ReD Senior Executive Erika Gallo Appointed To Merchant Risk Council's Americas Advisory Board

ReD, a leading provider of fraud prevention and payment services, recently announced that ReD Director of Global Risk Management Erika Gallo has been appointed to the Merchant Risk Council’s (MRC) Americas Advisory Board for a two-year term. Supporting electronic commerce and multi-channel merchants, Gallo will be one of 16 industry experts contributing time and expertise to guiding programs and member activities for the MRC’s Americas region.

“New payment, authentication, verification, delivery and consumer conversion methodologies are constantly being introduced, which has resulted in many challenges for electronic commerce merchants,” commented Erika Gallo. “The MRC maintains a professional, informative, and objective position to help merchants stay at the forefront of ecommerce payments and fraud, protecting both merchants’ ROI and consumers, giving them the ability to make better-informed business decisions through education and collaboration. I have worked with merchants around the world and have found that collaborating about best practices and methodologies creates a more efficient, compliant, safe, and profitable environment for them. I embrace the MRC’s goal of promoting information sharing, while adhering to confidential policies and terms.”

The Merchant Risk Council brings together the largest e-Commerce and epayments merchants with solution providers, card schemes, issuers, payment processors and other e-Commerce companies to provide networking, education, benchmarking and advocacy opportunities with a focus on e-Commerce payments, fraud and risk. Today, the association has more than 1,300 members, representing over 400 member companies across the globe.

“We are excited to welcome Erika to the AAB,” said MRC’s CEO Joe O’Konek. “Her global experience and ecommerce knowledge will be invaluable as we continue to expand our reach and positive influence on behalf of our members.”

ReD was one of the MRC’s founding member companies and the company is an active supporter of the association, sharing its fraud prevention expertise at US and European conferences and through regular webinars.

About ReD
ReD is a world leader in fraud prevention services. Our solutions are present at every stage of the payments value chain, supporting merchants, PSPs, issuers and acquirers, processors and switch networks in the fight against fraud.

ReD is different. We are flexible and independent of any card scheme. We protect billions of transactions across multiple channels and payment types. Our proprietary technology is underpinned by world class fraud and risk analysts and pooled data from more than 190 countries. Each customer receives a tailored, responsive and highly effective solution with day-to-day support from a dedicated, expert analyst.

ReD serves customers from multiple sectors and across six continents from offices in Australia, China, Dubai, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States, and through partners around the globe. For more information, visit www.redworldwide.com.

About The MRC
The MRC is the foremost global not for profit organization that fully supports and promotes operational excellence for fraud, payments and risk professionals within ecommerce. Membership includes nearly 400 of the world’s most prominent merchants, to include 95 percent of the top 20 ecommerce companies in the world, over 82 percent of the top 50 and over 60 percent of the top 100, and more than 60 category leading solution providers. MRC members report 45% less revenue loss due to fraud than non-members, experience more than 50% less manual reviews and boast 50% less fraud related chargebacks. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the MRC’s European office is located in Madrid, Spain. For more information, visit www.merchantriskcouncil.org.