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Kearney’s services include strategy, innovation, sales & marketing, operations, strategic IT, and procurement. Additional areas of expertise include new financial services channels, technologies and markets, retail financial services, and e-business. In 2009, Booz combined with U.S. The Birchman Group. Frost & Sullivan.
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