Rajat Taneja Joins Visa As Technology EVP

Visa has announced that former Electronic Arts chief technology officer Rajat Taneja has joined the company as its new executive vice president of technology, a company press release revealed on November 18.

Taneja will be responsible for delivering innovative products at the company, and will report to Visa CEO Charlie Scharf. He previously served as the corporate vice president of Microsoft’s commerce division.

“Rajat brings over 20 years of experience as an established global technology executive, and I believe he will play a pivotal role in defining how Visa can take advantage of new innovations, collaborate with technology leaders, grow our business and drive even greater value for our merchant and financial institution clients,” Scharf said in a November 18 statement. “I am confident that Rajat will build on Visa’s 50 years of innovation and continue to expand our best-in-class payments network.”

For more on the announcement, read the full press release from Visa here. 

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