Shehryar Ali

Shehryar Ali

Country Manager for East Africa at Mastercard

Shehryar Ali serves as the Country Manager for East Africa at Mastercard. Shehryar is an experienced payments and digital financial solutions expert with over 19 years of experience working for well-reputed banks in Africa & Asia. He started his career at Citibank Pakistan, followed by a decade at Barclays and Mashreq Bank in Egypt. More recently, he was heading the Retail and SME Banking business at Bank One, Mauritius.

Shehryar is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Computer Sciences. Over his career, he has launched many firsts and successfully led Credit Card issuing/acquiring, Ecommerce, Mcommerce, consumer lending, Retail and SME business. He has designed open payments platforms and launched X-border propositions through Partnerships with FIs and third-party service providers.

Shehryar is a tech enthusiast and enjoys staying at the forefront of developments in the digital space while actively participating in African and Asian Fintech forums.

Shehryar is listed as Digital Economy Magazine’s Kenya’s Top 20 Digital Economy Leaders.