Advancing Digital Fraud Prevention In Latin America

Q1. Could you start by giving us a brief overview of your professional background, particularly focusing on your expertise in the industry?

I’m a digital risk and fraud prevention expert with 18 years of experience across Latin America. Recently I've served as Director, LAC Issuing Risk Service Solutions at Visa for almost two years leading regional initiatives to strengthen fraud prevention frameworks for issuing banks and fintech partners.

Previously, I spent over a decade at Mercado Libre, where I specialized in fraud prevention, AML and risk management for one of the largest e-commerce and fintech ecosystems in the region. My background also includes leadership roles in other fintechs and paytechs, driving product strategy, compliance, and digital transformation.

This combination of legal training and hands-on industry expertise allows me to help organizations design user-centric, compliant, and fraud-resilient solutions—grounded in Latin America’s unique regulatory, cultural, and technological landscape, where innovation and compliance evolve in parallel, and trust is a critical asset.

Q2. How is AI transforming fraud detection and prevention in Latin American digital payments?

AI has been used in fraud prevention across Latin American fintechs for over 15 years, especially through machine learning. The current shift lies in the evolution of…