Ben Lindgreen

Head of Security Delivery, Payments UK

Lindgreen joined the Payments Council in 2011 (Payments UK's predecessor) with over fifteen years of technical and managerial experience gained whilst working in both consultancy and in-house roles. In addition to head of security delivery for payments UK, he also holds this role within Bacs, Faster Payments, Cheque and Credit Clearing Company and Paym. During his time at Payments UK, he has delivered a number of key initiatives, notably providing strategic advice to UK and European industry bodies and leading the security workstream for the successful launch of Paym in 2014.

What the SWIFT Attacks Teach Us about the Need for More Information Sharing

Presented by Jeremy King , Ben Lindgreen , Ralph Smith • November 9, 2016

In the wake of the $81 million SWIFT transaction cyberheist from the Bank of Bangladesh - the first in a cascade of SWIFT-related heists - regulators and bankers throughout the world have stopped, taken a step back, and reviewed how interbank transactions and payments are managed and operated. The SWIFT attacks have...