Vira Platonova is currently the Global Head of Visa Direct at Visa, where she is responsible for accelerating the growth, innovation and global scale of Visa Direct, Visa's complete suite of money movement solutions. In this role, she oversees every aspect of the Visa Direct business, leading as the General Manager across the Visa Direct Sales & Solutioning, Product & Network, and Business Strategy & Operations teams.

Previously, Vira was Visa Direct’s first-ever Chief Revenue Officer where she spent 20 months developing Visa Direct’s Sales and Solutioning teams into a high-performing commercial organization.

Vira is a seasoned executive and a visionary leader in the field of payment systems and banking services. She has a rich and diverse background in the payment industry, spanning over 20 years of experience in managing regional divisions of two global payment system leaders.