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Shaun Lavelle is a seasoned card professional with a dynamic 25-year career leading risk management and operations in both established and entrepreneurial organisations in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Offshore and North America; consistently delivering strong and sustainable revenue gains, process and policy enhancements and loss reductions. Shaun moved from Banking to Card Processing at the inception of WorldPay where he started in Business Development, ultimately heading its Global Risk Team. He has also held positions of Director of Risk at Euroconnex (now Elavon), VP Risk Operations at Optimal Payments (now Paysafe) and C.O.O at Cashflows. Shaun is currently General Manager, Card Not Present, USA, at Paysafe having returned to work here in 2016.
Featured articles and reports from Shaun

Visa and Mastercard’s regulatory approach to direct selling explained
Understanding how the regulatory environment is changing to provide broader protection for consumers and what this means for specialized businesses.
- Apr 28, 2022

Promoting bi inclusion in the workplace
With 2/5 employees hiding their bisexual identity at work, bisexual inclusion and visibility is a pressing issue that demands our attention. How do we make our workplaces more inclusive for our bi colleagues in a way that benefits and uplifts them?
- Sep 21, 2021

Understanding payments in network marketing
With over 20 years’ experience in the industry, Paysafe is perfectly placed to help multi-level marketing businesses succeed, whether they’re startups or more established businesses.
- Oct 09, 2019

Nutraceuticals: Compliance is key for long-term growth
Why online merchants need to partner with a payment services provider with a history of working alongside card schemes in this sector in order to scale their business effectively.
- Aug 12, 2019

Direct Selling or the Gig Economy?
Who’s winning the battle for independent workers?
- May 14, 2019