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Joe Cunningham

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Strategic Advisor at Dorje AI
📍 Australia

Joe Cunningham is a payments and risk management executive, currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Pulse iD and advising fintechs like Dorje AI and Newton Russell. Previously, he was the SVP & Regional Risk Officer for Asia Pacific at Visa. He holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Originally from the Republic of Ireland, Joe has worked globally in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, and the US. He currently lives in Singapore with his wife and two children.

From 2009 to 2015, he represented Visa on the Executive Committee of EMVCo, helping to set global standards for chip-based payments.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Strategic Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Australia
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AI in Risk Management
He advises Newton Russell, a firm focused on helping financial institutions transition from traditional risk management to AI-enabled, real-time assurance.
Finance Automation
As a strategic advisor to Dorje AI, he is involved in automating AP/AR and reconciliation to reduce manual work for finance teams.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Strategic Advisor
Dorje AI
1-2026
Strategic Advisor
Newton Russell
2025
Chief Operating Officer
Pulse iD
2014 - 2024
SVP, Chief Risk Officer - Asia Pacific
Visa
2012
Founder
adaptev Limited
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Education
2003 - 2006
MBA - Melbourne Business School
University of Melbourne
1989 - 1993
BSc (Hons)
University of Limerick
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