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      Chavi Jafa

      Chavi Jafa

      Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial & Money Movement Solutions, Asia Pacific

      Visa

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      Chavi Jafa is the Head of Commercial and Money Movement Solutions for Visa in Asia Pacific. She was appointed in April 2023 and in this role, she is responsible for expanding Visa’s network beyond consumer-to-merchant payments, driving new business opportunities and enabling more seamless ways for clients and partners to move money across the region. She brings together capabilities that help businesses, financial institutions, platforms and governments pay, get paid and move money efficiently, both domestically and across borders.

      Prior to this, Chavi was the Head of Business Solutions for various regions like Asia Pacific as well as India and South Asia.

      Before joining Visa, Chavi worked with Citibank’s Transaction Banking business, managing various cash management and commercial card products for the bank globally. She is a career banker and payments expert, having worked across geographies including New York, India and Singapore.

      In addition, Chavi led key relationships across corporate and public sector organisations. She was also part of the founding team that set up IDFC Bank, India’s largest project finance company as the Head of Payments and Strategic Alliances. She led the bank’s innovation businesses including mobile payments and alternate lending data.

      Chavi has a Masters from Columbia University, majoring in International Finance and Economics and an MBA. She spends her free time running workshops for graduate students as well as mentoring early stage startups.

      Speaking at SFF 2026