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Visa Podcasts, CEMEA

Visa Spotlights

This series is designed to provide you with Visa’s expert perspectives on the monumental shifts happening in the payments industry today and what’s emerging on the horizon. 

Season 2

Visa Spotlights with Charles Lobo

Securing Payments in the Era of Advanced Threats

In this podcast, Dan Baxter, Visa's Head of Corporate Communications for CEMEA, speaks with Charles Lobo, Visa's Regional Risk Officer for CEMEA, to explore Visa’s efforts to protect over 4.5 billion cards and $15 trillion in annual transactions through cutting-edge cybersecurity measures. Charles Lobo reinforces findings from Visa’s 2023 Stay Secure campaign and shares new insights from Visa's latest. The discussion also explores trends such as the growing importance of digital identity authentication and the adoption of tokenization to secure payment data.

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Season 1


Visa Access Tomorrow

In this series, our guest speakers share insights and learnings that will help business leaders and organizations navigate today’s digital economy. 

Season 2

Access Tomorrow — Reimagining Financial Inclusion: The MNT-Halan Journey

Access Tomorrow with Mounir Nakhla, Founder and CEO, MNT-Halan

In this episode of AccessTomorrow, Visa's Leila Serhan, SVP & GCM for NALP is joined by Mounir Nakhla, Founder and CEO, MNT-Halan. Together they explore how today's fintechs are transforming the payment and tech ecosystem, navigating regulatory challenges, and developing effective scaling strategies. 

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Season 1

Journeys Unpacked

Journeys Unpacked - Riyadh Air

Journeys Unpacked with Visa's Dr. Saeeda Jaffar and Riyadh Air's Adam Boukadida

In the first episode of the Journeys Unpacked KSA series, Dr. Saeeda Jaffar, Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for the GCC at Visa, is joined by Adam Boukadida, Chief Financial Officer at Riyadh Air. Together, they explore the future of travel, focusing on streamlining travel experiences, enhancing digital payments, and elevating the customer experience.

Journeys Unpacked with Michael Chalhoub (Chalhoub Group)

Journeys Unpacked with Visa's Dr. Saeeda Jaffar and Chalhoub Group's Michael Chalhoub

Journeys Unpacked with Sandeep Walia (Marriott International)

Journeys Unpacked with Visa's Dr. Saeeda Jaffar and Marriott International's Sandeep Walia

Journeys Unpacked with Adnan Kazim (Emirates Airline)

Journeys Unpacked with Visa's Dr. Saeeda Jaffar and Emirates Airline's Adnan Kazim