Speakers
Anupam Pahuja
Chief Revenue Officer
NIUM
As Chief Revenue Officer at Nium, Anupam leads global revenue growth, overseeing partnerships and international expansion. Prior to Nium, he spent more than a decade at PayPal, where he was responsible for the P&L across Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in establishing PayPal’s leadership across these high-growth markets, including building and launching PayPal’s India business and product platform. Anupam brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the fintech industry and is a recognized thought leader, holding five patents in financial technology innovation.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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3:40–4:10pmFri 20 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Technology Rewiring
The Missing Middle: Powering the Next Wave of Commercial Payment Corridors
FutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
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Anouska LaddsExecutive Vice President, Commercial & New Payment Flows, Asia PacificMastercard
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Clara ShiChief Executive OfficerWorldfirst
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Nischita HejmadyDirector – Digital Strategy & International BusinessHitachi Payment Services
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Anupam PahujaChief Revenue OfficerNIUM
About this session
While most payments conversations focus on consumer rails, the real bottleneck may be commercial: B2B and merchant payments across Asia, the Middle East and Africa remain fragmented and cash-heavy. This panel unpacks what it takes to build commercial payment corridors that actually work and where the friction still lies.
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