Senior Vice President of Growth Segments at Mastercard

Stephanie Smith is Senior Vice President of Growth Segments at Mastercard, leading Strategy, Operations and Partnerships. She defines how Mastercard incubates commercially viable, scalable businesses for low-income consumers and micro-merchants to pay and get paid digitally, driving transparency, economic empowerment and long-term revenue through sustainable digital ecosystems. Stephanie oversees delivery across finance, legal, HR, compliance, and customer success and public-private partnerships enabling digital and financial inclusion. In 2024, she launched the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance, co-chaired by Mastercard, the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, bringing together global and local partners for faster, deeper impact.

Stephanie joined Mastercard in 2014. Previously, she was a Director in Mastercard Advisors, leading delivery of consulting and data analytics engagements to government, non-profit and private sector partners. She joined Mastercard via the acquisition of Applied Predictive Technologies, where she started her career as a business consultant focused on delivery of analytics software platforms.

Stephanie received a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.