As Vice-General Manager of the International Card Development Division, Nigel is generally responsible for Rakuten’s global financial services development activities. Within this scope, Nigel fulfils various specific roles, including: Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Rakuten Card USA; a recently elected Board Member of Rakuten Europe Bank (REB); Advisor to the Rakuten Fintech Fund; and Director of Rakuten Card Japan, USA office.

Previous experience include time spent in financial services at BNZ in New Zealand (where he is from), NAB in Australia, RBS WorldPay in the UK and Singapore, and Rakuten in Japan.  Prior to Rakuten, Nigel headed up Fraud Control & Investigations for Visa Inc across the Asia-Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (APCEMEA) regions, based out of Singapore.

Nigel holds a Bachelor of Asian Studies (BAS) degree from La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia; a Graduate Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention from the Manchester University Business School, and is a Fellow of the International Compliance Association (FICA).