Payments
10 CISOs in Payments
These ten executives hold or have held the chief information security officer title at payments companies. A reader can learn how security leaders in payments build information security programs, work through compliance requirements and report on cyber risk to their leadership.
Professionals to explore
01—10Danny Mol
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Worldline
Chief Information Security Officer at Worldline since October 2018, a role the profile places in Utrecht; the profile describes Worldline as a payment service provider. He was Information security officer at Worldline (2017–2018) and Local information security officer at Equens (2012–2016).
Fabio Alves Moreirą
LinkedInExperience: Diretor de Segurança da Informação, CISO · PicPay
Diretor de Segurança da Informação, CISO at PicPay since November 2021. He was CISO - Chief Information Security Officer at PagBank (2016–2021) and IT Infrastructure and Security Manager there (2015–2016). His profile summary cites work in the payment industry with a focus on security and infrastructure, and prior head of security roles at PagSeguro, Buscapé and Verifone.
Jim Hart
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Paymentology
Chief Information Security Officer at Paymentology since March 2025. He was Group Chief Information Security Officer at GENII Software Group (2023–2025) and Chief Information Security Officer at Pollinate (2018–2023), and has been Managing Director of Daedalus Security Services since October 2023. His profile describes oversight of large security transformation projects.
Jonathan Kennedy, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Global Chief Information Security Officer · InComm Payments
SVP, Global Chief Information Security Officer at InComm Payments since June 2025, after serving there as VP, Chief Information Security Officer (2022–2025) and Director Security Operations (2020–2022). He was also Manager, Cyber Security Incident Response Team at Fiserv (2019–2020) and Senior Manager, Information Security Operations at Agilysys (2020).
Matt Dewell
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · TreviPay
Chief Information Security Officer at TreviPay since March 2025; the profile describes TreviPay as a B2B payments and A/R automation company. He was Director, Information Security at Global Payments Inc. (2021–2025), and Director, Information Security (2018–2021) and Sr. Manager, Information Security (2011–2018) at TouchNet, A Global Payments Company.
Matteo Bolognini
LinkedInExperience: CISO, Nexi Region Italy and Nexi Payments · Nexi Italy
CISO, Nexi Region Italy and Nexi Payments at Nexi Italy since October 2023, and Head of Group Cyber Security Governance at Nexi Group since January 2023. He was Head of Information Security Governance at Nexi Italy (2020–2023) and Group IT Compliance Manager at Mediobanca (2014–2020). The profile describes Nexi as a PayTech company in digital payments.
Neeraj Chauhan
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Information Security Officer and Head of technology Risk · PayU
Group Chief Information Security Officer and Head of technology Risk at PayU since October 2024. At PayU he was also Chief Information Officer (2021–2025) and Vice President (2016–2021). His profile summary describes a focus on cybersecurity, governance, cloud security and regulatory technology in the technology and fintech sectors.
Praveen Parihar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Razorpay
Chief Information Security Officer at Razorpay since August 2025; the profile describes Razorpay as a payment solution for online payments in India, supporting netbanking, cards and UPI. At Maya he was Head- Information Security Compliance (2020–2024) and held a Lending Fraud role (2023–2025).
Stephen Ames, CISA, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Transcard
Chief Information Security Officer at Transcard since May 2022; the profile describes Transcard as an embedded technology platform for business payments. At Shift4 Payments he was VP of Security & Compliance and Global Data Protection Officer (2018–2020), Senior Director, Security Compliance (2014–2018) and Director, Information Security (2008–2014).
Tim Held
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Information Security Officer · Global Payments Inc.
Global Chief Information Security Officer at Global Payments Inc. since December 2025. He was EVP, Chief Information Security Officer at U.S. Bank (2019–2025) and SVP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer there (2015–2018). His profile describes leading the information security program at U.S. Bank as CISO and using the bank's platform to educate customers on protecting their information.
Choose the right perspective
Match the company type to yours, since security at a card processor, a consumer wallet and a B2B payments platform involves different threats, regulators and scale. Consider the path each person took to the role, such as security operations, governance and compliance, or engineering, and pick the one closest to your problem.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure PCI DSS compliance so it supports, rather than replaces, a real security program?
- 02Which fraud and account takeover threats worry you most today, and how do security and fraud teams split responsibility for them?
- 03How do you assess the security of the banks, processors and other partners your payment flows depend on?
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