Tony José Villalba Garrido
About Tony José Villalba Garrido
Tony José Villalba Garrido is a fraud risk manager with extensive experience in fraud prevention and data analysis. He currently serves as Gerente Riesgo de Fraude at RappiPay Colombia and has held various roles in fraud prevention at Banco de Bogotá and Banco Popular Colombia.
Work at RappiPay
Tony José Villalba Garrido currently serves as Gerente Riesgo de Fraude at RappiPay Colombia. He has been in this role since 2024, focusing on minimizing business impact while implementing fraud prevention measures. His position involves overseeing strategies to combat fraud in financial transactions, ensuring the integrity of RappiPay's services in the digital financial landscape.
Education and Expertise
Tony holds a degree in Ingeniería Informática from Corporación Universitaria del Caribe, where he achieved the title of Ingeniero de Sistemas. He also studied Auditoría at Corporación Universitaria de la Costa, earning the title of Especialista en Auditoría a los Sistemas de Información. Additionally, he completed a specialization in Modelado y Almacenamiento de Datos/Administración de Bases de Datos at Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, focusing on data analytics.
Background
Tony has extensive experience in fraud prevention within the financial sector. He worked at Banco de Bogotá from 2013 to 2018 as Analista Administrador Prevención de Fraude, followed by a role as Coordinador Prevención de Fraudes until 2022. He also served as Director C.M. de Estrategias de Prevención de Fraude at Banco Popular Colombia for one year. His background includes expertise in both traditional and digital financial products.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Tony has focused on analyzing data to identify fraudulent trends and develop effective mitigation strategies. His work has contributed to enhancing fraud prevention measures within the organizations he has been part of, particularly in the context of evolving digital financial services.