Swisscard AECS
Franz Maier is an experienced Enterprise Data Architect currently working at Swisscard AECS GmbH since August 2023. Previously, Franz served as a Senior Solution Architect at Foxtel Group, where responsibilities included data structuring and exchange within a new video streaming customer segment. Additional roles include Solution Architect for the City of Newcastle, IT Manager/Architect at DXC Technology, and Solution Architect at Pactera Australia, engaging in a significant project for Optus. Early career contributions involved MuleSoft integration architecture at WooliesX and consulting at Sixtree, along with BPM consultancy at NSI Technology. Franz holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of South Australia, an MBA from the University of Sydney focusing on Finance, Strategy and Innovation, and an MSc in Business Informatics from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz.
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Swisscard AECS
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Swisscard AECS is a joint venture between Credit Suisse AG and American Express. Swisscard AECS is the only company in Switzerland to offer the world leading credit card brands American Express, MasterCard and Visa from a single source, in the name and on behalf of Credit Suisse AG. Customers managed by Swisscard AECS have the largest choice of credit card products on the Swiss market. Thanks to the different product ranges, customers can put together a personalized combination of cards. Swisscard AECS was established as a joint venture between Credit Suisse AG and American Express in 1998. The company handles product development, sales and marketing, customer service and card processing in Switzerland on behalf of the card issuer Credit Suisse AG. As a merchant acquirer, Swisscard AECS is also responsible for expanding and handling the American Express network of points of acceptance in Switzerland. Swisscard AECS combines the strengths of its two parent companies in the credit card business, with American Express being the global leader as far as card management is concerned and Credit Suisse AG owning strong national sales channels. As a merchant acquirer for American Express, Swisscard AECS’s job is to guarantee that the customers can use their card wherever they want all over Switzerland. SIX (formerly Telekurs) and Aduno are primarily responsible for acquiring MasterCard and Visa in Switzerland.