The Batavians conspired against the Roman rule of Ceasar Claudius Civillus, here depicted by the famous Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, and successfully drove the Romans away from their borders, resulting in some measure of independence. The Batavians precluded the Dutch nation which continued its tradition as a political, moral and cultural community united against tyranny by their long-standing love for freedom.

The name Batavion stems from the region in the Netherlands which the Romans called Batavia and is currently called Betuwe. It was named after the local Germanic Batavi tribe. Cihat Fitzgerald was born in this region. The Batavi had a large role in the Roman legion where they were enlisted due to their skills to wage battle, fully armored, on horseback in the waters to the Rhine delta, and later revolted and obtained their freedom.

The yellow and black used in the Batavion logo reflect the colors of the coat of arms of the Guilders (Gelderland) in which the former region of Batavia was located.

Cihat Fitzgerald is a recognized payments industry expert with 25+ years of experience in acquiring operations, compliance, risk management, fraud control, and marketing. Cihat most recently was Vice President and Head of Visa’s Global Ecosystem Security & Integrity group, working for over 10 years on collaborating with, and being a trusted advisor to various fintech partners, top-tier banks, multinational merchants, processors, and other payment network stakeholders.

Cihat had ownership and managed the implementation and evolution of a suite of risk monitoring and compliance programs centered on dispute reduction, fraud mitigation, PCI security, and third party agent management. When at Visa, Cihat authored various programs and publications, including the Visa Global Acquirer Risk Standards, the Prepaid Issuer Risk Program, and the Payment Facilitator & Marketplace Risk Guide. Cihat also oversaw the execution and enforcement of Visa Global Brand Protection Program, focusing on the prevention, detection, interdiction, and remediation of illegal activity in the payment system. As a result, he interacted and collaborated with law enforcement and regulators in the U.S. and abroad. Cihat was additionally instrumental in assessing and developing risk control environments for various company acquisitions made by Visa.

Prior to Visa, Cihat was Vice President of Acquiring Operations at Westamerica Bank and managed operations, marketing, and product development at two separate fintechs.