Erica Savka

Erica Savka is a results-oriented product management and solutions development executive with 19 years of experience in digital payments, specializing in Emerging Payment technologies.

She excels in driving the introduction and adoption of innovative payment solutions, including license-based software for payments, tokenization solutions, EMV/chip, Near Field Communication (NFC)/Contactless products, and Cloud-based payments, payment gateway, and risk management tools.

Erica's expertise lies in strategic planning and tactical execution of emerging payments product strategy in the Americas and Europe, multi-party negotiations, go-to-market strategies, product strategy and roadmap development, introduction, profit & loss management, innovation and market expansion planning, strategic sales enablement, fintech engagement, and proficiency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Her educational background includes a Master's degree in Business - International Management from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, as well as additional studies in CSCIP from Smart Card Alliance, MBA in General Management from Arizona State University, Project Leadership Certificate Program from Cornell University, and a BA in Marketing from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Erica Savka has held notable positions such as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Payments - Merchant Services Product Management at Bank of America, Director of Merchant Solutions - Latin America & Caribbean, Director of Mobile Products for Latin America, and Product Manager of Emerging Products at Visa, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Growth + Profit, Inc., Global Manager of Contactless & Industry Relations at VeriFone, Solutions Marketing Manager at VeriFone, Product Manager at Vital Processing Services (TSYS Acquiring), and Product Manager at Copper Key Technologies.