The ai Corporation (ai) an FCA approved expert in payments, fraud and risk management, today announced the appointment of former Visa Vice-President and TSYS director, Jonathan Hancock, as its new Product Manager for its Payments Gateway, Fraud Prevention, and Risk Analytics Solutions.
Hancock will lead the product vision for the aiGateway®, aiRiskNet®, aiSmartIntelligence®, and ai’s Data and Analytics solutions, as well as managing and communicating the product roadmap and working to propel ai’s product portfolio forward. As Product Manager, Hancock will also be key to bringing ai’s key stakeholders and client voices into the product life cycle process. Leading and influencing ai’s product teams to invest and iterate on the right product features and developments, to enable its clients to automate as much as possible and create profitable returns on their investment and business.
“Jonathan brings over 20 years’ experience to ai, and his career and experience in fraud prevention and risk analytics in the payments ecosystem are second to none,” said Piers Horak, Chief Commercial Officer of ai. “Jonathan’s background and passion for the industry will be instrumental in helping us as we continue to grow and pursue our platform strategy.”
Most recently Hancock served as Director of Fraud and Risk Management Solutions at TSYS, a Global Payments Company for 13 years, where he and his team provided integrated, secure, and innovative solutions and sales to payment card issuers — financial institutions and retail companies. Prior to TSYS, Hancock spent over eight years in fraud prevention, with the likes of Visa, Barclaycard International and Travelex Card Services.
One of Hancock’s key responsibilities will be to help drive greater functional focus around ai’s core fraud prevention, risk, and payments business, as he explains: “I’m delighted to join ai’s world-class team. All my career has been in payments and fraud management, and I am passionate about delivering state-of-the-art, robust, and scalable solutions that allow our clients to fully unlock their potential though automation and cutting-edge technology, while delivering enhanced levels of customer experience, and enabling profitable growth.”