Otto Williams, formerly the corporate's vice-president of innovation and strategic partnerships, will head strategic partnerships and ventures in the CEMEA region.
US-headquartered payment services firm Visa promoted Otto Williams (pictured) to oversee its strategic investments and partnerships in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) in June this year.
Williams will be situated in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, and has taken the role of vice-president and head of strategic partnerships, fintech and ventures for CEMEA. He came to Visa in 2010 through Syncada, a cloud payment venture formed by Visa and US Bancorp.
Visa promoted Williams, who…