Journey to One Billion

Journey to One Billion
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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.

Episodes

  1. 02/08/2022

    Understanding tomorrow’s consumer in the future digital landscape

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    35 min

  2. 12/14/2021

    Innovating for impact in the African payments industry

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    38 min

  3. 12/14/2021

    Digitizing economies to advance inclusion and accelerate economic prosperity

    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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

  4. 12/14/2021

    Unlocking the female economy and empowering women entrepreneurs

    Meet Anne Cairns, Executive Vice Chair at Mastercard and Sarah Beydoun, Founder and Creative Director of Lebanese fashion house and social enterprise Sarah’s Bag. Hear how Mastercard is going to include 50 million SMEs and 25 million women entrepreneurs into the digital economy by 2025 and get inspired by Sarah, just one of the entrepreneurs Mastercard is working with. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    31 min

  5. 12/14/2021

    Unleashing the power of the digital economy in the Middle East and Africa

    In this episode, we examine the power of the digital economy in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and how financial inclusion is driving economic growth across the region. We are joined by Raghu Malhotra, Mastercard's Co-President of International Markets, responsible for Mastercard’s growth strategy across more than 200 countries and territories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 min

  6. 12/14/2021

    Building a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy

    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.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Journey to One Billion
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean