Paola
Garcia Velasco
Paola started in Western Union as employee number one, in Costa Rica on April 1998, establishing LAROC in Costa Rica. She became the Operations Manager, then promoted to Operations Director of the Customer Service Center. Her legal background and Compliance experience helped her move into the Compliance world. On, 2015, she was promoted as Regional Fraud Risk Manager for Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. And now she is the Director for the Fraud Risk Management Group at WU. This group monitors and investigates reported fraud cases globally. Fully bilingual, she has a Licentiate Law Degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Centroamerica from Costa Rica; Certifications in Black Belt Six Sigma, Project Management, CFCS and a Master’s Business Administration Degree from Aden International Business School from Florida State. Paola loves to run marathons, hiking, painting, and her Church. He biggest passion is to work for the WU Foundation and advocate for Women, as she leads the Extraordinary Contribution Program for Women at Wu. She is based in Barbados. She has been married for 25 years and has two sons in Med School.