Ivan Stefanov

Ivan Stefanov is a renowned specialist in online risk and fraud prevention, boasting an extensive and distinguished career in e-commerce and online risk management. With over years 16 of experience in the financial sector, Ivan has consistently demonstrated exceptional expertise in developing and implementing effective risk management strategies for leading global companies.

Ivan began his career at SafeCharge, a well-known name in the payment processing industry within the EMEA region. He then advanced to Moneybookers, later rebranded as Skrill and now part of the Paysafe Group, one of the first electronic money institutions in the UK. During his tenure at Moneybookers, Ivan led a team of over 20 fraud prevention specialists and played a pivotal role in the management team, overseeing online fraud prevention and formulating comprehensive risk management strategies for the group.

After seven successful years at Moneybookers/Skrill, Ivan took on the role of Head of Consumer Fraud and Payments at e-commerce giant Groupon in Switzerland. In this position, he significantly strengthened the company's risk procedures and achieved substantial reductions in chargeback and fraud ratios. 

In 2015, Ivan returned to the Paysafe Group as part of Neteller, a top-tier Canadian acquiring bank and payment services provider targeting gaming merchants, where he headed the Risk Department. Following Neteller's acquisition of Skrill and the formation of the Paysafe Group later that year, Ivan was promoted to Vice President of Risk Management Strategy & Innovation for the entire group. In this capacity, he was responsible for evaluating and enhancing fraud prevention and risk management solutions to meet the complex needs of the company. 

Most recently, since the beginning of this year, Ivan has joined a newly emerging industry as Senior Vice President of Risk, where he continues to apply his vast experience and innovative approach to combatting online fraud and managing risk effectively. 

While discussing the full range of functionalities needed to service a corporation with various arms and divisions with industry expert friends, the idea of creating NOTO was born. Ivan has been involved with NOTO since its inception and is a key contributor to the core product functionalities and features. Ivan's current role includes benchmarking the NOTO solution against market competitors and overseeing the company's development and innovation strategy. 

Ivan's profound knowledge and leadership in online risk and fraud prevention make him an invaluable contributor to the establishment and success of the Bulgarian Association of Anti-Financial Crime Experts.