The relationship between fintechs and incumbents has long been fraught with tension. But Marie-Elise Droga believes it doesn’t have to be this way.
Droga joined payments giant Visa as SVP, head of global and NA fintech partnerships in December 2022 to lead the development, commercialization and implementation of all Visa products, new payment flow solutions and “value-added” services for Visa’s fintech partner network.
“I work with the earliest-stage orgs who are at the beginning of their journey and looking for solutions to grow before they even think of scaling, as well as global founders that may not be headquartered here,” she told TechCrunch in an interview. “Partners range from innovative fintech startups to established big tech.”
Droga says she thinks of herself as a creative and strategic global business builder with deep roots in sales and partnerships. Before she joined V...
