About Walter Pimenta

Walter Pimenta, Technology and innovation enthusiast, passionate for how Digital is reshaping the world around us. Leading the Mastercard Digital Solutions team for Latin America to deliver the best experience to our cardholders in digital commerce: Anywhere, anytime, with peace of mind. Walter Pimenta is currently senior vice president, Products and Innovation, Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC). In this role he is responsible for the development and implementation of strategies focused on Consumer Products, Digital Products, Acceptance Solutions, Small Business, and Consumer Experience. Prior to this position, Pimenta was vice president of Digital Products for LAC. Pimenta joined Mastercard in 2011 and has 10 years of experience in the payments segment, with deep knowledge of the different payment schemes and its main players and technologies. Prior to joining Mastercard, Pimenta served in managerial roles for firms such as Gemalto and Citibank. Pimenta graduated from Universidade Federal de Lavras with a both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in computer science. • Product manager, from the sizing opportunity evaluation to the go-to-market strategy definition and product lifecycle management. • Self-learner, passionate for new technologies and trends. • Customer and market education on payment technologies such as EMV, Mobile Money, NFC, tokenization. • Good contacts within the main players in the South American payments market. • Solid Project Management skills having handled projects leading multi-national teams working on different time zones. • Fluent in Portuguese (Native Language), English and Spanish. Walter Pimenta, Specialties: Product Management, EMV, Tokenization, Digital Wallets, Payment Technologies, Smart Cards, Solution Sales, Project Management, Smart Cards, Contactless, Digital Commerce.