Visa Announces Previn Pillay as New Country Manager for Malaysia

02/06/2025

 

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, is pleased to announce the appointment of Previn Pillay as the new Visa Country Manager for Malaysia. Previn is a seasoned leader with the company and has 18 years of experience in leadership roles across Asia Pacific and CEMEA.

Most recently, Previn was the Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring for Asia Pacific, where he was leading regional and local market teams who managed Visa’s strategic merchant and acquiring partnerships across the region.  

Prior to that, Previn was Head of Digital Solutions for the region, and he worked with financial institutions, fintechs and merchants to deploy digital capabilities including tokenisation, contactless and urban mobility solutions. In addition to working in the Asia Pacific headquarters for Visa, Previn also spent more than 10 years in client management roles based in Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Previn Pillay, Visa Country Manager for Malaysia, said: Malaysia is an incredibly important market for Visa and I’m very excited to join the team as we continue to innovate and meet the needs of our clients and partners. I look forward to leveraging my experience and partnering more closely with our key clients, merchant partners and government stakeholders to support the growth of digital payments, bring new solutions to the market and drive positive impact for the Malaysia community so that consumers and businesses can pay seamlessly and securely.”

Serene Gay, Visa’s Group Country Manager for Regional Southeast Asia and SVP, Global Clients & Acquirers said: “We are delighted to have Previn join our team as the Country Manager for Malaysia, reflecting our continued commitment to grow Malaysia’s digital payments ecosystem. Previn brings a great depth of knowledge and regional experience and is well-positioned to lead our team in Malaysia. Previn and his team will continue to work with our key stakeholders and deliver the latest technology and security solutions to consumers and businesses so that Visa continues to be the best way to pay and be paid.”

 

About Visa

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com.