Crypto, Data Among Services Taking Mastercard Beyond Plastic

Mastercard Inc.’s chief financial officer Sachin Mehra is helping the payments processor diversify its products while expanding its reach in areas such as e-commerce and crypto transactions.

● After earning an MBA at University of Virginia, Mehra planned to work at his family’s business in India. But his brother encouraged him to seek a finance job in the US ● Worked at Hess and General Motors in several countries ● Joined Mastercard in 2010 and has been CFO since 2019

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Credit and debit card use has exploded. Is there a lot of growth ahead?

There still remains a very sizable consumer-payments opportunity, which we stand very well-poised to capitalize on. This is the trend of the shift from cash to electronic forms of payment. If you think about it globally, there’s still a ton of cash which remains to be electronified.

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