Viva.com
Maria Kollia currently serves as the Group Chief Information Officer at Viva.com, where responsibilities include leading the technology strategy and ensuring alignment with business objectives. Prior experience encompasses significant roles at Intrum, including Senior Director and IT Director for Greece, where Maria led the IT Division and supported various legal entities. Previous positions at ERGO Hellas involved overseeing IT governance and project management, while earlier roles included senior project management at Eurobank and product development at Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation. Maria holds an MBA with Honours in Techno-economic systems from the National Technical University of Athens and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras.
Viva.com
Viva.com is a leading European technology bank, delivering the future of payments, now. With presence in 24 markets, it is the payment institution with the largest footprint in Europe. Viva.com’s mission is to change the way businesses pay and get paid, offering truly unifying, yet localized, end-to-end advanced digital payments solutions and embedded banking services tailored to their needs. An advocate for a sustainable cashless economy, the Organisation delivers digital payments services across three different time zones, in 17 languages and 9 currencies, featuring over 30 payment methods. Harnessing the power of revolutionary technologies, such as the viva.com | Terminal app and Smart Checkout payment gateway, Viva.com provides an omnichannel solution, that offers seamless, conversion-boosting ways to process online and in-person transactions, streamlining business operations and enhancing the customer experience.