Berke Baydu is a Vice President at Mastercard, responsible for a variety of cyber intelligence products in the North American region. His remit includes chip, contactless, billing updater, ID theft protection, stand-in, safety net to name a few. He works closely with the industry stakeholders and Mastercard leadership team for optimal performance of his products. Prior to his current role, he worked at Mastercard in product management and delivery areas, primarily focusing on U.S. EMV contact and contactless and Acceptance Partners.
Berke has over 25 years of international payments industry. Prior to joining Mastercard, he worked in various positions in Garanti Bank, a major Issuer and Acquirer Bank in Turkey and CoreCard Software, a US based issuer processor and global payment software provider. Berke has also held positions in domestic and international industry and standardization bodies during his career. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering.