Steven Leitman is Managing Partner of Consulting Resource Group (CRG), a payments consulting and platform firm that helps issuers, acquirers, and BIN sponsors improve profitability through network (scheme) fee optimization, interchange economics, and disciplined cost governance. CRG's Payment Economics practice (CardTraq) includes a suite of platforms designed to manage Visa and Mastercard network fees, interchange performance, and ongoing network rule changes. CRG works with some of the largest global issuers and acquirers. His work focuses on the economics beneath card programs: Visa and Mastercard network (scheme) fees, pricing structures, interchange qualification, and the hidden cost drivers that materially impact P&L. A core theme is making network compliance measurable and c...