SVP, Security Solutions, North America
Mastercard
Seckin Yilgoren is the Senior Vice President of Security Solutions at Mastercard. He is responsible for managing a portfolio of Cyber & Intelligence products and services, addressing fraud, cyber security, identity, crypto, account and network solutions for Mastercard’s North American Markets.
Prior to this, he led the development of global and regional commercialization strategies for Mastercard’s Global Identity Solutions. From 2015-2018, Seckin led Mastercard’s Digital Payments & Labs’ product specialist team covering North American Markets, where he was responsible for advancing Mastercard’s digital products and services priorities for the region. Seckin joined Mastercard’s High Growth & Central European Markets team in 2010, relocating to Mastercard’s North American HQ in Purchase in 2014. Prior to Mastercard, he spent several years as a management consultant in a number of international markets, focused on financial institutions, telecommunication and retail industries.
He holds an Economics degree from Pierre Mendes University in Grenoble, France and an MBA from University of Illinois, USA.
Authorized Push Payment fraud—where criminals manipulate victims into willingly sending money—cost Americans over $8 billion in 2024. Unlike traditional fraud, customers authorize these transfers, creating a liability gray zone. The UK now mandates reimbursement for fraud victims (up to £85,000), and U.S. regulators are watching closely. Banks face a three-part challenge: detecting social engineering in real-time without blocking legitimate payments, determining liability when customers override warnings, and balancing protection with personal responsibility. This session examines behavioral analytics, friction-based interventions, effective customer education, and evolving liability frameworks.