Ashley Mathura

Ashley Mathura has a strong background in sales and business development within the financial services industry. Ashley is currently working as the Director of Sales for Southern Africa at Wibmo, a leading US-based provider of eCommerce authentication and cashless payment solutions. Prior to this, they held various roles at Diners Club South Africa, including Head of Sales Issuing & Acquiring, Head of African Expansion, and Acting Head of Merchant Services. Ashley also worked at Standard Bank Group as Head of Customer Financial Solutions Portfolio Manager and Head of Business Intelligence. Their previous experience includes roles at First National Bank GH, where they served as Head of Business Development: External Acquisition and Head of Start Ups. Throughout their career, Ashley has demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing strategic plans, driving expansion strategies, and achieving sales targets.

Ashley Mathura's education history includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science), which was obtained from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, Ashley earned a Bachelor of Accounting Science degree from the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika in 2004. Additionally, Ashley completed high school at Crystal Point Secondary, where they obtained a National Senior Certificate in 1991.

In terms of certifications, Ashley has obtained several. These include the "Blockchain Essentials & Hyperledger" certification from degreed.com in 2021, the "Verified Data Scientists & Analytics Professional" certification from IBM in 2020, and the "B2B Sales and Business Development for Startups" certification from Udemy in 2019. Ashley also holds the "First Level Regulatory Examination: Executives (RE5)" and "First Level Regulatory Examination: FSPs & Key Individuals (RE1)" certifications from Moonstone Inc. in 2018.

Other certifications held by Ashley include the "Master Persuasions Psychology & Infleunce" certification from Udemy in 2018, the "Cards & Payments Professional II Certification" from The Retail Banking Academy® in 2015, and the "Cards & Payments Professional I Certification" from The Retail Banking Academy® in 2014. In 2013, Ashley obtained the "Excel Techniques for Financial Modelling" certification from the Johannesburg School of Finance. In 2012, they received two certifications from SAS South Africa: "SAS (Enterprise Guide 1 - Query & Reporting)" and "SAS (Enterprise Guide 2 - ANOVA, Regression & Logistic Regression)". Ashley also holds the "Solution Selling" certification from First National Bank in 2011 and the "Certificate in Leadership" from Standard Bank South Africa in 2007. Finally, in 1997, Ashley attained the "Certificate in Banking" from the Institute of Bankers in South Africa.