Project Title: Instant-transfer Industry Analysis

FLEX Payment Solutions

Details
Project Title Instant-transfer Industry Analysis
Project Topics Growth Strategy Marketing Operations
Skills & Expertise Business Analysis & Strategy Market Research Qualitative Research Quantitative Research
Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
This project is with Flex Payment Solutions, and the corporate partner is Mike Biegalski, Vice President of Sales and Operations for the organization.

Company Information:

Since 2015, Flex Payment Solutions has been focused on being your safety net in the ever-changing world of payment processing. We understand the challenges of adapting to regulations in the financial industry because we have been operators ourselves in this space for over 20 years. Because of this, we have sought out an array of unique banking relationships that specialize in alternative payments to help keep your business cash flow working for you.
 
Our corporate office is located in the St. Louis, MO market but our sales team is throughout the United States. Flex offers a variety of innovative proprietary solutions that are designed to increase speed, and decrease frustration during the payment process.  Some of the industries we specialize in are consumer finance, online, and CBD businesses.

New industry placement for instant fund transfer programs; FLEX is one of few companies in the country with such a deep instant transfer product suite and the team wants to find new verticals (most opportunity, least headwind) to work into with this differentiating attribute.

For more information about the organization, please visit the following link: https://www.flexpaymentsolutions.com
Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required
The student team, with the support of the faculty advisor, will work on tasks/deliverables related to: 

  • Product(s) comprehension 
  • Market research
  • Qualitative/quantitative analysis 
  • Marketing/vertical entry plan - High level 
  • Digest findings, present recommendation(s)

Preferred Skills:
  • Students with refined business and marketing skills
  • Students with experience working with data and analytics
Project Synopsis: Expected Results
Industry suggestions to sell instant-transfer programs for 2024 with both qualitative/quantitative reasoning for suggestion + high level action plan for FLEX team.

Project Timeline

Touchpoints & Assignments Date Type

Initial Onboarding Information

Jan 02 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Other

First Day of Classes & Academic Calendar

Jan 17 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Event

Stevens Brand Guidelines

Jan 17 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Other

Industry Capstone Program Webpage & Resources

Jan 17 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Other

Student Pre-Kick-off Self-Assessment Form

Feb 10 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) Evaluation

Student Temperature Check

Feb 23 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) Evaluation

Midterm Presentation Information

Mar 18 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Other

Midterm Presentation Submission

Apr 01 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Action Item

Final Presentation Information

Apr 01 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Other

Student Temperature Check

Apr 05 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) Evaluation

Final Presentation Submission

May 14 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) Action Item

Student Post-Engagement Self-Assessment Form

May 14 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) Evaluation

Industry Mentor Post-Engagement Team Assessment Form

May 17 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) Evaluation