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Mastercard Inner Circle Podcast

Mastercard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

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Welcome to Inner Circle, the Mastercard podcast that covers the trends, topics and tech driving payments innovation in Asia Pacific. Each episode will bring you bite-sized nuggets of knowledge to keep you abreast of the forces shaping the industry now and for the future. Tune in for your shot of insider insights from those in the know.
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Futures Lit. is a podcast about literacy for the future, including the soft skills, knowledge and understanding that will help to optimise the way forward. If we’re imagining the future in uncertain times, we need to look outside the box and beyond our normal circle for ideas and solutions. This podcast is a conversation with individuals from diverse backgrounds, unpacking their origins and paths, and reflecting on how they perceive and approach impactful work in their own regions, communiti ...
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Enter the world of cutting-edge technology and disruptive innovation where we reveal the latest advancements and breakthroughs that are reshaping the digital frontiers, safeguarding our online identities from emerging threats, and confronting the complex challenges of our rapidly evolving digital landscape.…
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Sustainability has become a hot corporate buzzword, but is it a fad, or here to stay? Marie Soon, Mastercard APAC head of Sustainability, chats with Eugenia Koh from Standard Chartered and Mathias Wikström from Doconomy to debunk common misconceptions, explore why going green makes good business sense - and ‘cents’ - and how companies can successfu…
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Has cash been dethroned as king? Have we reached a ‘cheque-mate’? How far are we from a world where digital currencies fully replace paper and plastic forms of currency? Connie Cheng, VP, Innovation Management, Asia Pacific at Mastercard speaks to Natasha Zurnamer, CEO & Co-Founder of Optty, and Paul Weingarth, CEO & Co-Founder of Slyp, about the n…
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The list of barriers holding women from participating in the digital economy is long. Still, they are not inevitable—if governments, the private sector and financial services providers work together to remove them. Hear from Payal Dalal, Senior Vice President at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth on the collective strides made in the region…
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Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, CBDCs – what are the opportunities, and what are the risks? In this episode, our experts break down the buzzwords and explore how businesses can harness the power of the digital asset ecosystem to stay relevant to a new generation of crypto natives. Find out more in the ‘Tokens on a chain’ report: https://news.ms…
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If flight booking trends continue at their current pace, an estimated 430 million more passengers are expected to fly in Asia Pacific in 2022 compared to last year. With border measures relaxing and travel recovery underway for much of the region, Mastercard’s Chief Economist for AP & MEA explains who is the post-pandemic traveler? What do they wan…
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With international borders largely closed and an estimated $5 trillion in excess savings banked in the last year, people are itching to pack their bags again. Mastercard’s Chief Economist for AP & MEA explains the findings from the latest Recovery Insights report, detailing what indicators such as flights booked, road trips taken, and even hairdres…
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43% of consumers in Asia Pacific would be willing to spend at least 15% more if they could pay by instalments – a compelling proposition for retailers and many in the payments ecosystem. In this discussion, we unpack the surging popularity of “buy now, pay later” offerings and how instalments differ from the layaway plans of old.…
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In this episode I have a conversation with Dr Nicole Garofano about how she got into plastics research and what constitutes solid waste management. Nicole has had an interesting career journey and provides a little insight into how she got started, after ending up in Barbados in the Caribbean. Nicole explains what is involved with solid waste manag…
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Futures Lit is a podcast about literacy for the future - the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to optimise our way forward. During 2020 the world hit pause. A lot of people pondered the big questions, including what is most important to us, how do we build back better and how we prepare for an uncertain future. The term 'futures literate' …
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In this episode of Futures Lit, Jen Ross speaks with international education and development specialist Fiona Pakoa. Fiona grew up in Africa and Latin America. She then worked in Africa and the Pacific, before changing pace to create some work-life balance. Fiona re-invented herself in Australia in the international education sector, before later r…
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