Visa appoints Tom Barlow to drive fleet innovation
09/02/2025
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, is proud to announce the appointment of Tom Barlow as the Head of Fleet and Mobility, leading the charge on Fleet 2.0 - a transformative initiative reshaping how fleet operations are managed across Australia and New Zealand.
With over a decade of experience in fleet management, asset optimisation, and strategic operations, Tom brings a proven track record of delivering multimillion-dollar efficiencies through automation, vendor optimisation, and data-driven decision-making. His leadership at Telstra, where he oversaw a $150M fleet and workplace assets portfolio, earned him multiple executive awards for innovation and operational excellence.
At Visa, Tom is spearheading a new era of digital fleet enablement. Visa’s fleet solution introduces instant provisioning of digital cards to drivers’ Digital Wallets at vehicle pickup, eliminating delays, manual handling, and the need for multiple fuel merchant cards. These Visa-powered cards offer seamless, flexible transactions across the entire network.
This vision goes beyond fuel. Visa’s fleet solution is expanding the scope of fleet payments to cover tolls, maintenance, and other mobility-related expenses, unlocking new efficiencies, and improving the day-to-day experience for fleet drivers and managers. This will help to reduce administrative burden, increase transparency, and enable smarter, safer operations.
Tom’s appointment signals Visa’s commitment to innovation, user experience, and operational transformation in the fleet sector.
About Visa
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com.