Heba Shams

Heba Shams

Vice President for Global Public Policy & Head of Multilateral Engagement

Mastercard

Heba Shams leads Mastercard’s engagement with the UN system and other multilateral organizations on global public policy issues affecting the payments industry. She is responsible for advising Mastercard’s leadership on financial inclusion policies in developing countries and emerging markets and advancing the company’s thought leadership on the role of product, policy, and regulatory design in advancing economically sustainable financial inclusion. Heba has over 15 years of experience in international development.