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Erik Vlugt

Vice President, Global Products

Erik Vlugt is responsible for Verifone’s global product line, which includes the retail, petroleum, and financial channels, focusing on emerging technologies, including EMV, NFC and mPOS. Erik speaks regularly on these topics at industry events, and in 2012, addressed the Congressional Financial Services Committee on the topic of emerging payment technologies. In 2014, Erik was appointed to the EMV Migration Forum Steering Committee.Prior to joining Verifone, Erik held consumer electronics product management and technical marketing positions at TDK Corporation and ShareWave, which was later acquired by Cirrus Logic. He is a native of The Netherlands and obtained his degree in Computer Science and Business in Amsterdam.

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