Sue Onians
Cantab Advisors
Payments risk expertise that helps you grow faster and safer
Growth is exciting. But the risk and compliance gaps you ignore today can become the blockers that stall your next stage of growth, cost you a Tier 1 partner, or put you on the wrong side of a regulator. Getting your framework right early isn't a cost, it's what makes the next stage possible
Cantab Advisors is led by Sue Onians, with over a decade at Visa leading the global Visa Direct ecosystem rollout and a senior leadership career spanning the US, Europe, and Asia. I bring a breadth of international experience to payment businesses that need senior, practical risk and compliance advice to support safe and innovative growth
Risk and compliance frameworks that work for your growth stage
Done right, your risk and compliance framework is a growth enabler, building the credibility with regulators, Tier 1 partners, and investors that opens doors for new payments and money movement initiatives
For your business, I offer:
Practical, senior-level advice that fits where you are today and scales with where you're going.
Smarter solutions, using technology, data, and strategic partnerships to build frameworks that are efficient, not bureaucratic
Navigating change in money movement
Money movement is being transformed. New real-time rails — card schemes, digital wallets, stablecoins — are emerging alongside traditional account-to-account solutions, creating new opportunities and new risk and compliance complexity for everyone in the ecosystem.
Navigating this landscape requires both deep technical understanding and sharp risk and compliance instincts.
For your business, I offer advice grounded in over a decade of global money movement leadership at Visa, both domestic and cross-border, including partnerships, risk frameworks, and regulatory conversations
“Sue has a wealth of in-depth knowledge on money movement and its security and risk management challenges — she drives initiatives from concept to live in market."- Yanilsa Gonzalez-Ore, Senior Vice President, Visa
“Sue is an absolute expert in card payments and the entire ecosystem. Her knowledge of payment systems on two continents is rare and very valuable.” - David Josephs, Former President and CEO, Onbe
Ready to talk? Get in touch for a straightforward conversation about your business and how I can help.