Katja is MD, Europe Product Head and EMEA Payments Industry and Advocacy Lead for JPMorgan Chase.

She is responsible for JPMorgan’s Payment Product offerings across the regional footprint and for industry outreach and advocacy.

Lehr was previously Global Head of Bank and Alternative Product Solutions at PayPal in San Jose, CA, USA, responsible for PayPal’s strategic developments of all non-card based products.

Before transitioning to the US, she worked for PayPal in Berlin, responsible for the build out of PayPal’s EMEA payment business.

Prior to PayPal, Katja was VP of Member Representation at the International Financial Services Association (IFSA), today part of the American Bankers Association.

Before joining IFSA, Lehr worked at SWIFT in Belgium, and spent 15 years at Dresdner Bank where she held various positions in Trade and Payments Operation, Product Management and Strategic development.