Yahya Warrak

Direct all phases of product management for Masterpass, MDES, and MPQR (push payments) with banks and FIs including strategic planning, GTM strategy, client program implementation, and vendor management. Lead Mastercard Engage; a Fintech partner program that aims to help our customers and other interested parties bring their digital solutions to market easily and quickly. Enable superior UI/UX and provide the highest standards of digital security by enabling tokenized payments across channels and devices.

Led Loyalty & Rewards Solutions from initial systems planning and technology gathering through implementation and operation for issuers and merchants.

Assumed a lead role in managing relationship with issuers, acquirers, and processors in key markets such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Managed MC global vendors such as AT&T, BT, and Orange.

Assumed total accountability for ongoing regional projects across South Asia, Middle East and Africa; including responsibility for planning; time and cost control; resource utilization and implementation.

Built and set up the technology arm of SAMBA franchise in UAE. Built the technical team and directed the designing and delivering of network and communications solutions that satisfy customer, product, service, and backbone requirements.

Executive 18 months program delivered in 3 ESCP Europe campuses (Berlin, Paris, London) plus 2 global immersions (Shanghai, China and Silicon Valley, USA) Mastery of key entrepreneurial methods; e.g. lean startup; design thinking; effectuation; bricolage and bootstrapping; pivoting and disruption.