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Susan French

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Wise Owl Advisors at BaaS, Payments Strategy, Cards, API Evangelism, Digital Commerce, FinTech
📍 San Mateo, California, United States

Susan is a distinguished expert in Embedded Finance, Payments, and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS). Her career is highlighted by her roles as the Head of Product for BBVA Open Platform and creating the Visa Developer Program. She holds a Master of Science from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

She is deeply engaged with the financial technology community, frequently participating as a panelist at industry summits. Susan enjoys exchanging insights with fellow professionals and actively promotes the work and opportunities of others within her network.

Unique fact: Susan is a named inventor on multiple patents for electronic payment systems and was recognized as a Top 50 Fintech Influencer.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Wise Owl Advisors
Location
San Mateo, California, United States
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BaaS & Embedded Finance
As a self-described "BaaS Evangelist, " she built a BaaS platform at BBVA and now consults on implementing embedded finance solutions.
API-based Platforms
A true believer in the API Economy, she created and launched the Visa Developer Program and led BBVA's API-based BaaS platform.
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Career

Work history

9-2016
Wise Owl Advisors
BaaS, Payments Strategy, Cards, API Evangelism, Digital Commerce, FinTech
1-2017 - 9-2021
SVP, Head of Product and Client Operations
BBVA Open Platform
2-2015 - 8-2016
VP and Global Head, Visa Developer Program
Visa Inc.
4-2014 - 2-2015
Vice President, Research and Central Technology
Visa Inc.
1-2008 - 3-2014
Enterprise Architecture/Office of the CTO
Visa Inc.
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Education
1975 - 1976
Master of Science (M.S.)
MIT Sloan School of Management
1971 - 1974
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Arizona State University
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