With more than 25 years of experience in the payments industry, Breno Andrade has held leadership roles in
Business Development, Products, Marketing and Finance, and championed industry innovation across the Latin
America region.
He currently serves as Vice President of Visa Direct for Visa Latin America and Caribbean, where he helps
companies enable next-gen global money movement solutions and enhance the overall consumer experience
through flexible payment options and value added services to send or receive money via ACH, credit and debit cards,
and digital wallets.
Breno started his career in his native São Paulo, Brazil at a local bank, Banco Mercantil de São Paulo, before
embarking on a multinational career in two of the largest global payment networks in the world, Visa and Mastercard.
He graduated from Escola de Administração Mauá - São Paulo, Brazil with a degree in Business Administration and
earned an MBA in Finance from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (IBMEC) - São Paulo, Brazil. He is fluent
in English, Spanish and Portuguese.