About
Results driven Payments Executive and Pragmatic leader with 16+ years of experience in Global Payments and Financial Services with focus on emerging payments, faster payments, payment hubs, merchant acquiring, ATM & POS Solutions, transaction security and compliance, transaction switching, card schemes, core banking systems and prepaid solutions • Proven success in Solutions Consulting, Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Commercialization and Technical Sales • Wide experience in program management and managing diverse teams of 20+ people • Superior knowledge of the Payments industry business environment, technical concepts and standards, security, fraud & risk and the regulatory environment • Expert in payments standards such as ISO8583 and ISO20022, EMVCo, NACHA • International Experience: mostly in Canada, South Africa, South America (Colombia & Ecuador), Mexico, Caribbean (Bermuda, Cayman Islands & Barbados), Micronesia, UK • Expertise in the Pragmatic…
Experience
Sr. Director, Product Management, Pay By Zelle
Early Warning® · New York City Metropolitan Area
Led the Zelle eCommerce initiative. Launched a successful pilot. Drove synergies with TCH RTP.
Board Advisory Group Member
U.S. Faster Payments Council · New York, United States
Head of Solution Consulting
FIS · New York City Metropolitan Area
Spearheaded the launch of Realnet in the USA. • Designed robust, commercially viable Real-time payments solutions for Corporate and Merchant prospects resulting in two high-profile customer acquisitions. • Spearheading sales and go-to-market strategies for Realnet domestic (USA) and cross-border payments. • Built a robust sales pipeline in the insurance, marketplace and gaming verticals.
Director, Product Management, Real-Time Payments
Mastercard · Greater New York City Area
Responsible for Product Development, Commercialization and Go-to-Market strategies for Mastercard’s next generation Bill Pay and Realtime Payments products. • Launched Billpay Exchange; Mastercard’s modernized bill pay product. • Collaborated with the Gateway and Merchant services team to create, commercialize and patent a new Card Payment option in Bill Pay (Patent No. US 11423375). • Drove strategy to acquire company-wide money transmitter licenses for various use-cases. • Led Mastercard’s strategic partnership with The Clearing House (TCH) to build and commercialize a joint solution around Bill Pay and Payment-on-Delivery use-cases. • Drove ISO20022 messaging strategy and partnerships on multiple RTP use-cases resulting in solution consolidation. • Created an RTP-based innovative solution for real-time small business invoicing and payments.
Principal, Program Management
ACI Worldwide · Greater Atlanta Area
Responsible for Large Client Immediate Payments and Payment Hub implementations
Federal Reserve Faster Payments Taskforce Member
Representing Fiserv at the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Taskforce
Federal Reserve Secure Payments Taskforce Member
Representing Fiserv at the Federal Reserve Secure Payments Taskforce
Director, Product Management, Real-Time Payments
Fiserv · Norcross
- Responsible for Real-Time Payments & the NOW Network. - Built strategic partnerships with major Card schemes. Enabled Visa OCT and MasterCard MoneySend on the NOW Network, increasing Real-time push-credit reach. - Expanded Network reach to 90+% - Successfully launched 160+ financial institutions on Popmoney Real-time (Fiserv’s signature P2P Payments product), including 2 of top 10 financial institutions, increasing reach and revenue for client, improving user experience - Assisted in Payment Hub strategy
Principal Product Manager/Solutions Consulting - Global Product Management Group
ACI Worldwide · Atlanta
Responsible for the Universal Payments Platform and the UP strategy. - Solutions Consulting - Sales Strategy - Business Development -Product Management -Product Vision and "Reference Architecture" integration -Product Roadmap -Solution Architecture - Product Delivery and Implementation management Led solution consulting for Distra - A company acquired by ACI Worldwide Managed Client relationships with the largest beverage manufacturer, largest, QSR and the largest Canadian retailer.
Education
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
MBA
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