Louise Holden leads the global government partnerships team at Visa and is based in London, UK. Louise is a digital payment specialist who builds sustainable payment technology programmes for organisations including governments, humanitarian and development NGOs, and the private sector. Louise’s team builds and manages impactful Visa partnerships with a range of organisations including Financial Institutions, Multilateral Organizations and DFIs, NGOs and INGOs, Fin Tech and other Gov Tech organisations, with a current focus on creating humanitarian and development practice at Visa. She has 30 years’ experience of working in large multinational organisations, including roles at Barclaycard, American Express and Mastercard. She has worked across Europe, Africa and Australia. Louise is a Life Fellow at the RSA and on the Leadership Circle of ARISE, Action Aid, is a school governor and plays competitive squash.