James Holt

James Holt is currently the Corporate Solutions Lead at Mastercard, where they drive corporate growth and expand partnerships in the East Arabia region. Prior to this, they held various leadership roles across the commercial payments sector, including Senior Management Consultant at PayTech Group and Chief Business Development Officer at ipaymy. James also served as the Head of Global Commercial Cards & Partnerships at HSBC, where they led a team to optimize product strategies across the Asia Pacific. They gained extensive experience at Citi and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, focusing on product development and commercial strategies in the banking and payments industry. James holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Canterbury.