Neil Smith is Regional Head of Issuer Sales EMEA at Verifi. His role includes the expansion of Forters International business with specific focus on the UK and EMEA region plus the development, on-boarding of Retail banks and Merchants to the Forter ai Fraud and Risk solutions including all things PSD2 related. Neil has additional areas of expertise and product knowledge in Chip & PIN, PCI DSS and Loyalty Solutions . Neil has worked in a number of organisations where technology meets financial services and Merchant Services for over 27 years and has held a variety of Specialist, technical, commercial and leadership roles inclusive of Fraud, Risk and Compliance. Neil has held senior positions in VISA, Verifi and was also an Associate Member of a key business consultancy firm ‘The Business Performance Consultancy Group’ and ‘The International Investor’ Among others industry leaders.