It only seems like yesterday that I started my career in cards. At first it was hardsell; trying to establish a merchant acquiring business in Calcutta, when cards were not even issued. Soon I got into the thick of things - developing an application capturing system, acquiring system, collections systems and customer service system to support Cardman, which whilst inadequate helped to enrich my knowledge in cards and card processes.
HCC arrived and the face of the earth was changed ! No challenge was big enough - the design of the system kept changing to match the expectations of the business - thus changing from a small card system to one that could support half a million cards and all within a month. Regional processing became a buzz word and the system, though young changed,. yet again. HCC was soon straddling the continents from Asia, to the Middle East, UK and the US.
What a roller coaster ride and what great fun. If I had to do it all over again I would.
WHIRL poses new challenges and with gusto we take it on. Australia is just the first of many sites that we will implement this system.
I wish to thank all of you, those that I have worked directly with and those with whom I have worked indirectly; for having made my stint in cards so memorable.
In time honoured tradition, I will put my card behind the bar on L18 on Friday 21 at 6.00 pm. I would be extremely privileged if you could join me for a drink or two.
