JOSEPH
A. VAUSE
VICE PRESIDENT, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
VISA U.S.A.
Joe Vause, vice president of electronic commerce for Visa U.S.A., is responsible for managing the electronic commerce delivery channel for the Marketing and Product Management Group. In this role, Vause is developing strategic initiatives to promote Visaís leadership position on the Internet and to mainstream e-commerce for consumers.
During his eight-year tenure with Visa, Vause has held a number of positions supporting the growth of Visa's electronic banking products and services, including electronic commerce. Most recently, he was vice president of Visa ePay, a service that supports bill payment origination and electronic invoice delivery. Prior to that, Vause was vice president of Marketing and Communications for Visa Interactive, where he managed the marketing function for Visaís electronic banking and bill payment subsidiary.
Vause has extensive experience with mainstreaming deposit access products as well, having spent four years as the director of marketing and communications for the Deposit Products Division. In this position, he developed marketing and communications plans to promote the Visa Check Card to Members, consumers and merchants.
Prior to joining Visa in 1990, Vause worked for First Interstate Bank of California where he held various management positions in new product development, operations and customer service.
Vause received a bachelor of arts degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif.