As Country Corporate Officer, India and Division President, South Asia for Mastercard, Porush Singh is responsible for driving core business growth and capitalizing on the nascent but fast-growing emerging payments opportunities in South Asia. He will continue to deliver innovative solutions in the payments industry to achieve Mastercard’s vision of a world beyond cash.

Prior to this new role, Porush was Senior Vice President and Group Head, Core Products, Global Products & Solutions for Mastercard Asia Pacific. In this capacity, he led the development and management of consumer and commercial products for Asia Pacific, including debit, credit, commercial, prepaid, and loyalty solutions.

He joined Mastercard in Dubai in 2005 and, across his professional career; his focus has been to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Mastercard and its customers. Notable amongst his achievements, Porush has developed, rolled out, managed and grown functionality of consumer credit, and driven profitability for Mastercard.

Prior to joining Mastercard, he held senior positions at First Gulf Bank, American Express Bank, ANZ Grindlays Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank. In these roles, he was responsible for driving the development and implementation of cards strategy, sales, usage and marketing.

Porush has a Master’s in Business Administration, Marketing & Sales from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.