Payments
Product professionals in Payments
These ten professionals have held product management and product leadership roles in payments. A reader can learn how payment products are built around merchant needs, how teams handle processing, acceptance and risk trade-offs, and what drives merchant adoption.
Professionals to explore
01—10Archana Prasad
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Product Officer, WorldPay for Platforms · Worldpay
Former SVP, Chief Product Officer, WorldPay for Platforms at Worldpay (2022–2024). Also SVP, Payments and Financial Services at BILL since 2025, Board Advisor at Ballerine since 2023 and Advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck since 2024. Other listed roles include Head of Product - Data & Platforms at Remitly (2024–2025).
Jeff Pomeroy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Product & Issuing · Adyen
Former Vice President Product & Issuing at Adyen (2019–2022). The highlight describes experience in product development, online and physical payments and commerce platforms. Also Senior Vice President of Payments, Services & Platforms at PayPal since 2024. Other listed roles include SVP Product Omnicommerce at Fiserv (2022–2024), Vice President of Product at Bento for Business (2017–2019) and Vice President Product at Blackhawk Network (2011–2016).
Kiran Badi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management · PayPal
Director of Product Management at PayPal since 2015. The highlight says Badi heads Alternative Payment Methods at PayPal, managing non-card payment methods. Other listed roles include Vice President at Chase (2013–2015), Senior Manager at Capital One (2012–2013), Senior Manager at HSBC (2006–2012) and PLM Consultant & Program Manager at Cambridge Solutions (2005–2006).
Madhu Vasu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Global Product · Verifone
Senior Vice President, Global Product at Verifone since 2024. Other listed roles include Head of Product at Vindicia (2023–2024), Investor and Advisor at GigZter (2021–2024), Senior Vice President Product Management at FIS (2021–2022) and Vice President of Product Management at Marqeta (2019–2021).
Mikko Kähkönen
LinkedInExperience: EVP Global Product ePayments · Giesecke+Devrient
EVP Global Product ePayments at Giesecke+Devrient since 2020. The highlight describes running payments businesses with nine-figure P&Ls and working with regulators and partners. Also Chairman of the Advisory Board at Smart Payment Association (SPA) since 2020. Other listed roles include Head Of Product Management Payment at Giesecke+Devrient (2016–2020), Product Management Director Payment & Transit at Giesecke+Devrient (2012–2016) and Product Manager at Giesecke+Devrient (2008–2011).
Nana Yaa Mensah
LinkedInExperience: Product Director · Worldpay
Product Director at Worldpay since 2015. The highlight describes a product leader with experience in FinTech and financial services. Other listed roles include Business Analyst at intelliflo (2011–2015), Head of Testing and Analysis at Evaluate Technologies Ltd. (2006–2010), Underwriter at Primrose Associates (2004–2006) and Underwriter at The Woolwich (GHL) (2004–2005).
Priyanshi Mathur
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Product Management · Mastercard
Vice President, Product Management at Mastercard since 2026. The highlight describes leading a transformation project at Mastercard to converge fragmented capabilities into shared, scalable services. Other listed roles include Vice President, Product Management at Mastercard (2025), Head of Product, Minna Technologies at Mastercard (2022–2025), Head of Product and Director of Product Management at Minna Technologies, a Mastercard company (2023–2025) and Director of Product and Engineering at Minna Technologies, a Mastercard company (2023).
Purnima Chaudhry
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Product - Braintree Payments & Value-Added Services · PayPal
Senior Director of Product - Braintree Payments & Value-Added Services at PayPal since 2025. The highlight describes serving as global head of product and P&L owner for PayPal Braintree. Other listed roles include GM & Senior Director - Head of Product & Data Science at PayPal (2024–2025), Director of Product Management at PayPal (2022–2024), Group Product Manager at PayPal (2020–2022) and Manager II , Product Management at PayPal (2019–2020).
Sourabh Pandey
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Management (Authorize.net payment gateway) · Visa
Director of Product Management (Authorize.net payment gateway) at Visa since 2023. The highlight describes experience in payments, fraud and risk, and financial crime prevention. Other listed roles include Visa Direct Product Growth South Asia at Visa (2022–2023), Lead Technical Product Manager (Director Level), CyberSource Payment Gateway at Visa (2019–2022), Go Share Real-time payments (Product) UPI Payment India at Visa (2021) and Go Share Partnership Development, Merchant Sales & Acquiring, South Asia at Visa (2020–2021).
Sushovan Sarkar
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Product Management Visa DPS Forward · Visa
Sr. Director, Product Management Visa DPS Forward at Visa since 2022. The highlight lists AI-powered fintech, digital payments and card servicing as focus areas. Other listed roles include Director, Product Management Visa Mobile Enablement Platform and Digital SDK at Visa (2017–2022), Director, Technical Product Management Visa Direct at Visa (2016–2017), Director, Technical Product Manager Visa Token Services at Visa (2014–2016) and Staff SW Engineer Visa Checkout (Click-To-Pay) at Visa (2013–2014).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's product area, such as gateways, acceptance, digital wallets or issuing, to your decision, and check whether their relevant role is current or past. Ask how merchants evaluated their product and what slowed integration.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which merchant problems your payment product should solve first?
- 02How did you balance approval rates, fraud risk and cost when designing payment flows?
- 03What most often slowed merchant integration, and what did your team change to speed it up?
Reaching product professionals in Payments
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 7 companies, including Worldpay, Adyen and PayPal, based on profile data retrieved on October 1, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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