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Elizabeth Mahoney

Elizabeth Mahoney

Senior Director, International Financial Organizations, Visa

Elizabeth Mahoney is a Senior Director for Global Financial Organizations as part of Visa Global Government Affairs and is based in New York City. In this role, she leads engagement on international financial policy with governments, regulators, and multilateral institutions. She works closely with Visa leadership, regional, and global teams to advance priorities related to payments innovation, cross‑border payments, and the evolution of the global payments ecosystem.

Previously, Elizabeth was with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she worked in the Markets Group and led the International Committees and Seminars team. She holds a BA in Economics from George Washington University and an MPA from Columbia University with a concentration in International Economic Policy.

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Tue, 23 Jun   |   02:00PM - 03:00PM

Resilience Runs on Trust: Securing Payments in an Uncertain World - Powered by Visa

Today’s heightened geopolitical uncertainty (fragmentation, cyber risk, and macroeconomic volatility) is testing the resilience of the global payments system, which depends fundamentally on trust and security to function at scale.

This session explores how public authorities and the private sector can work together to preserve confidence, continuity, and cross-border connectivity through information-sharing, interoperable standards, and regulatory approaches that strengthen resilience without fragmenting the ecosystem. It also explores how Visa is innovating for resilience, including through offline solutions that safeguard transactions in low-connectivity or high-risk environments.

The discussion aims to highlight how security and fraud prevention are not peripheral issues but core pillars of payments resilience.

Agustín Carstens

Agustín CarstensInternational Advisory Board Member, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Visa Economic Empowerment Institute Member, Visa; Former General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Peter Kerstens

Peter KerstensAdvisor, DG FISMA, European Commission
Todd Fox

Todd FoxPresident of Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, Visa
Elizabeth Mahoney

Elizabeth MahoneySenior Director, International Financial Organizations, Visa
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