Eduardo Perez

SVP Payment System Risk, Visa Inc.

Perez has been with Visa since 2002 and currently leads the Risk Strategy and Payment System Cybersecurity teams at Visa Inc. In this role, he oversees the evolution of Visa's risk strategy and execution of Visa's payment system cybersecurity programs. Notably, his group has developed and executed industry leading risk and authentication initiatives to eliminate, protect and devalue sensitive payment data and to promote the long-term integrity of the payment system. Perez has extensive experience in payment system risk and has previously led other key risk management groups within Visa, including North America and Latin America Risk Services, Global Credit Settlement Risk and Anti-Money Laundering programs as well as the development of Visa's US EMV chip roadmap. Prior to joining Visa, he was with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, where he held various positions, including Manager of the Country Analysis Unit. Perez holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and received a BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.

If Data Has No Value, Its Theft Is Pointless

Presented by Eduardo Perez • March 30, 2016

Consumer and merchant confidence in the payment network requires constant vigilance, investments and cross-industry collaboration. As more consumers shop and pay with connected devices, and commerce increasingly migrates to digital channels, the industry must invest in new standards, technologies and products. One of...

2015 Faces of Fraud - Toronto

Presented by Scott Blake , Tom Field , Deirdre Millard , Eduardo Perez • August 20, 2015

As recent incidents prove: Retail point-of-sale breaches are on the rise, creating greater payment card fraud headaches for banking institutions. How does the impact of these crimes compare to that of account takeover, check fraud, insider crimes and the emerging realms of virtual and mobile payments? Receive insights...

2015 Faces of Fraud - San Francisco

Presented by Tom Field , Ken Palla , Eduardo Perez , Ricardo Villadiego • August 6, 2015

Global Fraud: The Status of EMV Migration and Secure Payment Systems

Presented by Eduardo Perez • July 10, 2015

Retail point-of-sale breaches are growing every day, creating giant payment card fraud challenges for banking institutions and retail operations. These incidents impact institutions of all sizes but more than 90% of successful data breaches target smaller businesses. A key weapon in the fighting fraud toolkit is the...

Future of Payment Card Security

Presented by Eduardo Perez • October 14, 2014

Recent large-scale data compromises have undoubtedly captured the attention of executives and policymakers alike. Beyond the financial consequences, one positive outcome has been a renewed focus by financial institutions and retailers to advance payment system security. From EMV to tokenization and encryption, the...