Rizwan Qazi
Payments Leader and Consultant
Riz is a qualified Banking and Payments Professional, and an experienced strategist, with focus on financial services, fintech, and remittances covering expertise across a whole range of strategic projects, including product development, planning and analysis, and go-to-market planning. With over 23 years of successful experience in positions of increasing responsibility and duties across retail banking, cards and payments (including remittances), startups, and restructuring.
Riz has a track record of exceeding set goals and expectations and has successfully managed various business lines within Consumer Bank, SME Banking, fintech, Cards and Payments.
Riz has held senior leadership positions in major banks such as Citi (USA, Czech Republic, Hungary), and ADIB (UAE), Argus (a US Big Data company), Diners Club International (Oman), MasterCard (Middle East), Retail sector in the UAE, remittances and cross-border payments with TerraPay, and effectively supervised small and large teams. He has also worked with regulators, UNCDF, and large banks and mobile operators to identify new opportunities and establish scalable businesses.
An expert in developing growth plans, partnerships, and driving growth strategy. His additional and broader experience covers wealth management, personal loans, SME banking, and insurance. Riz has lived and worked in North America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Middle East and Africa.
