Godfrey Sullivan

SVP Products & Solutions, CEMEA

Godfrey Sullivan is senior vice president for products and solutions at Visa in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, leading the company's product strategy and innovation across the region. He has long experience in payments and technology with a focus on product innovation and development, working to empower merchants and make payment experiences simpler, better and safer. He led the launch of Visa Pay, the company's digital payment platform in Africa, starting in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and oversees the expansion of stablecoin initiatives in the region, arguing that every institution that moves money will need a stablecoin strategy. In interviews he addresses the challenges facing the payments industry, how to equip merchants with digital solutions and investment in financial innovation across African markets.