Meet the Experts

Throughout the four-day program, you'll hear from Visa professionals and payments industry experts as they share their insights on card strategy, marketing, risk, profitability and more.


James Cranfield
Madrid, Spain
James Cranfield
Founder, Insight Consultancy
As co-founder and Managing Director of Insight Consultancy, a niche consulting and training company specializing in payments, I have an extensive track record in developing profitability models and payments strategies in Europe, Africa and Asia. I have a background in issuer and acquirer profitability and have helped hundreds of banks across the globe optimize their payments portfolios.
Karen Brown
Atlanta, USA
Karen Brown
Chief Analytics and Operating Officer, Lending Science DM, Inc
“l hope Payments Management Lab — Live participants come away with a greater understanding of all the components and intricacies related to the payment space including understanding the basics of credit risk modeling, its uses and how utilizing scores can impact business decisions and strategy.”
Bruce Cundiff
San Francisco, USA
Bruce Cundiff
Vice President, Visa Business and Economic Insights, Visa
With nearly 25 years of payment industry experience, including 14 years with Visa, I am responsible for providing economic analysis and business intelligence to Visa executives and clients. My insights on the payments industry, leveraging Visa’s proprietary VisaNet data assets and experienced team of economists, help companies identify the trends that matter most to the strategic direction of their businesses and customers.
Peter Hall
London, UK
Peter Hall
Managing Partner - LIZ TEST, Intuition International Limited
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Kimathi Marangu
San Francisco, USA
Kimathi Marangu
Global Head of Prepaid, Visa
With Visa since 2012, I am the Global Head of Prepaid, where I lead one of Visa’s highest-margin and fastest-growing businesses, serving government disbursement, fintech, cross-border, gig economy and digital wallet use cases at scale. Prior to this role, I was Product Office Lead, responsible for developing the capabilities for the Visa Offers card-linked platform used today by more than 55 million cardholders and 14,000 merchants in 30 countries.
Mary Pat McMahon
San Francisco, USA
Mary Pat McMahon
Global Head of Debit, Visa
With 30 years in the payments business and most in debit, I have had the opportunity to help build the debit business from its infancy. In my current role as Global Head of Debit at Visa, I am responsible for driving the growth and evolution of Visa’s debit product offerings, which generate over $3.5 trillion in annual payment volume and are issued by Visa clients in every region and country we serve.
Barbara Patterson
San Francisco, USA
Barbara Patterson
Vice President, Product Management, Visa
I lead the Digital Standards and Strategic Projects organization that oversees digital payment standards with a focus on new and emerging technologies, payment methods and security solutions. I have extensive experience in developing groundbreaking payments and processing products, driving critical strategic initiatives, accelerating revenue growth, reducing costs and creating competitive advantage.