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Shinichiro Nishikawa
Head of Global Payments Strategy & Transformation Section
NTT DATA Japan
Shinichiro Nishikawa’s career has been dedicated to the Payment industry for over 28 years. Starting as a Project Leader in Planning for e-commerce services, he has consistently demonstrated industry expertise and strategic leadership qualities. In November 2001, he joined NTT DATA Corporation, showcasing his skills as a Project Manager in the Card and Payment Services Division. Nishikawa played a pivotal role in planning and developing a Payment Gateway for e-commerce and promoting 3D Secure in Japan in collaboration with VISA/MasterCard. Following that, Nishikawa moved to the Global expansion team within the same division in March 2012. Nishikawa began his tenure at VietUnion Online Services Corporation in Vietnam in October 2014 as a Senior Director. In July 2018, his responsibilities expanded to Malaysia and India. From June 2021, he took the helm as the Head of the Global Payment & Service Division, committing to further expansion strategies. Nishikawa’s career is a testament to his extensive experience and leadership qualities, with emphasis on his global perspective and deep local knowledge. He continues to leverage his international business acumen to drive growth and innovation at NTT DATA.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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11:30am–12:10pmFri 20 NovFestival StageHall 1, Singapore EXPOPremium
Technology Rewiring
Beyond the Rails: Where Payments Value Is Really Created
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Anuj KhoslaChief Executive Officer - Digital BusinessHitachi Payment Services
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Stephen KarpinRegional President, Asia PacificVisa
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Yukinobu SaekiManaging Executive Officer & Chief Executive for APACMUFG
About this session
For years, payments competed on the rails—faster, cheaper, more reliable ways to move money from A to B. But as transactions become instant, ubiquitous, and nearly free, the rails themselves are commoditizing. The value is migrating elsewhere: to data, embedded experiences, working capital, fraud intelligence, and the software wrapped around every transaction. Moving money is table stakes; the real margin lives above it. Learn where payments value is genuinely being created as core processing commoditizes, how leading players monetize data, software, and embedded finance beyond the transaction, and what it takes to climb the value stack.
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