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Anthony Watson


Country Manager, New Zealand and South Pacific, Visa

Anthony has been with Visa for 15 years starting in Melbourne, Australia back in 2009 and has held a number of senior roles across Client Services, Product, Sales and Strategy in several countries in Asia Pacific. 

Anthony has a background in product development, risk, digital, business operations and enjoys leading markets in forming and executing payments strategies. He has a passion for supporting tech entrepreneurs in developing new business models that help to support growth in digital commerce and access to financial services. 

Anthony was most recently Visa’s Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives, where he was responsible for establishing Visa’s presence in the area and enabling digital payments over a five-year period. In his current role as Visa’s Country Manager for New Zealand and South Pacific, 

Anthony is responsible for the development and execution of market strategies, business operations, P&L management, team culture and delivering against Visa’s leadership principles.

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