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Lucy Demery is Senior Vice President, Head of Visa Commercial Solutions, Europe. She is responsible for establishing and executing the strategy for Visa Europe's commercial business, working with banks, acquirers, fintechs and technology partners to provide innovative B2B payments solutions. Prior to joining Visa, Lucy was a Managing Director at Barclays responsible for Fintech Investment Banking in Europe. Prior to Barclays, she was Global Head of Fintech Banking at Standard Chartered and previously worked at J.P. Morgan. Lucy graduated with First Class Honours from the London School of Economics and holds a Juris Doctorate from Columbia University, where she was Kent Scholar.

About Lucy Demery

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Lucy Demery is Senior Vice President, Head of Visa Commercial Solutions, Europe. She is responsible for establishing and executing the strategy for Visa Europe's commercial business, working with banks, acquirers, fintechs and technology partners to provide innovative B2B payments solutions. Prior to joining Visa, Lucy was a Managing Director at Barclays responsible for Fintech Investment Banking in Europe. Prior to Barclays, she was Global Head of Fintech Banking at Standard Chartered and previously worked at J.P. Morgan. Lucy graduated with First Class Honours from the London School of Economics and holds a Juris Doctorate from Columbia University, where she was Kent Scholar.

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