Payments giant Visa has appointed Previn Pillay as its new Country Manager for Malaysia.
Pillay brings 18 years of experience in leadership roles across Asia Pacific and CEMEA to the position.
He most recently served as Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring for Asia Pacific, leading regional and local market teams managing Visa’s merchant and acquiring partnerships.
Prior to that, he headed Digital Solutions for the region, collaborating with financial institutions, fintechs, and merchants on digital deployments like tokenisation, contactless payments, and urban mobility solutions.
His experience also includes client management roles in Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Previn Pillay, Visa Country Manager for Malaysia, said,
“Malaysia is an incredibly important market for Visa and I’m very excited to join the team as we continue to innovate and meet the needs of our clients and partners.
I look forward to leveraging my experience and partnering more closely with our key clients, merchant partners and government stakeholders to support the growth of digital payments, bring new solutions to the market and drive positive impact for the Malaysia community so that consumers and businesses can pay seamlessly and securely.”
Serene Gay, Visa’s Group Country Manager for Regional Southeast Asia and SVP, Global Clients & Acquirers said,
“We are delighted to have Previn join our team as the Country Manager for Malaysia, reflecting our continued commitment to grow Malaysia’s digital payments ecosystem. Previn brings a great depth of knowledge and regional experience and is well-positioned to lead our team in Malaysia.
Previn and his team will continue to work with our key stakeholders and deliver the latest technology and security solutions to consumers and businesses so that Visa continues to be the best way to pay and be paid.”
