Sean Pitman

Sean Pitman is the Head of Product Strategy & Commercialisation for Visa Direct Europe and is responsible for the growth and development of Visa Direct across the Region as well as the commercialisation of new push payment use cases.

Sean has over 10 years of experience in Financial Services and joined Visa from NatWest where he was “Head of Product –Proposition” for Bó – NatWest’s digital banking brand that was established in 2019 as a challenger bank. Sean was a key member of the Leadership team, responsible for the product strategy and delivery of all consumer facing elements of the bank, delivering a fully functional, reg compliant banking app from idea to market in just under 2 years.

Sean spent a decade at NatWest/RBS in various strategy, global operational and program roles specialising in business transformation, integration and divestments, including the
$7.3bn Sale of Aviation Capital, as well as RBS Capital Resolution’s country exit/close & run-down activities. His combined knowledge of regulation and process has been key in
driving strategy development.
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Sean is a qualified barrister & solicitor in Australia, and his early career was spent working as a lawyer for the leading Planning & Environmental law firm in South Australia.

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