Alx Block

Alx Block leads Payment & Risk Operations at Automattic, overseeing fraud prevention, payment operations, and risk strategy for WooCommerce, WordPress.com, Tumblr, and more. With over a decade in digital commerce risk, he builds scalable systems, empowers high-impact teams, and turns risk into a competitive advantage. Fraudsters try every trick in the book, but many end up running into, literally, an Alx Block. Alx lives in Philadelphia with his wife, two teenagers, a cat with trust issues, and a dog who thinks risk management means barking at the mail. He believes the best work starts with clarity, ends with impact, and benefits from a well-placed pun.