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Nurtekin Savas, Head of Global Risk Infrastructure, Platforms, Data & AI - VP at PayPal
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Nurtekin Savas

Head of Global Risk Infrastructure, Platforms, Data & AI - VP at PayPal

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0Sessions on stage
1Awards
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On their agenda

Five priorities, mapped against profiled leaders

02

Promoting ethical data use

03

Fostering financial inclusion

04

Leading cross-departmental innovation

Source: 734 The CIO Room leader profiles with at least one priority theme, from 742 leaders in the series. Share of those leaders in each theme; leaders may have multiple themes. Yellow marks Nurtekin's saved themes.

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Working on now

Leveraging advanced machine learning techniques to improve customer experiences at PayPal, while ensuring that data strategies align with responsible practices in financial technology

About

<p>Nurtekin Savas is the Head of Global Risk Infrastructure at PayPal, where he leads data, AI, agentic, and decisioning platforms that power consumer and merchant experiences across all global markets, products, and customer flows. With a career spanning over two decades, he has held senior leadership roles at Capital One, Fidelity, Amazon, Visa, and AOL, consistently working at the intersection of fintech, platforms, data, and AI. Trained as an engineer, Nurtekin holds graduate degrees in Machine Learning and Finance. He also serves as a technology advisor to several organizations, is a faculty member in Boston College, an open-source developer and the founder/operator of a nonprofit focused on solving human problems that matter with AI and technology.</p>

Summarised from public LinkedIn activity ·

Talks about

  1. 01Latest machine learning advancements in credit assessments
  2. 02Building inclusive AI for financial services
  3. 03Data-driven risk strategies at TransUnion
  4. 04Ethical implications of AI in finance

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