8 January 2024
Money and Me: Could "smile to pay" be a reality?
How would you like to make your next payment using solar credits, the wave of your hand or even by cracking a smile? Well that may very well be the future of commerce in this world of changing consumer expectations and emerging technologies.
But how will the convergence of forces and the urgent need for a sustainable future redefine and reshape the concept of what we pay with? Michelle Martin speaks with Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific at Mastercard to find out about three broad trends that have the potential to reshape payments as we know it.

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03 November 2022
Asia Pacific outpaces the rest of the world in digital payment adoption
Tech Talk, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific, Mastercard to find out why consumers in Asia Pacific are among the most enthusiastic adopters of digital payments globally and what that means for businesses’ adopting technology to generate new revenue streams and reach new audiences in an increasingly digital world.

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23 April 2020
Contactless payments amidst COVID-19: Staying safe and being responsible
Mastercard have been taking a leadership role by actively consulting with governments and industry partners across Asia Pacific and around the world to ensure consumers have sufficiently high limits for contactless payments. Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific, Mastercard shares more about the change in perception of contactless payments and the rise in the number of contactless payments being made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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