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PlayStation, a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is a global leader in digital entertainment and gaming. With a user base exceeding 100 million active players worldwide and operations spanning 70+ countries, PlayStation delivers cutting-edge gaming experiences across console, subscription, and digital commerce. As a flagship brand under Sony Group (a FTSE-listed global technology and entertainment company), PlayStation drives multi-billion-dollar revenues annually through its ecosystem of hardware, online services, and digital storefronts, including the PlayStation Store. The Global Payments team is at the centre of this, enabling seamless transactions across diverse markets and supporting one of the largest e-commerce gaming platforms globally.

Dola managed payment performance and operational optimization for PlayStation’s Global Payments team, ensuring seamless consumer experiences across digital content, subscription services, and hardware purchases. Her remit spanned payment routing optimisation, reconciliation oversight, and advanced analytics to enhance authorisation rates and reduce operational costs at a global scale. Working cross-functionally with regional Payment Operations, Finance, and Fraud teams, She identified systemic payment opportunities and drove initiatives to improve consumer payment journeys, mitigate risk, and unlock new revenue streams. She delivered enterprise-level insights that informed PlayStation’s payment strategy and supported the brand’s expansion into new markets and product lines.

Impact Highlights

Revenue & Volume Growth

  • Boosted transaction success rates by 20% via anomaly detection and purchase curing solutions, directly increasing processed payment volume.

  • Supported geographic expansion of payment solutions, enabling market penetration and new customer acquisition.
  • Collaborated on integrating payment solutions into new product lines, generating incremental revenue streams.
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Data-Driven Insights & Cost Reduction

  • Developed real-time fee analytics dashboards improving decision-making and reducing scheme fines by 20%.

  • Recovered ~$150,000 in wrongly applied scheme fees and identified reconciliation exceptions that minimised financial losses by 9.5%.

  • Reduced cost-audit timescales by 80% through semi-automated fee tracking and improved reconciliation efficiency.
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Payments Conversion Optimisation

  • Delivered >80% increase in payment conversion rates by optimising card and alternative payment method authorisation, directly impacting revenue and user experience globally.

Risk Mitigation & Compliance

  • Achieved 20% reduction in chargebacks and complaints through a proactive Call-to-Action strategy for reconciliation exceptions.

  • Designed a Global Reconciliation Exception Management Framework to identify and address systemic payment risks across multiple regions.

  • Identified partner contract gaps and recommended strategic reviews to prevent critical business losses.

Customer Experience & Market Reach

  • Enhanced customer payment flexibility with the introduction of new payment methods, driving conversion growth.

  • Delivered insights and operational performance reporting to support partner negotiations and global payment strategy alignment.

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