Stuart Weiner is Vice President and Director of Payments System Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Among his responsibilities, he advises Federal Reserve policymakers on payments system issues and monitors and evaluates industry trends. He has served as a technical expert for the International Monetary Fund and was a member of the Federal Reserve group that published the 2001 Retail Payments Research Project. His current research projects include analyzing interchange issues in domestic and international credit and debit card markets and exploring the role of nonbanks in the payments system.

Mr. Weiner has published articles and books in several subject areas, including payments systems, monetary policy, and financial markets. His research has been cited in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, the American Banker, the New York Times, The Economist, and Newsweek. Mr. Weiner also has been active in teaching, serving on the faculties of Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, and the University of Kansas. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University.

Publications in journals and books

"Nonbanks in the Payments System: European and U.S. Perspectives," with staff of European Central Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. In Nonbanks in the Payments System: Innovation, Competition, and Risk, Proceedings of Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City International Payments Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 2007.

"Guide to the ATM and Debit Card Industry: 2006 Update," with with Fumiko Hayashi and Richard Sullivan. 2006.

"Interchange Fees in Australia, the UK, and the United States: Matching Theory and Practice," with Fumiko Hayashi. Third Quarter 2006 Economic Review, pp. 75-112.

"Interchange Fees in Various Countries: Developments and Determinants," with Julian Wright. In Interchange Fees in Credit and Debit Card Industries: What Role for Public Authorities? Proceedings of Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City International Payments Conference, Santa Fe, NM, May 2005, pp. 5-49; reprinted in The Review of Network Economics, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2005, pp. 290-323.

"Who's Processing Your Payments?" with Terri Bradford. Payments System Research Briefing, August 2005.

"A New Era," In Payments System Research Briefing, March 2004.

"Nonbanks in the Payments System," with Terri Bradford and Matt Davies, 2003.

"A Guide to the ATM and Debit Card Industry," with Fumiko Hayashi and Richard Sullivan, 2003.

Speeches

"FRB Kansas City " ECB Study of Nonbanks in the Payments System," Payments System Policy Advisory Committee, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., June 2007.

"Recent and Emerging Innovations in Payments Options," Specialized Course on Payments Systems, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY, May 2007.

"Nonbanks in the Payments System: European and U.S. Perspectives," Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City International Payments Conference (joint with Simonetta Rosati), Santa Fe, NM, May 2007.

"The ATM and Debit Card Industry: A View From the Fed," ATM, Debit, & Prepaid Forum (joint with Richard Sullivan), Las Vegas, NV, October 2006.

"Nonbanks' Role in the Provision of U.S. Retail Payment Services," European Central Bank, Frankfurt, September 2006.

"The Transformation of the U.S. Retail Payments System," CUNA Payment Systems Conference, Washington, D.C., April 2006.

"The Transformation of the U.S. Retail Payments System: Developments and Controversies," European Central Bank, Frankfurt, October 2005.

"Global Interchange Fees: Matching Theory with Practice," European Central Bank, Frankfurt, October 2005.

"Global Interchange Fees," Association of Financial Professionals National Convention, San Antonio, TX, October 2005.

"Interchange Fess in Various Countries: Trends and Contributing Factors," Federal Reserve Bank of New York conference "Antitrust Activity in Card-Based Payment Systems," September 2005.

"Interchange Fees in Various Countries: Developments and Determinants," Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City International Payments Conference, Santa Fe, NM, May 2005.

"The Importance of Nonbanks in the Payments System," NACHA National Convention (joint with Terri Bradford), San Antonio, TX, April 2005.