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Hosted by
Karin Keller-Sutter
Federal Councillor & Head of the Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland
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.
Speaking at
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2:00–3:00pmTue 23 JunWorkshopWorkshop Room, Level 1OpenModerator
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Resilience Runs on Trust: Securing Payments in an Uncertain World - Powered by Visa
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Agustín CarstensInternational Advisory Board Member, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Visa Economic Empowerment Institute Member, Visa; Board Member, UBS; Former General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
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Aoife HoulihanVice President, Government AffairsVisa
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Christoph MüllerHead Banking Services & Member of the Executive BoardSIX
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Peter KerstensAdvisor, DG FISMAEuropean Commission
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Todd FoxPresident of Visa Economic Empowerment InstituteVisa
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Elizabeth MahoneySenior Director, International Financial OrganizationsVisaModerator
About this session
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.
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