In this episode we hear from Ajay Banga Mastercard’s Executive Chairman, who took up the role after an 11-year tenure as Mastercard’s CEO, during which time he led the company to triple its revenues and quadruple its profits, and setting the company on a journey to financially include one billion people into the digital economy by 2025.  

In this episode we hear from Ajay Banga Mastercard&rsquo;s Executive Chairman, who took up the role after an 11-year tenure as Mastercard&rsquo;s CEO, during which time he led the company to triple its revenues and quadruple its profits, and setting the company on a journey to financially include one billion people into the digital economy by 2025. &nbsp;

We're speaking to Mastercard experts and business leaders across the Middle East and Africa and around the world who are working together to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy that works for everyone, everywhere. Mastercard has made a commitment to financially include one billion people into the digital economy by 2025. This is the journey to one billion.

We're speaking to Mastercard experts and business leaders across the Middle East and Africa and around the world who are working together to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy that works for everyone, everywhere. Mastercard has made a commitment to financially include one billion people into the digital economy by 2025. This is the journey to one billion.

Journey to One Billion

Building a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy

In this episode we welcome Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard’s Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President of its Healthcare Business, and Sonia Lekhal, Chief Marketing Officer for food delivery giant Talabat. We get their expert view on how to understand tomorrow’s consumer in the future digital landscape and why marketing can be both a force for growth and a force for good.

In this episode we welcome Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard&rsquo;s Chief Marketing &amp; Communications Officer and President of its Healthcare Business, and Sonia Lekhal, Chief Marketing Officer for food delivery giant Talabat. We get their expert view on how to understand tomorrow&rsquo;s consumer in the future digital landscape and why marketing can be both a force for growth and a force for good.

Understanding tomorrow’s consumer in the future digital landscape

In this episode we discuss the important role of fostering collaborative partnerships to create an environment where innovators can thrive. To discuss this, we are joined by Mark Elliott, Division President Sub-Saharan Africa and Clayton Hayward, Co-founder and CEO of Ukheshe Technologies, a South African start up turned Pan-African fintech.

In this episode we discuss the important role of fostering collaborative partnerships to create an environment where innovators can thrive. To discuss this, we are joined by Mark Elliott, Division President Sub-Saharan Africa and Clayton Hayward, Co-founder and CEO of Ukheshe Technologies, a South African start up turned Pan-African fintech.

Innovating for impact in the African payments industry

In this episode we speak with Khalid Elgibali, Mastercard’s Division President for the Middle East and North Africa and Aref Al-Ramli Chief Executive Officer at Emirates Digital Wallet to hear how governments are spearheading impactful initiatives across the region to drive financial inclusion at scale and advance social and economic opportunities for their citizens. 

In this episode we speak with Khalid Elgibali, Mastercard&rsquo;s Division President for the Middle East and North Africa and Aref Al-Ramli Chief Executive Officer at Emirates Digital Wallet to hear how governments are spearheading impactful initiatives across the region to drive financial inclusion at scale and advance social and economic opportunities for their citizens.&nbsp;

Building a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy

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