Visa Inc. announced it is expanding its technology research capabilities globally and appointing Min Wang to Senior Vice President of Visa Research Labs. Min will report directly to Rajat Taneja, Executive Vice President of Technology, Visa Inc. Min joins Visa from Google Research where she was a Senior Staff Research Scientist focused on data mining.

Visa Research Labs will expand Visa's research and development capabilities globally. Building on existing technology research and incubator efforts, Visa Research Labs will focus on applied science and deep research. The new function will engage with academics, global think tanks, governments and security experts on emerging technologies that are critical to the payments industry.