Alaric fraud prevention and payments solutions hired John Smith as Fraud and Payments Specialist, who joins the Company from Visa Europe. Following 9 years focused on fraud detection and prevention, Smith will be working alongside the Fractals team at Alaric, promoting the intelligent fraud detection solution. Smith brings 30 years’ experience in the cards and payments industry around the world. He has worked with organisations across the payments spectrum, from card schemes to issuers, acquirers and vendors. He has played a prominent role in the introduction of innovative new products and services in the UK, including the first PIN/debit pilot scheme and the first universal debit card scheme (Switch). As well as Visa, John has worked for various companies including Euronet Worldwide, Global Insight, IFS International, SEMA Group and ACI Worldwide.