Head of EMEA Region
Katia Karpova serves as Head of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region at Fiserv, Inc. In this role, Karpova is responsible for leading the business across the EMEA region, where Fiserv has operations in 13 countries and provides issuing, payments software, merchant acquiring and processing services to financial institutions, Fintechs, enterprise and small- and medium-sized businesses. Fiserv is a leading provider in these primary businesses and markets in EMEA, including the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland as well as the Middle East and Africa.
Karpova, who joined the company in 2019, most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of the EMEA region.
Prior to that, Karpova was at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she was Head of Client Service & Implementations for Treasury Services in EMEA, led the Finance organization for the Treasury Services business in EMEA and held other global advisory roles.
Karpova holds a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from University of Maryland. She is fluent in Ukrainian, Russian and English.