communications from RMIT University, earned between 2017 and 2018.
Payments Consulting Network
Payments Consulting Network is a team of experienced payments industry consultants based in Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Each of our team has 10-40 years of payments industry experience, which combined with our geographic presence in local markets and independence, puts us in a unique position to quickly add value to our clients. Areas of industry focus include: merchant acquiring and online payments; ATMs; cards; real-time payments; mobile payments and the infrastructure that supports payments processing. We also operate the Merchant Advisory (merchantadvisory.com) business which supports businesses with optimising payments acceptance, instore and online. Our core client segments for this include: retail, not-for-profits, marketplaces, SaaS, hospitality and tourism. Our full range of services includes: strategy development; market research; business cases; market assessments; benchmarking; payments optimisation reviews; RFP/RFI support; card scheme negotiations; industry round tables; partnership facilitation; technical advisory; compliance, marketing services and training. Our client base includes: tier 1 and tier 2 financial institutions, major retailers, ecommerce marketplaces, global and domestic card schemes, service providers to the payments industry, independent ATM deployers, not-for-profits, industry associations, and international consulting firms.