Our Executives

Sapan Shah
Senior Vice President, Acceptance Commercialization, Asia Pacific

As the head of Acceptance Commercialization for Asia Pacific, Sapan drives acceptance expansion for the Mastercard network and deploys the company’s services and capabilities with the seller-side ecosystem. He is also responsible for managing Mastercard’s partnership with a large global bank for the Asia Pacific region.

Sapan has nearly two decades of experience across product and corporate strategy, business development, account management, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and data science.

Sapan joined Mastercard in London in 2013 and initially worked in the areas of Strategic Planning and M&A wherein he led Mastercard’s investment and acquisition efforts. He has since held several leadership roles across the company. Prior to moving to Singapore in 2020, Sapan partnered with cities and private sector organizations to utilize Mastercard’s network, reach and capabilities to address the challenges cities face, including implementation of cost-efficient transit fare collection services.

Before Mastercard, Sapan worked at Boston Consulting Group as a management consultant advising financial services and public sector organizations. He started his career working for American Express in India and New York.

He has an Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a Master of Business Administration from University of Cambridge.