In her role, Erika leads a team of more than 30 risk analysts and acts as a senior consultant on top card-not-present accounts – she is recognized by ACI customers and her own peers as an unwavering advocate in the battle against payments fraud. Erika’s insights and guidance have been instrumental in the development and roll-out of ACI’s UP Payments Risk Management solution, which includes adaptive machine learning, a shared intelligence approach to leverage cross-industry knowledge and data, and an unrivalled ability to perform real-time payments fraud screening.

“It’s an honor to be part of this prestigious group of Forty Under 40 recipients – who have collectively made such an impact on the payments industry,” said Erika Dietrich, vice president, ACI Worldwide. “Fraud prevention is a critical component of the wider merchant payments ecosystem – and I’m pleased to see that reflected in ETA’s list of 2019 honorees.”

“The 2019 ETA Forty Under 40 class is driving the entire payments technology industry forward; whether from leadership positions within established companies, as high-tech innovators, or as part of a rapid-growth startup,” said Amy Zirkle, interim CEO, ETA. “Each honoree has made a significant contribution to the payments industry through entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation – and together they will power the next generation of payments technology and merchant services.”

To view the full Forty Under 40 list, please visit: https://www.electran.org/events/etatransact/eta-announces-2019-forty-under-40-gamechangers-of-the-payments-technology-industry/

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $21 trillion in purchases worldwide and deploying payments innovation to merchants and consumers.