FinTech Magazine July 2024 | Page 62

LORI BREITZKE TITLE : HEAD OF CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT

LORI BREITZKE TITLE : HEAD OF CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT

With over thirty years of experience in transaction processing and twelve years of owning her own consulting business , Lori is regarded as a leading expert in the transaction processing , prepaid , and business payments sectors . In July 2020 , she was awarded the prestigious Terry Maher Prepaid Influencer Award for her role in driving the prepaid industry forward .
Lori founded the Financial Crimes Task Force with the NBPCA ( now the IPA ) in 2011 . This resulted in the prepaid industry working closely with state and federal law enforcement and the creation of AML Guidelines , which are still in use today .
Lori founded Payments as a Lifeline in 2021 ( while at FIS ) to push for improved and more secure methods in the disbursement of disaster recovery funds . She also co-chaired the US Payments Forum communication and education committee , during which time she helped promote the importance of EMV to the US .